"This is an astonishing, impressive and magnificent work. ... this is must reading for every parent, would-be parent and teacher world-wide."
- Joseph Chilton Pearce, author 'Magical Child'
"Pure inspiration for teachers and parents."
- Nancy Mellon, author of Storytelling with Children
"Every once in a while one meets a 'real' Kindergarten teacher - one of those rare souls who shake their arms and Kindergarten magic comes flying out. Betty Peck, whom I've known and loved for years, is one of those."
- Joan Almon, US Alliance for Childhood
Making peace in the classroom, at home and in our own hearts and minds often takes ingenuity and creative courage. How do we find the words that support a calm voice and gentle touch? Mark Twain said, "Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see." But when strong feelings are in the air, how do we speak with authentic kindness to children and encourage their inner wisdom to the fore?
The process of finding healing words can transform crisis into joy. Come learn storytelling skills to help the children in your care, and everyone else, too, to make better sense of trouble. Please read the Bremen Town Musicians by the Brothers Grimm in preparation for our evening together.
Join us to explore the geni in our genetic makeup that allows us freedom to make unique decisions, to deal with challenges and crises, and to forge toward a positive future. During this workshop, as we discover some of the secrets of personal and family evolution, we will affirm the soul's need to grow. Together we will develop the art of biography, addressing the needs of both children and adults to survive challenges, to make the best of them, and to thrive into greater wholeness. Please bring a journal and read Rumplestilskin by the Brothers Grimm
Nancy Mellon teaches storytelling as a healing art at many locations in the USA and abroad. She is the author of Storytelling with Children, Storytelling and the Art of Imagination, and a new book available soon in 2008 about the resonance of stories through body and soul.
Betty Peck, founder of the Kindergarten Forum and author of Kindergarten Education: Freeing Children's Creative
Potential
Look for Betty Peck's new book, A Kindergarten Teacher Looks at the Word
GOD
G…stands for Good…O…for the oneness of all life…D…diversity
to be published in the new year by Rudolf Steiner College Press, 916- 961-
8729. E-mail: bookstore@steinercollege.edu.
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