In the Waldorf Kindergarten, the teachers create an environment that fits the children and through planning a rhythmical series of activities that allow freedom of movement within a structure that holds and supports the children.
Daily, Weekly & Yearly rhythmical planning are represented in the kindergarten and these are repeated so that the child becomes reassured and led by the consistency of his/her experience each time they return to the kindergarten. What is required of them becomes self-evident as a result of the carefully structured environment, in which rhythm is a type of “inborn authority” for the child.
Daily Rhythm in the Playgroup Class
Age 2 to 3 1/2 years old
When the children come to the playgroup they are warmly welcomed by the teacher. All through the playgroup the teacher is a role model since it is through imitation the young children learn. More details...
Daily Rhythm in the Kindergarten Class
Age 3 ½ to 6 years old
In the daily rhythm the morning’s pattern consists of two major “waves” of contraction and expansion.
