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Program
Morning Garden is a special gathering where toddlers and their parents meet one morning a week, from 9:15 - 11:45am, to enjoy a rhythmic morning of songs, verses, a snack, and conversation. This is a time to learn from each other, sharing life experiences and insights while our hands are busy. Growth, flexibility, and creativity are encouraged in ourselves while we watch these qualities unfold in our little ones.
Each program generally serves a maximum of eight families guided by a trained Waldorf teacher.
For information regarding the Morning Garden schedule and an application, visit our Admissions page.
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Activities
• As the children arrive, they are greeted by the teacher in the play yard. Outdoor play is an important aspect of the morning as children experience freedom through movement.
• Circle time, lasting about ten minutes, is a special part of the morning. During this time, seasonal songs, nursery rhymes, and verses are brought to life through movement.
• Families are invited to share in the preparation of a snack and table setting. Adults engage in and model the art of conversation and social graces during snack time.
• Play is the work of the young child; during free play, a true imaginative faculty begins to develop as children learn about sharing, taking risks, role modeling, and resolving conflict.
• Parents engage in purposeful work (doing simple crafts and projects) while keeping a loving eye on the children's play. This is also a time for parents to share ideas and experiences about child development and education, facilitated by weekly articles and excerpts from Beyond the Rainbow Bridge.
• The teacher presents a short story, bringing to life objects from nature according to one¹s imagination.
• Morning Garden ends with a goodbye song.
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Teachers
Ashley Parnell is the mother of four boys still at home, and has been a parent in the Waldorf community for many years. She received her Waldorf training in Eugene, Oregon, and was a class teacher in first through third grades at The Waldorf School of Atlanta. Ashley teaches a Waldorf playgoup in her home. This is her third year teaching the Morning Garden program. Ashley will teach the Monday session.
Sara Michelson taught a preschool/kindergarten class at The Waldorf School of Atlanta for three years, after receiving her Waldorf training at Sunbridge College in New York . This is Sara's third year teaching the Morning Garden program. She has a 4-year-old son, and is married to a former Waldorf teacher. Sara will teach the Tuesday and Wednesday Morning Garden sessions.
Annie Sommerville-Hall has been teaching preschool/kindergarten at the Waldorf School of Atlanta for twelve years, and this is her fourth year with the Morning Garden program. Her two daughters are graduates of the School. Her oldest daughter is a sophomore at the University of San Francisco in California ; her younger attends Academe of the Oaks, a local Waldorf high school that opened in the fall of 2003. Annie will teach the Thursday Morning Garden session.
Gabriela Muresan was trained as a Waldorf teacher in Romania and at Sunbridge College in New York . She has been teaching a Waldorf playgroup in her home for eight years. She has two young sons. This is Gabriela's sixth year teaching the Morning Garden program. Gabriela will teach the Friday Morning Garden session.
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