From January to November 2008, The Kolisko Foundation for Education (KoFE) through The Kolisko School for Steiner Education sponsored seven public education lectures and workshops on parenting, child-rearing and spirituality.Experts and advocates on child care, Steiner/Waldorf Education and medical practitioners served as resource persons for the seminars which were attended by more than 70 people from all walks of life: preschool teachers of St.Scholastica’s College Manila, a young group of community-based theater actors/actresses who put up a day-care center for young children in Rizal, guardians of a center for street children in Manila, doctors, parents, artists, etc.
The public education workshops aim to promote healthy lifestyles for children and adults by encouraging a back-to-basics lifestyle and a loving, caring and engaged environment for children. These workshops focused on the following topics:
January 19: Effects of Electronic Mdia on Young Children
January 26: Parents — The Child’s First Teacher
February 2: Toys That Enliven the Imagination
February 16: The Waldorf Early Education Program
February 23: Rhythm — The Foundations of Discipline
October 18: Breastfeeding in the Workplace
November 22: Hello Angel: Angel Awareness Workshop
The same topics and new ones are scheduled for the months February and March. Please contact The Kolisko School administration for details.
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