Parent & Child Play Group (Waldorf-inspired)

“ ….children learn the nourishing effects of unimpinged-upon freedom and
individual creativity, and a clear, child-sensitive structure that invites
co-operation and sociality …… that most nourishing of spaces that lies
“between form and freedom”.

| Richard House
(Psychotherapist, Waldorf teacher, Parent & Child Group leader)

• A homey atmosphere, for the homey nature of the young child

• Two hours of structured but unforced, facilitated play/learning for children.

• Waldorf-inspired activities and the use of the Creative Discipline (non-punitive) approach.

• Small groups…. 6 children maximum

• Age of child….. between 3 and approximately 4.5 years old
(negotiable…depending upon make-up of the particular group)

• All activities optional…child chooses to engage or not

• In attendance: * Qualified facilitator * Assistant facilitator or facilitator-in-training

• Registration for one term at a time (term lengths may vary) OR option to pay per session at a higher rate, assuming vacancy available at that session (pre-booking required).

Please NOTE
Parents may request to book private Play and/or Artistic classes for their children, solo or in small groups.

A typical Play Group session

Welcome
Circle time: songs / game (if enough children arrive early)
Free Play
Art or craft activity for children &/or parent
Shared Tea Time (fruits)
Story Time
Circle time: songs/game
Farewell

"We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply
engrossed in anything than when we are playing".
|Charles Schaefer

"Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold."
|Joseph Chilton Pearce

"The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a
playground." |G. K. Chesterton

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair
for the future of the human race."
|H. G. Wells

“We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing."
|George Bernard Shaw

"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by
the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with
the objects it loves."

“Learn your theories as best you can, but lay them aside when you touch the
miracle of the human soul.”
|C. G. Jung

“Learn your theories as best you can, but lay them aside when you touch the
miracle of the human soul. Lay them aside and play!
|Dottie Ward-Wimmer

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Child-Only Play Groups

“ Play is the work of Children”

“ The Living Arts: the domestic, nurturing, creative, and social arts……….
domestic arts…cooking, cleaning & laundry, baking, gardening…………
nurturing arts…diapering, bathing, clothing, feeding, putting children to sleep, singing, story telling…………………………………………………
creative arts…painting, crafting, drawing…………………………………
social arts…playing, conversation, sharing, listening.”

| Cynthia Aldinger
(Co-founder of ‘Life ways’ Child Care Nth America)