About Me

I got my B.A. from Smith College, major in Philosophy, minor in Early Childhood Education. I was in the first group of student fellows at the Kahn Insitute and am proud to have been a part of its founding year. The topic that year was Exploring the Ecologies of Childhood, a perfect fit with my interest in what I call The Philosophy of Childhood. I graduated with a teaching certificate for preK-4. I have taught in both private (in New Mexico, on the Navajo Reservation) and public (in Maryland) schools as well as homeschooling my own children.

I began researching the Waldorf method for preschool with my oldest daughter, Natalie, and soon began writing my own curriculum (this had always been my favorite part of teaching). I sold a few units on eBay, established a Yahoo Group so my customers could get to know each other and exchange ideas, and then branched out into my own website. Currently I offer a complete preschool curriculum online completely free (see my Mission Statement) as well as various materials for older grades. I am available for consulting, individualized curriculum outlines, and custom unit design for your child in grades 1-8.

I want to make it clear that my Waldorf background is perhaps much like your own. I began to do the research from scratch, working my way up to a library of Waldorf books, and then taking workshops in my area. I have left my initial curriculum units unchanged as I believe it's important for a curriculum to address -- and to support -- parents starting out from a non-Waldorf background. Beginning with my first preschool unit, Families, you can follow along with the path that I took, learning how to set up the home environment, finding new skills like storytelling and making Waldorf toys, and constantly discovering more about how to integrate Waldorf principles into my teaching and parenting.

Now, I am lucky enough to live near several Waldorf schools, including the Washington Waldorf School, the The Waldorf School of Baltimore, and Acorn Hill. My continuing Waldorf education and training is detailed here.