Fulfilling Our Promise: Becoming Inclusive Waldorf Communities Vicki Larson Our Alma Alma Partners is a multiracial, multigenerational group of eleven individuals from diverse backgrounds living in the US and Canada. We launched the organization in the spring of 2020, founded on the belief that institutions are, first and foremost, communities that have an opportunity and a responsibility to build cultures of belonging, courage, ... Read More ►

Movement in Early Childhood:   Developmental Magic? Or Nourishment?  Nancy Blanning  First published Spring 2010     Early childhood is the gateway to healthy development and to a sense of comfort and happiness in one’s own physical body. Much of this is accomplished through play and the freedom of movement that play invites. Not so long ago when childhood was less structured ... Read More ►

Allowing Time:   Letting Go of Expectations Helps Young Children Find the Joy of Accomplishment  Nancy Blanning  First published Spring 2013    A recent visit to the Waldorf Forest Kindergarten in Saratoga Springs, New York, resonates in memory in a special way. The children whose parents have chosen this program have a consciously simplified environment freed of the temptations and distractions ... Read More ►

Too Late To Hide   Mary Lou Sanelli  First published Summer 2020    I’m afraid I was one of the “selfish Seattle people” who went outside to take in, no, breathe in, that glorious sunny Saturday back in March.  It’s no excuse, but like everyone, I was worried and afraid. These feelings drove me out the door, onto the streets, which ... Read More ►

So Right   Mary Lou Sanelli  First published Spring 2013    I don’t know how much longer I can live in a condo. Seriously.    Consequently, I’m looking at houses again.    And there is this one house. The first time I parked in front  of it, I was more than a little taken with it.    The second time I ... Read More ►