Art & Craft Classes
New Class! Blacksmithing (Winter-Spring 2013)
Crafting metals moves between utility and art, and utilizes all the core elements of our
planet. We use earth both in the form of iron as well as coal (for heat), fire to make that
metal malleable, air to make the fire hot and the power of water to cool the heat-treated
metals. As with many other manual crafts, blacksmithing forges connections between hand
and mind, enhancing the learning experience on multiple levels. In this class, students will
make useful items such as a wall hook, fire poker or candle holder. Skill level and individual
progress will determine the number of projects completed in the 10 weeks. In addition,
blacksmithing's important role in history will be presented. Limited enrollment.
Instructor: Keith Gelber
Drawing & Story Time, Grades 1 - 3 (Fall 2012)
In this special class for our younger students, Mr. Huff will begin each lesson by telling a
story to engage the students' imaginations. Inspired by what they have heard, Mr. Huff will
then lead the students through the art of drawing with beeswax crayons. These
outstanding crayons foster and lend themselves particularly well to wide-stroke drawing
which encourages inner relaxation. The addition of pure beeswax enhances the brilliant
pigment and creates a high degree of opacity similar to that of watercolor. (Materials
provided by WLR.)
Instructor: Talib Huff
Handwork, Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-8
The Handwork program strives to place tasks before the students that encourage them to
develop basic skills for manipulating natural materials in many ways. These basic skills
include simple knots, finger knitting, ball winding, braiding, knitting, sewing, cutting,
crocheting, pattern design, machine use and many others. The skills increase in difficulty
as the students develop with the emphasis on the process of creation rather than the
product we are creating.
Instructor: Karen Petty
Renaissance Arts, Grades 4 - 8 (Fall 2012)
This special class for older students will explore a variety of Renaissance period arts and
crafts through lecture, discussion and hands-on projects. Students will experience of
variety of crafts including paper-making, printing and pewter casting.
Instructor: Talib Huff
Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Painting (Winter-Spring 2013)
Painting is one of the essential arts in Waldorf education. The process of painting itself is
very important to the development of the child’s artistic sensibility. This process is an end
in itself, not merely a means of achieving the finished product (the painting).
In particular, "wet-on-wet" painting helps children develop an understanding of colors and
especially the relationship between colors, form, and mood. The children, through
painting and appreciation of colors, are able to more deeply experience the feelings in
their surroundings: nature, the seasons, festivals.
Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Painting, Grades 1 - 3.
For younger children, we emphasize the colors much more than any specific forms. The
students’ imaginations live through the color, using the three primary colors (red, yellow
and blue). The children are able to experience the mood and movement of each color,
without restrictions such as pre-drawn outlines. We slowly introduce secondary colors
(orange, green, purple) by mixing the primary colors.
Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Painting Grades 4 - 8
As the children get older, we slowly introduce more form into their experience. Children
mix the colors on the paper, painting to create the mixed hues instead of pre-mixing them
on the palette. In this way all kinds of shapes appear in the color because of light and
shadow, and the creation of form is discovered and gently encouraged -- taking inspiration
from nature, literature or history, accordingly.
New Class! Woodworking/carving (Winter-Spring 2013)
Woodworking is a way to experience the process of shaping the world. The exertion of
the child's feeling, thinking, and willing self, through the wood, has a lasting impression on
the life of the emerging adolescent. Students will experience transforming a block of
wood into items such as spoons, spatulas and bowls. Skill level and individual progress will
determine the number of projects completed in the 10 weeks. In addition, woodworking
will be explored from a historical perspective. Limited enrollment.
Instructor: Keith Gelber
New Class! Blacksmithing (Winter-Spring 2013)
Crafting metals moves between utility and art, and utilizes all the core elements of our
planet. We use earth both in the form of iron as well as coal (for heat), fire to make that
metal malleable, air to make the fire hot and the power of water to cool the heat-treated
metals. As with many other manual crafts, blacksmithing forges connections between hand
and mind, enhancing the learning experience on multiple levels. In this class, students will
make useful items such as a wall hook, fire poker or candle holder. Skill level and individual
progress will determine the number of projects completed in the 10 weeks. In addition,
blacksmithing's important role in history will be presented. Limited enrollment.
