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Parent Education for Classes 1-8 and Early Childhood
In-classroom Sessions for Grade 4-8
Community Talk
Faculty Professional Development
The visit is facilitated by Meaghan Witri.
In-classroom Sessions Grades 4-8
Parent Education for Classes 1-8 and Early Childhood
Community Talk
Faculty and Professional Development
This program offered by Developing the Self Developing the World brings anthroposophy to help understand relationships and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
It speaks to some of main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
The program is delivered by Developing the Self Developing the World programs facilitator, Meaghan Witri.
In-classroom Sessions Grades 4-8
Parent Education for Classes 4-8
This program offered by Developing the Self Developing the World brings anthroposophy to help understand relationships and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
It speaks to some of main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
The program is facilitated by Meaghan Witri.
Parent education.
Continuing Education for Teachers, Classroom Assistants and Wellbeing Staff
Parent Education for Classes 1-8 and Early Childhood
In-classroom Sessions for Grade 4-8
Community Talk
Faculty Professional Development
The visit is facilitated by Meaghan Witri.
In-classroom Sessions Grades 4-8
Parent Education for Classes 1-8 and Early Childhood
Community Talk
Faculty and Professional Development
This program offered by Developing the Self Developing the World brings anthroposophy to help understand relationships and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
It speaks to some of main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
The program is facilitated by Meaghan Witri.
In-classroom Sessions Grades 1-8 and Early Childhood
Parent Education for Classes 1-8 and Early Childhood
Community Talk
Faculty, Administration, and Professional Development
The program is facilitated by Meaghan Witri.
Parents are invited to join this talk to learn more about the implications and impacts of technology on adolescent development and their capacities for attention, connection and self-regulation. Led by Meaghan Witri, this session aims to contribute toward an aware and engaged community to help support our teens during this incredibly sensitive and important time.
Meaghan is one of the Developing the Self Developing the World (https://www.developingtheself.org/) international facilitators of in-school and community Health & Wellbeing programs for students, faculty and communities. She has worked with parents and families in a variety of capacities for over 20 years, including as an early childhood and parent-child educator, and currently as the founder, lead teacher, and mentor of the Phoenix Initiative, a spirit-led education for 1st-6th grade in upstate New York. She is currently bringing Gender & Sexuality, and Healing the Impact of Technology programs to participating Waldorf schools in NY, CA, and Canada.
Tuesday, November 18
7-8:30 p.m.
Parent Education for Classes 4-8
This program offered by Developing the Self Developing the World brings anthroposophy to help understand relationships and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
It speaks to some of main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
The program is delivered by Developing the Self Developing the World programs facilitator, Meaghan Witri.
Working with Students in Classes 5 - 10
The program highlights with each class the growth and changes that they are going through. This includes puberty and the physical and emotional changes that go hand in hand over this time. The content is age appropriate for each class. It aims to deepen the young person’s healthy relationship to themselves and encourages greater understanding, mutual respect and compassion for the other members of their class and the school community.
Caregivers/Parents
The content is help to recognise the relevant depth and progression anthroposophy brings to this important aspect of life and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
The talk will cover the themes of the content brought to the students and some of the main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
Healing the Impact of Technology: Supporting Attention, Attachment and Self-Regulation in Adolescence with Meaghan Witri is a presentation that aims to provide parents with a context to support young people to deepen their awareness of themselves and others through the exploration of content and experience that enhance capacities for attention, attachment and self-regulation. Young people need experiences that help to increase these capacities as part of healthy adolescent development in the modern industrialized world, and specifically as an antidote to the exposures of technology.
Meaghan will also offer the presentation on Thursday, November 6 at 8:30am in place of the regular PTA Coffee Hour to give current families an additional opportunity to engage in this important topic.
https://school.hawthornevalley.org/events/presentation-healing-the-impact-of-technology/
Join us on Wednesday, November 5 at 7pm in the Music Room for a talk on a holistic understanding of healthy adolescent development in a modern industrialized world and an antidote to the exposures of technology with Meaghan Witri .
Class 5, 6 Students
The program highlights with each class the growth and changes that they are going through. This includes puberty and the physical and emotional changes that go hand in hand over this time. The content is age appropriate for each class. It aims to deepen the young person’s healthy relationship to themselves and encourages greater understanding, mutual respect and compassion for the other members of their class and the school community.
Caregivers/Parents
The content is help to recognise the relevant depth and progression anthroposophy brings to this important aspect of life and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
The talk will cover the themes of the content brought to the students and some of the main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
Continuing from our work in April, we’ll be supporting the integration of mantles of care into Class 2, and also offering mantles of care opportunities for parents
Working with students, parents and teachers.
Student Program for Class 7 to 12
The program highlights with each class the growth and changes that they are going through. This includes puberty and the physical and emotional changes that go hand in hand over this time. The content is age appropriate for each class. It aims to deepen the young person’s healthy relationship to themselves and encourages greater understanding, mutual respect and compassion for the other members of their class and the school community.
