In this first episode of season 2, we have invited Cynthia Aldinger, founder of LifeWays North America to tell the story of the founding of LifeWays. She has been dedicated to the work of creating childcare centers that nurture young children in healthy ways as well as training for teachers, parents, and caregivers.  LifeWays also offers numerous online courses for parents, teachers, and caregivers.

Cynthia Aldinger received her Waldorf teacher training certificate at Emerson College in Sussex, England.  She served fourteen years on the board of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America and was a founding teacher of Prairie Hill Waldorf School in Wisconsin.  Cynthia is the author of Life is the Curriculum and co-author of Home Away From Home, and she presents throughout North America and internationally, as well as through numerous online courses.

A mother and grandmother, Cynthia’s passion is the preservation of the playful spirit of childhood and helping to create environments that provide the comfort, security, and activities found in a healthy home.

Anthroposophy is a spiritual philosophy, developed by Rudolf Steiner at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.  It is a path of knowledge or spiritual research.  Anthroposophy strives to bridge the divide between the sciences, the arts, and the religious strivings of human beings and build a foundation for a synthesis of them for the future. Anthroposophy also holds an impulse to nurture the life of the soul in human beings and in society. Simply put - Anthroposophy means "Wisdom of the Human Being."

To discover more please visit lifewaysnorthamerica.org and kimberton.org

Music is Glacier Bells by Daniel Birch

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