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Christopherus
Homeschool Resources

PO Box 231
Viroqua, WI 54665, USA

Tel: (608) 637-8031

e-Mail: enquiries@
christopherushomeschool.org

"Donna Simmons was a great resource to me. I wish I could continue forever, but at some point we all have to venture out on our own! Donna has been prompt with her replies and always ready to answer my many, many questions. I am beginning to believe that I could do this without a " boxed" Waldorf curriculum after having Donna's help and reading her books. My son will be in 1st grade next year and I am anxiously awaiting her first grade book! We have a bit of a 'special situation' in our home as my 4th grader is bipolar. I wondered if Donna would be up to the challenge, and she was. She was willing to help me with behavior issues as well as school issues. And all her information was practical and she gave me ideas that could be put to use immediately! If I decide to do this without a boxed curriculum next year, I will definitely use Donna. I have used other consultants, but Donna was the most helpful and the most responsive." (KP, California)

Waldorf education is a journey, a process, an unfolding - for both child and teacher/parent. It cannot be encapsulated in slogans or techniques and one could certainly never purchase 'Waldorf-in-a-Box'!

The profound beauty of Waldorf education lies in a deep understanding of children and in honoring the development of the whole child. Further, Waldorf education is founded on the serious wish of the teacher - or parent-educator - to develop his or her own inner capacities, and offers many tools to aid this process.

We have established our Christopherus Homeschool Consultation Service to help parents on this journey for as long or as short a time as necessary. Our aim is to empower and inspire parents to form creative and nurturing homeschools.

At Christopherus, we know that no two homeschools are alike and that every parent who comes to Waldorf will have a different relationship to it. Whilst we are obviously deeply immersed in Waldorf education, we are open to working both with those who wish to really take on the Waldorf philosophy as well as with those who would like to bring some aspects of Waldorf into their more eclectic approach to homeschooling.

We take Waldorf education and its underlying philosophy, Anthroposophy, very seriously, but in practice are flexible and adaptable. We appreciate, for instance, the harmony and wisdom of the Waldorf curriculum, but feel that it must be worked with creatively to meet the needs of homeschoolers. An obvious example of this is the necessity for multi-age teaching in most homeschool families.

So, this is what we offer:

	A year-long consultation package
	Assessments of your child's homeschool work: you send us samples of your child's work - we give feedback.
	Ad hoc telephone consultations - for those who would like an occasional consultation, perhaps about a specific question.

The year-long package includes:
 

	Ongoing and frequent telephone consultations as needed
	e-mail support between calls
	Handouts on specific topics, lists of resources, stories, verses, etc.
	One-year membership to Waldorf at Home forum ($50 value)
	Free shipping and a 5% discount on all our titles when purchased together with a consulting package (US only)

Phone consultations (whether part of the year-long package or not) can cover anything that you need to talk through to help you put together your homeschool, including questions on:

	working with multi-age children
	establishing healthy family rhythms
	choosing appropriate lesson material
	designing a schedule
	self-development as a parent and teacher
	child development
	and anything else to help you on your path!

Follow the links for:
more information about our year-long package or to register,
and  more about telephone consultations.

We also have details of what we offer groups, those working with childcare as well as Waldorf teachers.

And, as always, if you have any questions, do get in touch!

Donna Simmons
donna@christopherushomeschool.org