Information Evening for Parents, Caregivers and Staff
The content is help to recognise the relevant depth and progression anthroposophy brings to this important aspect of life and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
The talk will cover the themes of the content brought to the students and some of the main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
Please contact the school for times and further details about these sessions
We will experience and come to understand ways to work with wrapping and clothing in natural fabrics, organ compresses and sphagnum lotion that can become part of a care basket / home care kit to support the wellness and strengthening of the “earthly home” of our children and ourselves during the changing of the seasons in daily life. Accompanying Anthroposophically prepared remedies will included.
Working with staff, parents and students for this social understanding program.
Melanie Deefholts meets with students, parents and staff for the Healthy Relationships Program. Please contact the school for the schedule.
As part of the Healthy Relationships with Self and Others school program, Meaghan Witri will give a community talk on this important and relevant theme.
Parent Education for Classes 4-12
This program offered by Developing the Self Developing the World brings anthroposophy to help understand relationships and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
It speaks to some of main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
The program is delivered by Developing the Self Developing the World programs facilitator, Meaghan Witri.
Mantles of Care Professional Development
Warmth and Enfoldment
Bringing the beginnings of mantles of care to the Rainbow Ridge faculty. Experiences of mantles of care, time to create care items, and principles towards understanding and supporting health.
Supporting a culture of caring for self and others. We work with educators and children to refine daily hygiene practices for harmonising the ability to be attentive, self regulate and maintain healthy relationships.
Extended tutoring is available for class teachers to apply mantles of care in the classroom to support learning enrichment for individual students or towards bringing mantles of care to class groups within a curriculum.
Working with students, parents and educators
The program highlights with each class the growth and changes that they are going through. This includes puberty and the physical and emotional changes that go hand in hand over this time. The content is age appropriate for each class. It aims to deepen the young person’s healthy relationship to themselves and encourages greater understanding, mutual respect and compassion for the other members of their class and the school community.
Caregivers/Parents
The content is help to recognise the relevant depth and progression anthroposophy brings to this important aspect of life and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
The talk will cover the themes of the content brought to the students and some of the main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
Séamus will offer the Parzival legend as part of the main lesson block in the 11th and 12 grades.
Working with students, parents and educators
Class 5, 6 Students
The program highlights with each class the growth and changes that they are going through. This includes puberty and the physical and emotional changes that go hand in hand over this time. The content is age appropriate for each class. It aims to deepen the young person’s healthy relationship to themselves and encourages greater understanding, mutual respect and compassion for the other members of their class and the school community.
Caregivers/Parents
The content is help to recognise the relevant depth and progression anthroposophy brings to this important aspect of life and the responsibility of community in raising children and working together to promote individual wellbeing.
We look at how and when we work with children and adolescents to bring the understanding of sexuality and gender in relation to where they are in their consciousness. This brings harmony between the evolving body and inner experiences that sets the ground for healthy adult experience.
The talk will cover the themes of the content brought to the students and some of the main issues confronting child health and wellbeing in current times, with examples of how we can counter the unbalancing effects. We also address how to understand gender differences and similarities that both limit or free us and the contribution and struggles of the changing social structures around gender and sexuality affecting us all.
facilitated by Meaghan Witri
Classroom visits for Grades 4-12. She will meet with parents and class teachers as well.
Presentation to Hawthorne Valley Early Childhood parent body by Sarah Mecca.
Working with students, parents and teachers.
Mantles of Care Workshop Retreat
Warmth and Enfoldment
Monday - Thursday 9am-3pm
Across this 4-day workshop, adults who are parenting or educating primary school children are provided experiences of mantles of care, time to create care items with wool and silk for a family or classroom kit, and principles towards understanding and supporting health.
The workshop complements the Developing the Self Developing the World Mantles of Care Program in classrooms aimed at supporting a culture of caring for self and others. We work with educators and children to refine daily hygiene practices for harmonising the ability to be attentive, self regulate and maintain healthy relationships.
Extended tutoring is available for class teachers to apply mantles of care in the classroom to support learning enrichment for individual students or towards bringing mantles of care to class groups within a curriculum.
4 Days : US$475/person
Includes quality care items for a care kit,
homemade morning tea and lunch
Please direct questions to Developing the Self Developing the World
And for registration email: Phoenix Initiative
Health practitioners work alongside Phoenix Initiative educators towards fostering spirit-led community. In February, the health practitioners will visit Phoenix Initiative classes to contribute to child observations and studies, a culture of care and salutogenic practices, and be available for private therapeutic consultations to support this work.
Parents are encouraged to join the “meet and greet”
on Monday February 10th 9-10am.
Training and Professional Development with the faculty and administrators at the Halton Waldorf School.
Sex Education and the Spirit Faculty Working Group - Healthy Relationship with Self and Others
February 8th, 22, March 29th, April 12, May 24th
Professional Development on Child Development as well as Care Baskets in the classroom
