Rainbow Bridge Ceremony
I'm unbelievably excited to start the school year. The response from the Waldorf community in Bozeman has been so warm and welcoming and...
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Chelsea Vail
May 5, 20222 min read
Education
Education means "to bring out" or "bring up" which implies we're meant to help children realize what they know. Nature has a plan for our...
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Chelsea Vail
May 2, 20221 min read
Forest Fridays are Epic at Epoch
Play is part of every school day at Epoch and nature is one of the most respected teachers in our Waldorf-inspired programming, but...
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Chelsea Vail
Apr 21, 20222 min read
Magical Child: Book Club
"Intelligence, like the body, can be injured or nurtured, stimulated or starved" -Joseph Chilton Pierce starts us off with a thought...
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Chelsea Vail
Apr 18, 20222 min read
Why We WONT Teach Critical Race Theory
Imagine a group of bright-eyed, full of wonderment, precious children sitting in a circle with a trusted adult teaching them about the...
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Chelsea Vail
Apr 15, 20222 min read
"Ostara": The Goddess of Spring & Fertility
As a child I remember being insanely confused about Easter. I grew up in the church, a member of a congregation, and was in church damn...
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Chelsea Vail
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Let Kids Get Dirty & Hurt
I'm "that" mom. You know the one with the riffraff running around barefoot outside, hair a mess, peanut butter dried around their mouths...
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Chelsea Vail
Apr 11, 20222 min read
Tech-Free for Brilliant Minds & Healthy Bodies
"If you want your children to be brilliant, read them fairy tales. If you want your children to be more brilliant, read them more fairy...
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Chelsea Vail
Apr 9, 20222 min read
Forest Fridays, Bozeman
I grew up in the public school system of Houston, TX (blech). It was often too hot to really enjoy being outside. Summers included...
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Chelsea Vail
Apr 9, 20221 min read
Magical Forest
The heavily anticipated, toddler playgroup in Bozeman is finally here! Starting April 27th. Play Therapist and Parenting Guru, Chelsea...
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Chelsea Vail
Apr 9, 20222 min read
Why Waldorf?
The real question should be, "Why not?" Its not secret the public education system is crumbling. Listen...you can almost hear it...
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