What Is a Waldorf Kindergarten?

Here is the perfect companion to Sharifa Oppenheimer's Heaven on Earth: A Handbook for Parents of Young Children, which answers the initial and most pressing questions of new parents of young children. Inevitably, a big decision arises: How and where should my child be educated? The authors featured in What Is a Waldorf Kindergarten? describe from experience the numerous aspects of the "Steiner school" approach to early childhood education.

Readers learn the priciples behind the Waldorf kindergarten methods and the practical ways they are applied by teachers in the classroom. Throughout the book, we are guided by the sure and compassionate hand of longtime kindergarten teacher Sharifa Oppenheimer (author of the bestselling Heaven on Earth) as she introduces the authors and each topic.

There is a confusing array of educational approaches to early education today, and this book serves to clarify one of the most dynamic and successful ways to start young children on their path of education and life in the world. This book offers an invaluable resource for parents of young children!