Instructor: Keith Gelber
Drawing & Story Time, Grades 1 - 3 (Fall 2012)
In this special class for our younger students, Mr. Huff will begin each lesson by telling a
story to engage the students' imaginations. Inspired by what they have heard, Mr. Huff will
then lead the students through the art of drawing with beeswax crayons. These
outstanding crayons foster and lend themselves particularly well to wide-stroke drawing
which encourages inner relaxation. The addition of pure beeswax enhances the brilliant
pigment and creates a high degree of opacity similar to that of watercolor. (Materials
provided by WLR.)
Instructor: Talib Huff
Handwork, Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-8
The Handwork program strives to place tasks before the students that encourage them to
develop basic skills for manipulating natural materials in many ways. These basic skills
include simple knots, finger knitting, ball winding, braiding, knitting, sewing, cutting,
crocheting, pattern design, machine use and many others. The skills increase in difficulty
as the students develop with the emphasis on the process of creation rather than the
product we are creating.
Instructor: Karen Petty
Renaissance Arts, Grades 4 - 8 (Fall 2012)
This special class for older students will explore a variety of Renaissance period arts and
crafts through lecture, discussion and hands-on projects. Students will experience of
variety of crafts including paper-making, printing and pewter casting.
Instructor: Talib Huff
Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Painting (Winter-Spring 2013)
Painting is one of the essential arts in Waldorf education. The process of painting itself is
very important to the development of the child’s artistic sensibility. This process is an end
in itself, not merely a means of achieving the finished product (the painting).
In particular, "wet-on-wet" painting helps children develop an understanding of colors and
especially the relationship between colors, form, and mood. The children, through
painting and appreciation of colors, are able to more deeply experience the feelings in
their surroundings: nature, the seasons, festivals.
Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Painting, Grades 1 - 3.
For younger children, we emphasize the colors much more than any specific forms. The
students’ imaginations live through the color, using the three primary colors (red, yellow
and blue). The children are able to experience the mood and movement of each color,
without restrictions such as pre-drawn outlines. We slowly introduce secondary colors
(orange, green, purple) by mixing the primary colors.
Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Painting Grades 4 - 8
As the children get older, we slowly introduce more form into their experience. Children
mix the colors on the paper, painting to create the mixed hues instead of pre-mixing them
on the palette. In this way all kinds of shapes appear in the color because of light and
shadow, and the creation of form is discovered and gently encouraged -- taking inspiration
from nature, literature or history, accordingly.
New Class! Woodworking/carving (Winter-Spring 2013)
Woodworking is a way to experience the process of shaping the world. The exertion of
the child's feeling, thinking, and willing self, through the wood, has a lasting impression on
the life of the emerging adolescent. Students will experience transforming a block of
wood into items such as spoons, spatulas and bowls. Skill level and individual progress will
determine the number of projects completed in the 10 weeks. In addition, woodworking
will be explored from a historical perspective. Limited enrollment.
Instructor: Keith Gelber
Wholistic Learning Resources
Class Descriptions: Grade 1-8
Class Descriptions: Grade 1-8
Performing Arts
Drama
The Drama class emphasizes fun while working in a group setting. Children will gain
confidence and poise as they learn the basics that go into producing a play. The classes
will culminate in a group evening performance (date TBA).
Parent participation: These classes will require a certain amount of “homework” for both
students and parents: creating or finding costumes, props and stage sets, and studying
roles/lines. Fluent reading skills are not required; however, parents should be prepared
to help their children memorize lines as needed.
Instructor: Eva Cranstoun
Music
Our Music classes offer joyful singing in choral format as well as the introduction and
practice of music reading skills, rhythms and harmony and playing the recorder. Parents
are welcome to observe during class time so that they can help their children with
practice at home in between classes. The classes will culminate in a group performance
(date TBA).
