Early Childhood Assistant

Angela serves as the Handwork Instructor for a farm-based homeschooling circle in East Troy, Wisconsin, working with children from Pre-K to Grade 6. This unique program, led by retired Waldorf teachers, offers students the enriching experience of working directly with the sheep whose wool is used in their Handwork projects.

Before her work with children, Angela taught non-credit classes for the Memorial Union in Madison for six years. She has been actively involved in Waldorf schools and programs since 2021, dedicating herself to this unique pedagogical approach.

Deeply inspired by the Waldorf impulse, Angela enjoys reading Anthroposophical literature in her personal time; a passion sparked by her teacher at Tamarack in the early 2000s. She looks forward to furthering her formal Waldorf education credentials in the coming years.

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world”
– Albert Einstein

In early childhood, young children are nurtured in a home-like environment. Their days include time in nature, artistic activities, creative play with natural toys, stories, songs, and practical activities such as building, sewing and cooking. The curriculum fosters the curiosity and joy of childhood and builds the self confidence and pre-academic skills that become the foundation for formal learning in the grades.

All elements of the kindergarten are guided by trained teachers who deeply understand how your child learns – engaging him or her intellectually, emotionally and physically. The curriculum is supported by a strong oral tradition that provides rich language experiences that are successful in cultivating good speech and expression. This approach exposes your child to significantly larger vocabularies than those found in early-reader programs, allowing her or him to expand their literacy skills through dramatization, poetry, puppet plays, songs, storytelling and drawings – creating a foundation in reading and writing.