Ms. Mason described her leadership styles as four-fold: “part facilitation--gathering input from everyone and listening for the common goal; part mediation--building bridges between people and groups; part strategic vision--working backwards from the goal to take the exact action steps needed; and part intuition--meditate, pray, and sleep on it...the guidance will always come!”
Waldorf Learning in Action: Building a Cob Oven
One of the most interesting and engaging aspects of the third grade year in a Waldorf school is the focus on practical arts and living. The class learns about shelters from around the world, the history of farming and foods like ancient grains and natural resources that people have used for thousands of years.