Instructor: Eva Cranstoun
Choir / Flute Grades 1 - 3
If your child does not own the Pentatonic flute required for this class, purchase from
Mercurius (SSCS product vendor).
Choir / Flute Grades 4 - 8
If your child does not own the Yamaha 300 Series Soprano recorder required for this
class, purchase from Amazon or another vendor.
Drama
The Drama class emphasizes fun while working in a group setting. Children will gain
confidence and poise as they learn the basics that go into producing a play. The classes
will culminate in a group evening performance (date TBA).
Parent participation: These classes will require a certain amount of “homework” for both
students and parents: creating or finding costumes, props and stage sets, and studying
roles/lines. Fluent reading skills are not required; however, parents should be prepared
to help their children memorize lines as needed.
Instructor: Eva Cranstoun
Music
Our Music classes offer joyful singing in choral format as well as the introduction and
practice of music reading skills, rhythms and harmony and playing the recorder. Parents
are welcome to observe during class time so that they can help their children with
practice at home in between classes. The classes will culminate in a group performance
(date TBA).
Instructor: Eva Cranstoun
Choir / Flute Grades 1 - 3
If your child does not own the Pentatonic flute required for this class, purchase from
Mercurius (SSCS product vendor).
Choir / Flute Grades 4 - 8
If your child does not own the Yamaha 300 Series Soprano recorder required for this
class, purchase from Amazon or another vendor.
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WLR provides supervised
recess & lunch breaks in
our large yard to students
enrolled in back-to-back
classes that include a
break in between classes.
Children may eat their
snacks or lunch, play and
socialize at this time. See
the class schedule.
recess & lunch breaks in
our large yard to students
enrolled in back-to-back
classes that include a
break in between classes.
Children may eat their
snacks or lunch, play and
socialize at this time. See
the class schedule.
Mailing Address:
Wholistic Learning Resources
P.O. Box 19676
Sacramento, CA 95819
FAX 916-706-2655
Movement & Physical Education
Folk Dancing (Fall 2012)
The students will experience the fun of moving to music through learning, singing and
movement games as well as simple folk dances from different cultures.
Instructor: Donna Burgess
Games
Cooperative games are a fun way for children to interact and get exercise. These
activities cultivate the children’s capacities in many areas, including: sensory-motor
learning, musical comprehension, balance and coordination, social awareness and
cooperative learning.
Instructor: Talib Huff
Folk Dancing (Fall 2012)
The students will experience the fun of moving to music through learning, singing and
movement games as well as simple folk dances from different cultures.
Instructor: Donna Burgess
Games
Cooperative games are a fun way for children to interact and get exercise. These
activities cultivate the children’s capacities in many areas, including: sensory-motor
learning, musical comprehension, balance and coordination, social awareness and
cooperative learning.
Instructor: Talib Huff
Science & Math
Mastering Math Facts, Grades 1-3 (Winter-Spring 2013)
Through hands-on activities, games, movement and social interaction, students will learn
math facts of the four processes (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).For
maximum benefit, students entering this class should have already acquired basic number
sense (able to count to 50 and able to write all numerals).
Instructor: Talib Huff
Mechanics (Fall 2012)
This course will introduce students to the concepts behind mechanics. Through a
combination of lectures, demonstrations, and in-class projects, the students will gain an
understanding of mechanics in this phenomenologically-based course. Students will
examine and work with the concepts of force, effort, and work. The students will gain
an understanding of the six simple machines and construct card stock models of each
one. In addition, time allowing, we will construct more complicated machines.
Instructor: Talib Huff
Meteorology -- Study of the Weather Grades 4-8 (Winter/Spring 2013)
(Class description coming soon.)
Instructor: Talib Huff
Mastering Math Facts, Grades 1-3 (Winter-Spring 2013)
Through hands-on activities, games, movement and social interaction, students will learn
math facts of the four processes (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).For
maximum benefit, students entering this class should have already acquired basic number
sense (able to count to 50 and able to write all numerals).
