Jenna's story - Steiner school

About this episode

Jenna Kim discusses her experiences with Steiner schooling and its benefits for children.

As you probably know by now, Natalie can get quite excited about education. So she was especially pleased to have a chance to explore and explain the mysteries of Steiner schooling with Jenna Kim, mother of Cora, Ada and Iris, who are just starting out on that journey. If thoughts like 'weird', 'cult', or 'alternative nonsense' are coming to mind, stop right there and have a listen. You may be surprised. If this episode sparks your interest in Steiner schools, here are some resources; Recommended reading - You Are Your Child's First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin Dancy All Year Round by Ann Druitt and Christine Fynes-Clinton The Five Golden Keys by Helle Heckmann Jenna's article - https://nhmoms.com/school-years/8-elements-of-waldorf-education-i-love/ www.hawthornpress.com for wonderful books www.myriadonline.co.uk for natural toys and play and if you are south London based, parent & child groups are held every morning at St Michael Steiner School - www.stmichaelsteier.hounselow.sch.uk or email velikiadimova@stmichaelsteiner.com Thanks as always for listening Natalie and Jenna motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com www.nataliemeddings.com www.theminimalistdoula.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Jenna Rutherford, Natalie Meddings

Guest: Jenna Kim

Topics covered

• Steiner schooling
• education
• parenting
• alternative education
• Waldorf education

Keywords

• Steiner school
• Waldorf education
• parenting
• education resources
• alternative schooling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St Michael Steiner School, Hawthorn Press, Myriad Online

Books & works: You Are Your Child's First Teacher, All Year Round, The Five Golden Keys

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