Lotus & Ivy classes
A Waldorf-inspired virtual program that runs through the school year, where children grow through main lesson work, math, art, and story — in a predictable rhythm that soothes and supports the growing child.
The weekly rhythm
Each week the children move through a balanced cycle: four 60-minute main lessons in the morning that follow a theme for several weeks (numbers, plants, mythology and history, geometry, etc.), including crafts, painting, story, and movement.
The program is open to children roughly ages 5–16, organized into small groupings.
Math classes
The main lesson plants key math concepts, but children need regular practice across the school year for those ideas to take root. My small math classes provide that steady weekly work — whether a child is hungry for more, working their way through a knot, or simply growing alongside their peers.
We use drawings, movement, and good old-fashioned problem solving. As the work deepens, students don’t just know the procedure — they know why it works.
- Number sense (ages 6–8) — counting, place value, the four operations through stories and rhythm
- Operations & fractions (ages 8–10) — long division, fractions, decimals, freehand geometry
- Business math & construction (ages 10–12) — geometric construction with compass and straightedge, percentages
- Pre-Algebra & geometry (ages 12–14) — ratios, percentages, 2D and 3D shapes, pre-algebra
- Algebra & Geometry (ages 14–16) — linear equations, quadratics, conic sections, and the beginnings of trigonometry
What I gained from this class is confidence in my math abilities. The way you teach encourages me to keep going, even when the material is hard. You make it much easier to understand.
A day in the classroom
Morning verse & circle
We begin together with a verse, movement or singing, and a few moments of orientation. The day enters slowly, on purpose.
Main lesson
A long, unhurried session focused on a single theme. Children draw, write, calculate, and discuss.
Artistic work
Crafts, painting, or drawing — rotating through the blocks so every child meets every art.
Closing
We end as we began: together, with gratitude.
How we use the screen
Waldorf families think carefully about screen time. All of my teaching is online, so here is what that actually involves.
- Hands busy for most of the hour.Clay, string, a compass, watercolor. The supply list for each class covers what the children will need.
- Twelve to fourteen children at most.Small enough that every child is seen and every child speaks.
- Classes are recorded.A child who is ill or traveling can still follow the lesson. A geometric construction is often easier to follow the second time you watch it drawn. Recordings go to the families in the class and are not published.
- Homework goes through Google Classroom.The week's work sits in one place so nothing is lost between us. The work itself is done on paper.
- Nothing else to install.No separate apps or notifications.
Student work
