Welcome to the website of the Irish Steiner Kindergarten
Association (ISKA), which is Ireland's national voluntary association of
Steiner Waldorf childcare practitioners. Members are based throughout the 32 counties of Ireland.
Associate membership is open to all who support the work of the Association.
The ISKA website is Ireland's primary source of information about Steiner Waldorf
education in early childhood for parents, our members, government and funding
agencies, childcare practitioners and other childcare organisations.
Our activities
ISKA provides support for members as well as responding to the increasing
level of interest in Steiner Waldorf early childhood education more generally in
Ireland. The association has established a programme of workshops on aspects of
Steiner Waldorf education for childcare practitioners and it runs a three-year
part-time training programme (the Early Childhood Education Programme). ISKA
and its activities are supported through the National Childcare Investment Programme.
Kindling Journal available
Kinding, the Journal for the Steiner Waldorf Early Years Education (UK) is
be printed twice yearly (Spring and Autumn) and subscriptions are available from
ISKA. Subscribe online...
ISKA Winter Newsletter
Our latest Newsletter is now available. Read it or download a copy of
it here.
Feedback and suggestions for the next newsletter in Spring always welcome.
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Young Children's Exposure to Audible Television has Implications
for Language Acquisition and Brain Development
In a new study, young children and their adult caregivers
uttered fewer vocalizations, used fewer words and engaged in fewer conversations when in the
presence of audible television. The population-based study is the first of its kind completed
in the home environment, guided by lead researcher Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH, director of
the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Research Institute
and professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. The full article
is here (PDF).
see list of other articles
ISKA and the Liberty Steiner/Waldorf Initiative presents
The Ideal Education for Children Today
Sunday, May 24th, 4pm
Dublin, Unitarian Church, St Stephen's Green
This will be a hands on lecture on how a truly holistic education can prepare children
to become young people who embrace the future with enthusiasm, compassion, and a deep interest in the world.
The Speaker is Jonathan Angus, a course director of the Irish ECEP Teacher trainings.
The poster for the event is
here.
Public Lecture - Spirit in Matter
Bringing Light into Human Encounter
Friday, May 29th, 8pm
New School Building, Camphill Community, Ballytobin, Callan
With John O’Connor, Gladys Lydon and Aine Taylor.
This is the next in the series of 2009's Spirit
in Matter public lectures. It will address finding sources of healing for personal and
interpersonal crises. All are welcome! Enquiries to Martin Henry
At 087 7713224 or martin33@eircom.net.
ISKA presents
A Workshop on Eutony
with Helene Roitinger, Eutony Therapist and Musician
Saturday, 13 June, 9.30 for 10am-4pm
Ballyhall Kindergarten, Callan, Co Kilkenny
Through Eutony, you can find a new relationship to your body, relieve blocked
areas and improve your breathing rhythm, blood circulation and muscle tone.
This work is simple and manifold and suitable for all abilities and bodily
constitutions. Through Eutony you can re-balance the tension in your body,
developing a free uprightness and posture, and improving your range of
mobility. Eutony is relaxing – Rejuvenate yourself!
The poster for the event is
here.
Cost: €50; ISKA members €25 (you may join at the workshop)
Bring some food for a bring and share lunch
Bookings: call Ulrike at 087 1247317
ISKA presents
Head, Heart and Hands
Understanding our children from a Steiner/Waldorf perspective:
a series of 4 weekend workshops in Dublin, Spring 2009
The Irish Association for Steiner Education (IASE) with the support of
ISKA presents a new course in Dublin.
The course is for parents, teachers, youth
workers, care workers, artists, arts practitioners, and anyone
involved in the world of childhood. With Nell Smyth and Pearse O'Shiel as
core tutors, these workshops are led by highly experienced
Steiner educators as well as guest contributors. Each weekend workshop
will focus on a specific theme related to the development
of the whole child and will include hands-on practical activity,
creative experiences, short lectures and group work. More details on the workshops and staff
are here.
Workshops will be on Friday evenings (7-9pm) and Saturdays (10am-4pm):
WEEKEND 1: 20 and 21 March: The First Three Years – emerging from wholeness (0–3 years)
WEEKEND 2: 27 and 28 March: Taking Hold of the World – doing good things well (3–7 years)
WEEKEND 3: 9 and 10 May: What is the World Like? – educating the feelings (7–14 years)
WEEKEND 4: 15 & 16 May: The Search for Truth – adolescence to adulthood (14–21 years)
VENUE: The first weekend workshop (20 & 21 March) will be
in The Sanctuary, Stanhope
Street, Dublin 1, and the subsequent workshops will be
at Airfield Trust, Dundrum.
FEE: €500 (waged) €350 (concession) to cover costs for the 4 weekends.
BOOKING: Booking will be on a first come, first served basis.
For application and booking details please
email steinerireland@gmail.com.
Helle Heckmann's new book:
Childhood's Garden, Shaping everyday life around the needs of young children
is now available through ISKA. Helle is from Denmark and is active in teacher education throughout
the world. For details on her book, which includes a DVD, click
here.
Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour, a
new book by Susan Perrow
is appreciatively reviewed here
by Ruth Marshall
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