When we have a child, we want so many things… And one of them is to spend as much time as possible with them. But for various reasons, it's not always possible to balance everything, and many families find themselves needing to look for a nursery school for[...]
As summer approaches, we like to share a special day with families, whether or not they belong to our preschool. This year's gathering aims to further emphasize the concept of community, of[...]
Spring has been making its way in, and the abundant rains of these past few weeks promise an explosive spring. Buds are popping up everywhere in our nursery garden. The festival that marks the beginning of this explosion[...]
This year we celebrate our third anniversary. Allegra Free School began as a personal dream, a project I had long been passionate about, given my 15 years of experience as a Waldorf preschool teacher. I wanted to be able to create my own[...]
Christmas is just around the corner, and the little ones are already thinking about their letters to the Three Wise Men. You've probably read about the "four-gift rule," an option for reducing the negative effects of[...]
A seasonal table is a space we can easily create at home. Although it seems like a simple element, it serves a very interesting function: it's the place where we highlight the passage of time, the changing seasons, and[...]
It's often said that being a teacher is a vocation, as it requires extra energy to deal with young children. In our case, it not only requires this extra energy, but also the greatest possible (if not absolute) disconnection between[...]
Today we want to talk to you about the toys that children can use at our school every day; although they seem very simple, they contain a great deal of pedagogy behind them and are very beneficial to their development. For this reason, Waldorf toys are increasingly in demand by parents[...]
One activity that children love as Easter approaches is preparing Easter eggs. While this holiday isn't very deeply rooted in our country, it is celebrated in Waldorf education.
At our Allegra school, we take great care in the children's nutrition, not only as a nutritional need, but also because we want them to understand, in a simple way, how their food is prepared, as this makes it more appealing and[...]
