WALDORF PEDAGOGY
Respecting the evolutionary stages
If you are considering that your children enter Umai, the first thing you should know is that we do things differently. Reading some texts and watching documentaries about Waldorf pedagogy will help you better understand how we work, why we do what we do and when we do it. In addition, families are required to be willing to get involved in the life of the community and to create the best environment among children, relationships between families and the Umai team, this being an example for all.
Waldorf communities or schools have a clear goal of children's mental and emotional development.
Contrary to many other teaching methods, childhood is not considered to be a stage of preparation for adult life, but rather a very important phase in a person's life that affects physical, mental and emotional health. Therefore, education focuses on developing the child in body, mind and spirit, strengthening him from an early age in his own self-knowledge.
Waldorf pedagogy seeks to educate the whole child, balancing practical work with their hands, with the progressive development of their individual will, their imagination and their intellectual capacities. These three areas are worked on, using different emphases and methodologies, in three stages:
First Stage, kindergarten (from 0 to 7 years old): It focuses on the development of fine and gross motor skills, visuospatial ability and knowledge of the physical environment that surrounds them. To achieve this, Waldorf schools create warm environments with activities that make sense to children such as cooking, singing, ring games, planting, playing, etc.
Second Stage, school age (from 7 to 14 years old): This phase revolves around creativity and imagination. The teacher must teach the areas of mathematics, languages, knowledge of the environment through games and the invention of stories that encourage creativity. Art becomes an essential part of learning.
Third Stage, young and adult age (from 14 to 21 years old): Here it is a question of cementing their personality and the critical spirit is motivated. At this stage, educators must motivate students to make value judgments about the world around them.
VIDEOS ABOUT WALDORF PEDAGOGY
ACTIVITIES
We organize program activities during the year such as excursions and outings to museums, parks, etc.
WALDORF CELEBRATIONS
In Waldorf celebrations they emphasize the importance of the child himself and his potential and capacity.
Being in Mexico we enjoy and include the traditions and the great richness of the Mexican culture.
Some will be carried out in our facilities and others outside. Certain celebrations are just for the kids, and others are for the whole community. As a Community, it is a very important moment and the involvement and commitment of fathers and mothers is expected, collaborating in different ways in the organization and logistics, food to share, etc.
Some celebrations of our calendar:
Michael- September
Harvest Festival – October
Day of the Dead - October
Lantern - November
Advent spiral - December
Candlemas - February
Easter - April
Children's Day- April
Mother's Day - May
Spring Festival - May
Feast of San Juan - June
CREATING COMMUNITY
During the year, families will be called on different dates, and on weekends, to collaborate in different tasks of maintenance and improvement of the school.
We also have activities during the week, where with a coffee, willingness to learn and share, we invite families to specific activities.