Instructor: Talib Huff
Mechanics (Fall 2012)
This course will introduce students to the concepts behind mechanics. Through a
combination of lectures, demonstrations, and in-class projects, the students will gain an
understanding of mechanics in this phenomenologically-based course. Students will
examine and work with the concepts of force, effort, and work. The students will gain
an understanding of the six simple machines and construct card stock models of each
one. In addition, time allowing, we will construct more complicated machines.
Instructor: Talib Huff
Meteorology -- Study of the Weather Grades 4-8 (Winter/Spring 2013)
(Class description coming soon.)
Instructor: Talib Huff
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Language Arts
Basic Grammar Through Story & Art
This class is designed to teach the basics of grammar through imagination and art,
teaching the parts of speech in a concrete rather than an abstract manner. The act of
drawing gives the child an opportunity to absorb what is being taught, thus gaining an
understanding of the material that goes far beyond memorizing a definition. Materials will
be provided. The finished drawings can form the basis of a Main Lesson Book which can be
added to with further written work at home if desired.
Instructor: Sandi Russi
New Class! Esperanto, the International Language
Crafted by a polylinguist in 1887, fluency in Esperanto is more quickly attainable, giving the
confidence and skills needed to learn more difficult languages. The vocabulary is an
excellent stepping stone to learning Latin, German, French and other Indo-European
languages, without immediately being confronted by such grammatical complexities as
irregular verbs, gendered nouns, cases and other linguistic hurdles. We will play, sing,
color and dance in this introductory, sample class. Parents are welcome to attend with
their children.
Instructor: Amanda Schmidt
Classical Writing, Grades 6 - 8 (minimum age 12)
While the emphasis of this course will be on persuasive composition, the concepts are
applicable to all forms of writing. Students will learn key skills (rather than formulas) and
thinking tools. This structured program starts slowly to ensure comprehension of
foundational concepts before moving to more advanced applications.
Classical Writing is a full-year course. Semester 1 will run for 12 weeks. Semester 2 will run
for 12-15 weeks. Weekly homework will be assigned.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of basic English grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Grades / Evaluations: Homework and essays will be reviewed by instructor and
constructive feedback will be given as appropriate. If you are interested in receiving
letter grades for your student, please inquire with Instructor; additional fees may apply.
Instructor: Sandi Russi
Basic Grammar Through Story & Art
This class is designed to teach the basics of grammar through imagination and art,
teaching the parts of speech in a concrete rather than an abstract manner. The act of
drawing gives the child an opportunity to absorb what is being taught, thus gaining an
understanding of the material that goes far beyond memorizing a definition. Materials will
be provided. The finished drawings can form the basis of a Main Lesson Book which can be
added to with further written work at home if desired.
Instructor: Sandi Russi
New Class! Esperanto, the International Language
Crafted by a polylinguist in 1887, fluency in Esperanto is more quickly attainable, giving the
confidence and skills needed to learn more difficult languages. The vocabulary is an
excellent stepping stone to learning Latin, German, French and other Indo-European
languages, without immediately being confronted by such grammatical complexities as
irregular verbs, gendered nouns, cases and other linguistic hurdles. We will play, sing,
color and dance in this introductory, sample class. Parents are welcome to attend with
their children.
Instructor: Amanda Schmidt
Classical Writing, Grades 6 - 8 (minimum age 12)
While the emphasis of this course will be on persuasive composition, the concepts are
applicable to all forms of writing. Students will learn key skills (rather than formulas) and
thinking tools. This structured program starts slowly to ensure comprehension of
foundational concepts before moving to more advanced applications.
Classical Writing is a full-year course. Semester 1 will run for 12 weeks. Semester 2 will run
for 12-15 weeks. Weekly homework will be assigned.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of basic English grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Grades / Evaluations: Homework and essays will be reviewed by instructor and
constructive feedback will be given as appropriate. If you are interested in receiving
letter grades for your student, please inquire with Instructor; additional fees may apply.
Instructor: Sandi Russi
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