50: Reimagining Education: Waldorf Inspiration for the Home

Guest: Rahima Baldwin Dancy - Author, You Are Your Child's First Teacher

Learning doesn't just happen at school. It starts at home! In this episode, we talk with Rahima Baldwin-Dancy, who is a Waldorf early childhood educator, mother of 4, and author of You Are Your Child's First Teacher, about how we can cultivate learning in the home environment.

In Our Conversation, We Explore:

• Why we need to preserve childhood and resist the cultural forces pushing children to grow up faster

• How children learn through rhythm, repetition, and movement

• The power of connection and play

• The importance of cultivating a space for children to dream and see the world as magical and full of wonder

About Rahima Baldwin Dancy

Rahima Baldwin Dancy is internationally known as a Waldorf early childhood and parenting educator and author of You Are Your Child's First Teacher: Encouraging Your Child's Natural Development from Birth to Age Six, which has been translated into seven languages. A leading bridge builder between cultural creatives and the insights of Rudolf Steiner and Waldorf education since the 1980s, she now provides online courses for parents, early childhood teachers and childcare providers through LifeWays North America.

Links So You Can Explore More

For more on Rahima visit: www.informedfamilylife.org

If you're interested in exploring this conversation about education further, check out our Reimagining Education Series and listen to Episode 49: Reimagining Education: Unschooling and Episode 16: Powerful Possibilities in Transforming Education and Empowering Our Kids, with Dr. William Spady.