About Us

We offer courses in Waldorf education for the young child.  Course offerings include anthroposophy - the basis for Waldorf education, Spacial Dynamics® - an anthroposophic movement practice, developmental movement and speech, early childhood development, therapeutic aspects of early childhood work, music for early childhood in the mood of the fifth, eurythmy, Werbeck voice, handwork for parents and teachers making dolls, puppets and story aprons, inner work, singing and self-care.  Our faculty are Waldorf trained and certified and have presented at Waldorf Teacher Training Centers, Waldorf Conferences and Waldorf Schools throughout the world.

A large part of our offering is the developmental movement and speech work created by Wilma Ellersiek in Germany starting in the 1960’s. As a professor at the Stuttgart Music Academy, an anthroposophist, musician, movement and speech specialist, she realized with modern lifestyles the young child was deprived of critical developmental experiences.  Along with Klara Hattermann, the Waldorf Early Childhood Educator who inspired the growth of Waldorf kindergartens throughout Europe, and Margaret Costantini, a Waldorf Early Childhood Educator and teacher trainer in Hannover, Germany, Mrs. Ellersiek created a large body of work to support the healthy development of the young child.

As society became more focused around screens and digitalization, the movements and vocal stimuli required by the brain for healthy development, were no longer readily available in the day-to-day life of children.  Her research into the effects of rhythm, movement and language on the young child led to the development of the first finger plays, touch plays and large movement journeys.  Working closely with Klara Hattermann and Margaret Costantini, who experimented with these little plays in the laboratory of their kindergarten classrooms, she created a large body of work to provide all that the young child needs to flourish and develop fully in the foundational early childhood stage of life.

Since then her work has been developed and carried forth spreading from Germany throughout Europe and the rest of the world.  Today her work is translated into at least 17 different languages and is practiced on every continent.  In the English speaking parts of the world we are fortunate to have the translations of Kundry Willwerth.  She dedicated over 25 years to this work, and translated six volumes of finger plays, gesture games and large movement journeys from German into English.

Kundry Willwerth was a Waldorf kindergarten teacher for over 30 years.  She directed Magic Garden Puppets, a marionette theater group  which performed throughout central New York State.   She presented workshops throughout North America and internationally.  Kundry was a founding member of the Stuttgart Hand Gesture Working Circle and trained teacher-trainers from the US, Canada, Brazil, Europe and Australia.