In this episode Matthew and Taylor discuss Waldorf-inspired homeschooling with Shel Frolich-Tscherne.
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor interviews Rosa Vela Sachs, a retired Waldorf Spanish teacher from the Austin Waldorf School in Austin, Texas.
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor interviews Matt Mizzi, a Waldorf Alumni from the Halton Waldorf School in Burlington, Ontario, and an environmental scientist and founder of Drinkable Water Solutions.
In this episode, Matthew and Taylor explore Rudolf Steiner's six basic/protective exercises. To help us through this topic, we relied on the handout by Tom van Gelder, from 2011 entitled: "The Six Basic Exercises by Rudolf Steiner". This handout is easily found through a internet search of the title.
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor speak with Melissa Frishkoff, a Waldorf alumni from the Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School in Ghent, New York.
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor interviews Rebecca Burritt, a Waldorf alumni from the Green Meadow Waldorf School in Chestnut Ridge, New York, and an art instructor. As Matthew's younger sister, the conversation promises many delicious sibling tidbits.
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor interviews Stephanie Todman, a Waldorf alumni and Waldorf Class Teacher in the Halton Waldorf School in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor have a delightful conversation with Cait Mizzi, who is a Waldorf alumni and currently the Communications and Marketing Coordinator for the Halton Waldorf School in Burlington, Ontario.
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor talk Waldorf art pedagogy, wet-on-wet watercolor painting, and why the blue paint smells bad with Green Meadow alumnus Sara Parrilli, who is now a Waldorf art teacher at the Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School in New York.
Link to Sara's watercolor activities on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/GlS0DIgf2eU?si=MmV9lyUGFTHlW61Y
In this episode Matthew and Taylor speak with Matthew's dream guest, his class teacher, Jon Metric!
In this episode Matthew and Taylor have a conversation with Douglas Gerwin, the Executive Director of the Center for Anthroposophy and the Executive Director of the Research Institute for Waldorf Education. Affectionately known to many as "Captain Waldorf", Douglas shares his insights into the pedagogical law and his biography as a Waldorf alumnus of the Waldorf School of Garden City, class of 1968.
If you are interested in listening to more insights from Douglas Gerwin, please check out this inaugural talk he gave for the start of a new international series of professional development seminars specifically for high school teachers organized by “Waldorf 360”, a new venture based in the U.K.
Link to inaugural talk: Waldorf 360 launch with Douglas Gerwin
On this episode, Matthew and Taylor discuss Metal, artistic creativity, and pursuing one's life dreams with Santa Fe Waldorf School Alumni Matthew Paulazzo, class of 2011.
In this episode Matthew and Taylor speak with Andy Smith, the producer of Hard Beeswax about how the show conceived, the process of creating it, and the work that goes on behind the scenes to bring you this show.
This week we present another Tales from the Cosmic Bathtub episode. Cohosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens speak with our producer Andy Smith about the temperaments that Waldorf grade school teachers use to understand their students and the planetary types that Waldorf high school teachers use to understand adolescents in their learning process.
Cohosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens spoke with Matthew Moraine, a graduate of the Sacramento Waldorf School, class of 1997. Matthew’s professional pursuits led him into the marine corps, where he trained as a C-130 pilot and served in Afghanistan. Now, Matthew is a commercial pilot and caring father.
The Hard Beeswax crew presents The Shepherd's Play in this bonus episode. Ut hoy! Enjoy!
Co-hosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens have the opportunity to speak with Addison Nace, who is currently working on her PhD in Design Studies in the school of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. We caught up with her in Chiapas, Mexico, where Addison is living as she pursues her research. Addison is a graduate of the Santa Fe Waldorf School class of 2013.
To further support Addison's non-profit work, visit: https://www.natik.org/
This week on Hard Beeswax, cohosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens had the opportunity to speak with Katie Moran, a Waldorf movement educator, a level three spatial dynamics graduate, and a current faculty member of the Austin Waldorf School.
