Homeschooling in Australia

[Unregistered]

Hi,
I'm a mum of three and have been considering homeschooling my children. My oldest is now nearly 5 years old. She attended a Steiner kinder and we loved it, but with a new bub, I found it impossible to send her each day as the drive was over an hour each way. We have also a 2 year old. What resources would I need to homeschool my kids? Thanks, Chi

[Donna]

Hi Chi,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Waldorf homeschooling! How lovely that you and your daughter had a wonderful experience at a Waldorf kindergarten - now you can build on that and create the kind of nurturing forms which will be just right for her and your other children.

Here are some suggestions:

Have a good look on the Christopherus website, especially the Early Years section:
http://www.christopherushomeschool.org/early_years.htm
My two books, Kindergarten with Your 3 to 6 Year Old and Joyful Movement will help you enormously:
http://www.christopherushomeschool.org/bookstore.htm
I have a number of audio downloads which may interest you - some on various aspects of parenting young children, some about pre k and kindie at home:
http://www.christopherushomeschool.org/audio.htm
Lastly, I strongly suggest you consider joining my on line discussion forum - the subscription part of thi forum. It is an invaluable source of help for all Waldorf homeschoolers, new and old.

Good luck!