By Susan Whitehead
This is the Winter book in a series of Resource Handbooks to enhance
consciousness in imaginative caring; crafted for parents, carers and
teachers of small children.
This handmade-style colourful children's picture book includes Winter stories,
songs and many suggested activites, with a practical and creative emphasis on puppetry.
Paperback, 84 pages.
About the Author:
SUSAN WHITEHEAD has over three decades experience in the luminous world
of small children. As well as having a husband and two children, she
entered a world of teaching and training at DALCROSS/GLENAEON STEINER
SCHOOL at Pymble in 1968. In 1971 she was a co-founder of LORIEN
NOVALIS SCHOOL for Rudolf Steiner Education in Dural, Sydney. She was a
director of the school for nearly fifteen years and held other
positions, including Primary Co-ordinator. Susan both established and
was Director and Guardian of the Children's Garden (Kindergarten) at
Lorien Novalis. In this homely environment she pioneered the creation
of songs, stories and poems in the world of her Under-7s, telling tales
relevant to Australia and The Spirit of the Times. She assisted in the
creation of the LORIEN NOVALIS TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM, establishing
courses for Story Content (their telling and creation), Kindergarten
and Child Development. She was also the convenor of the school's Adult
Evening Courses. Always her love of the arts went alongside her
day-to-day tasks, and she was particularly active in painting, speech
and especially the Art of Life Movement (Eurythmy) all of which she
considers a necessity to enhance her work with small children and as an
essential element in the student teacher program. From 1986 she has
carried forward the creative impulse in teacher education and Parental
Imaginative Care of Under-7s. All this she is presently engaged in, as
well as writing, consulting and conducting courses in The Art Of Life
Movement.
