today was chanda's first day at our local homeschooling waldorf coop. my friend janet had her two sons participate last year and i heard wonderful stories of the many projects they did. since i've been a bit slow at getting lessons together for her, and she's a bit slow at completing things, we both thought it would be a good experience for her to work with a teacher in a small group setting.
the day began at 10 am with svetlana (who is from moldova and has a masters degree in waldorf education) leading a circle time that included poetry and songs. she then talked with them about the structure and function of the church in medieval times, demonstrating with an outline of the floor plan of st. peter's basilica in rome. they began a drawing which they are to finish at home. we then had lunch together followed by a craft which consisted of constructing a pentagonal lantern for martinmas.
the class was held in one of the family's homes uptown. it's a beautiful apartment and i enjoyed sitting in the kitchen, knitting and talking with two other moms. (the kitchen is my dream kitchen with wood cabinets, a huge frig, a big, bright window, an eating area/workspace counter top, tall stools to sit on and shelves stuffed with cookbooks). the participating families take turns with providing lunch and today katie, whose home it was at, made baked sweet potatoes and white potatoes with a kale salad and sliced apples and avocadoes. it was a delicious meal!
working on the basilica floor plan at home.
the lantern needs to be glued (our mod podge glue is missing and i need to pick up some more).
As I said before, I am envious. Chanda's speed sounds like Charlotte's :). That kitchen sounds like a dream. I think our kitchen is about the size of yours, but I do have a window at least. I used to have a lantern like that, but it burned down.
ReplyDeleteOh Eva, yes, you would love to sit and chat in this kitchen with me . . not to mention cooking in it!
DeleteWell, Charlotte and Chanda do share a star sign! Aren't they both Scorpios? Yes, they are because Charlotte's birthday is October 27th. And they are both kinesthetic learners and love to move around a lot. Often I wish we lived nearer to each other!
My favorite lanterns are the glass jar ones. I think you have a bunch of them. But I do like the oiled paper ones to sit on the table. I look forward to finally gluing ours.
October 26, and she was supposed to be born in November, maybe 17th? I need to look that up. It would be fun to put them together ones and see how they fared.
DeleteThe glass ones are great for little people, not so many fires. I once made a lantern out of balloon for Jonathan that was very pretty. I don't have it anymore. You blow up a balloon and paste tissue paper pieces on the balloon. Then you let it harden and pop the balloon. You get beautiful lanterns that way. I have to try that again, now that the children are older. I have a special candle holder you attach to the bottom of these lanterns and also a wooden carrying stick. Do you use a special glue to glue your lantern?
Just mod podge glue. I can take a pic of the container to show you one day.
DeleteMy friend Janet made the balloon lanterns once. They sound so beautiful! What a fun craft that would be to do together :)
So, Charlotte arrived early!!
The home school coop sounds like a great idea, nothing like collaborating with others to inspire and enthuse. That kitchen sounds like my dream space too! Like you we live with a very small kitchen and one that you can eat in is a real treat :-)
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to blink the two of you here for tea and a chat!!
DeleteI am very relieved to have her in this group one day a week, as my motivation for lesson planning has been minimal . .