by Bianca Huizinga | Jun 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Connected Letters, Connected Thinking: Why Waldorf Still Teaches Cursive Writing – and How It All Begins in Kindergarten In many modern classrooms, handwriting—particularly cursive writing—is becoming a thing of the past. Left out of curricula like the Common Core, it...
by Bianca Huizinga | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why We Don’t Grade Children or Give Exams in Primary School A reflection on stress, learning, and what children really need In a recent talk, Dr Gabor Maté — renowned physician and expert in childhood development and trauma — highlighted something many of us have come...
by Bianca Huizinga | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Hidden Magic of Boredom: Why Your Child Needs Time to Simply Be In today’s fast-paced world, childhood is often hurried. Children are rushed from one activity to the next, their free time filled with screens, structured lessons, and endless stimulation. Boredom,...
by Bianca Huizinga | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why Waldorf? A Parent’s Reflection & What Makes This Education Different In today’s world of jam-packed schedules, early testing, academic pressure, and constant stimulation, many parents are beginning to ask: Is there a better way to educate our children? For...
by Bianca Huizinga | May 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Winter Festival Near Pretoria, Rooted in Waldorf Tradition Each year, as winter deepens and the nights grow long, our Waldorf School community gathers to celebrate a meaningful seasonal tradition — the St. John’s Festival. This midwinter festival symbolises...
