Sunday, 20th of March, 2016 One day everything you think you know, that is safe, that holds you, that keeps you comfortable can suddenly fall away. It could be as simple as learning that the eart...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2016/03/21/there-is-truth-and-knowing-in-geometry/
Monday, 18th of January, 2016 I started babysitting quite young, and now I think about it, I count the families I child minded for as some of my most inspiring life teachers. I remember the night...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2016/01/18/meditation-imagination/
Over the years of knowing Juliet I have watched her dream of Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine unfurl like a beautiful lotus. I have been inspired by her dedication, and the focus and energy she...
We are currently enjoying the wonderful stories and studies of animals in their natural environment by cultural anthropologist Richard Nelson of Encounters. Richard’s work is broadcast across t...
Shantideva How To Wake Up A Hero, Adapted by Dominique Townsend, Illustrated By Tenzin Norbu. Ages 3-8 years With beautiful illustrations Shantideva has a peaceful tone and rhythm and makes trad...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2015/10/21/shantideva-how-to-wake-up-a-hero/
At Home in Harmony: Bringing Families and Communities Together in Song By Meg Chittenden Meg Chittenden, Waldorf music teacher and teacher of teachers, shares her perspective on the value of sing...
When Taproot Magazine comes through our mail slot I am always pleased. You just never know exactly what wisdom and skills editor Amanda Blake Soule will have chosen for us, but you can rest assu...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2015/09/14/taproot-folk-issue/
Water is fascinating for the whole family to study, as a theme it seems to flow cross all subjects from Maths to Art. You can dive in deeply with older children as I have with Maya or just touch ...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2015/08/30/study-water-with-children/
Words by Lesley Irvine Images by Little Kite Photography My mother is Scottish and can probably count on one hand the number of times she has ventured past ankle-deep in the ocean. My Australian ...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2015/08/11/swimming-as-a-metaphor-for-life-by-lesley-irvine/
Last year we studied bees by doing age appropriate anatomical drawings. I found reference material on-line by googling “anatomical drawings of bees” and then pressing google images. Maya then...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2015/07/01/study-bees-with-children/
Like little signs on our path, flowers hold messages and meaning and if we look, listen and drink in the scent, flowers can inform us in our daily life. Ancient symbolism is held in flowers and b...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2015/06/20/flower-messengers-with-lauren-luquin-2/
This post was sponsored by Fabrik Store – Clothing with a conscience! There is a humble simplicity to clover, the abundance is a lively welcoming burst, but one single flower on its own is e...
During our time in Nantucket we had the pleasure of walking through Squam Swamp with our friend Zak Mackay, who is studying to be a mycologist. While on this walk we were treated to a great va...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2014/10/23/respectful-mushroom-harvesting/
After many years of wishing for heirloom rag dolls and alternating between ideas of purchasing them and making some myself, we are now the owners of two of the sweetest dolls imaginable. Beautifu...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2014/10/06/dancy-pants-dolls/
A conversation about the flame resistant quality of wool lead into a lesson this morning about fibers in general. This is a lesson I learnt in high-school, but honestly, you could learn it any ti...
I am very excited and honored to be a presenter at an upcoming homeschool conference for women called Wild & Free. To be held in Virginia Beach on September 19-21, 2014. Whether or not you educa...
https://www.kirstenrickert.com/2014/05/28/wild-free-homeschool-conference/