WE Talk

By Nita June Davanzo

WE Talk is a podcast that explores the role of Waldorf Education in helping children, parents, and families thrive in an ever-changing world. WE Talk is brought to you by Shining Mountain Waldorf Scho... more

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How many episodes does WE Talk have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

WE Talk episodes:

August 01, 2018 Vicki Abeles - "Race to Nowhere" Documentary Filmmaker on Racing Toward Meaning
On this episode:
- One extraordinary mother’s crusade to shed light on a broken public educational system focused on testing rather than purpose
- The dark side of high stakes educational testing
- The call for meaningful, hands-on learning in public schools
- How Waldorf education meets students where they are at, in their own time, instilling them with a lifelong love of learning
- A call to action for all educators to support meaning, purpose, goodness, and truth inside and outside the classroom
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33min
July 26, 2018 Erin Schirm - Life as an Adventure: Orienteering through Self and Wilderness
On This Episode:
- Growing up in a three-fold community
- The sport of orienteering, and how it translates to life navigation
- How to support children and young adults to learn to enjoy the simple act of moving
- How Waldorf education helped to clarify a life’s purpose and direction
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31min
July 19, 2018 Liz Truesdall - A New Generation of Waldorf Teachers
On this episode:
- From Kung Fu Black Belt to Kick-Ass Waldorf High School Teacher
- Trusting one’s intuition through life’s ups and downs
- Finding one’s calling
- How passionate teaching ignites learning
- The smell of a Waldorf classroom
- The telling traits of a Waldorf student: insatiable desire to learn, striving to give back, renaissance individuals.
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36min
July 04, 2018 Emma Schaefer - A Recent Waldorf Graduate's Inspiring Perspective
On this episode:
- A recent Waldorf graduate's reflections on the fruits of her Waldorf education
- How Waldorf education inspires students to create meaningful and lasting relationships with the people and the world around them
- Love of learning embodied
- Poignant wisdom, insight, and truth shared from a young Waldorf graduate’s heart.
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26min
June 19, 2018 Trevor Donadt - Why Colleges Seek Out Waldorf Students
On this episode:
- The qualities that college admissions officials look for in students (and that Waldorf students have!)
- How Waldorf students are preparing and prepared for college AND for life
- How Waldorf students stand out from other high school students
- A Waldorf student’s ability to self-reflect and communicate
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30min
June 04, 2018 Verita Perry - Waldorf Education from Three Perspectives: Student, Teacher, Mother
On this episode:
- The Waldorf teacher-student relationship: role models for life
- How Waldorf education inspires children with stories that instill integrity, values, and compassion
- Camphill Communities--inclusivity within a dedicated cultural community
- Transitioning from a Waldorf 8th grade class to a public high school
- Insights into Waldorf education from a three-fold perspective: student, teacher, and parent
- Waldorf education’s “invitation to learn” that has fueled an entire life’s decisions
- A Waldorf graduate’s resilience and quest for adventure
- The need for constantly re-examining and re-evaluating Waldorf curriculum for the current days and for the future
- Calling on courage to work with others in a constantly changing world
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40min
May 23, 2018 Amanda Sage - Looking to the Future: Art as a Vehicle for Positive Social Action
On this episode:
- Paving new pathways in art and creative expression
- How art and creativity can be a force for positive change
- Following one’s intuition, one baby step at a time, and looking back on choices made
- How a Waldorf education and a study abroad opportunity launched an artistic career
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43min
May 09, 2018 Pamela Lambert--The Evolution of an Education, a School, and a Vision
On this episode:
-Waldorf Education—teaching human goodness
-How Waldorf education was honored after WWII
-An underlying mission of Waldorf education—a focus on social responsibility
-Notes on exciting current campus developments
from an experienced perspective: Waldorf Education is more relevant and more important today than ever
-Shining Mountain Waldorf School: the vision for the next 100 years
launching into the future while honoring the past
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27min
April 25, 2018 Hannah Weinstein--The Art of Navigating University
On this Episode:
- a conversation with current Williams College senior: from a Waldorf High School to Williams College
-from art major to Biology major
-resilience in learning and life
-following your passion and dreams
-connecting and communicating with diverse groups of people
-striving forward with bravery towards the Fulbright!
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20min
April 11, 2018 Richard Freed - Cultivating Healthy Relationships: Family, School, Screens
On this episode:
- the detrimental effects of screen time on learning, relationships, and self-perception
- tips on establishing healthy boundaries for screen use in your family
- screen time and self-confidence and depression
- Waldorf’s educational policy on screen time: creating a community of inclusion
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32min

FAQs about WE Talk:

How many episodes does WE Talk have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.