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Feedback from Participants
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David Tresemer, himself a writer and teacher
of Anthroposophy, writes: “I enjoy savouring of these contents. I experience the light that you have sent into the sleeping
giants of Steiner’s old lectures and the resplendence that has arisen from their awakening.”
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Wendy Hyland, a practising Waldorf teacher
writes that she would recommend the course to teaching colleagues and school parents and has found that the “many gems of
wisdom contained in every lesson” deepen her understanding and give her “greater confidence in the body of knowledge that
informs (her) teaching.”
“I have very much enjoyed my first year of study, and in looking back, I realize what a wealth
of wisdom is contained in the twenty-six lessons. I particularly appreciated the masterful ‘rounding off’ achieved in the
last lesson.”
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Ruth Underwood, who studies the material together
with a group of teachers, trainee teachers and administrative staff from Orana School, writes: “We meet fortnightly to
study the lessons together and discuss our thoughts and experiences as we progress through each topic. The lessons meet our
group’s diverse understanding of anthroposophy by providing thought-provoking questions, practical exercises and clear explanations
of Rudolf Steiner’s work.” She continues: “We are grateful for this initiative and cannot speak highly enough about the
format, content and presentation of the lessons.”
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Vivien Jolliffe, a Remedial Teacher, writes:
“This is a spiritual but highly practical course.” “The main benefit for me has been the insights into child development.
Wonderful.” “Primarily it gives us greater understanding of children and their needs and also to help us understand
and care for each other.” “The course helps to instill a desire to serve humanity, and incubate interest and understanding.”
Barbara
Baldwin, teacher and practitioner of Chirophonetic Therapy says: “Many thanks for the marvellous gift of EduCareDo
and the offshoot of Lisa Romero's course. I am encouraging my students to do both as an adjunct to the Chirophonetic Therapy
training, to help them to get a better overview of anthroposophic themes, as well as to deepen the work we do on our courses.
Your work is an invaluable resource.”
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Vivien Jolliffe would recommend EduCareDo to: “Teachers
of course, and to anyone who is interested in life.” “Every teacher should do the course, but anyone who has an open mind
would be interested and fascinated by your findings. Nutrition is in the forefront of everyone’s thinking and so is health.”
She
writes that the highlight was “the connection between the spirit of man and the eternal, and it has helped me with my search
for the meaning and purpose of life.”
She was encouraged by “the awareness that I can still get down to studying and
enjoy it, and the material you have presented is both interesting and stimulating."
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Tracy Field remedial teacher says: “The
lessons of the EduCareDo course are the most all embracing, revealing and yet practical that I have ever come across. Each
lesson was POWERFUL.”
And how she enjoyed the explanations about “the endless connections and relationships between
all things. How everything is tied into the Oneness; the artistic and beautiful feeling permeating the real human experience
is heart warming.”
Christine Hawkins describes the highlight for her in these words:
“The guidance you provide
in the lessons, to be able to incorporate the teachings into my everyday life, has been a highlight for me.”
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Bronwyn Bellemore expresses how the course
works for her: “Clear and concise lessons clarifying many ideas and issues and introducing new ideas, I am still struggling
to understand. Well planned and arranged to encourage maximum understanding, Everything is highly relevant to my life. I
am thoroughly enjoying it.”
The purpose of the course for her was “to help understand who we are, why we are, where
are we going – what is it all about?”
She describes the benefits as: “Expanding and deepening my understanding of
Steiner’s philosophy and myself. Making me more accountable to myself with the three monthly checks. Helping my awareness
of myself, my life, the world, and other people. Making my life and work more creative.”
She would recommend the course
to “Steiner school parents and teachers. Everyone on a journey of self discovery and/or world discovery.”
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Pirkko Monds a Preschool Teacher and Director,
writes after the Lessons on the Development and Care of the 12 Senses: What she has found most important and closest to
her heart: "The fact that I work with 3 to 5 year olds, makes me once more to think of the absolute importance of the will
forces and the lower senses of touch, life, movement and balance. By concentrating on these senses we will ultimately develop
well rounded people with a strong sense of 'humanity'. I will attempt to put what I have learned into practice in my program
at Preschool..."
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The Universe has shared its wisdom with me For
me to share with God's children I know in my heart from God's wisdom filled stare The track I should take with the children. Now
I need only to open my heart And be ready and wait for His lead With all the ideas that are coming to me Be patient
and wait, they will seed. Look at 'touch' how important it is to a child And 'movement' brings awareness to Life And
'balance' is vital to learn for a child And 'well-being' a God-given right. 'Warmth' is felt by a child from the moment
of birth 'Smell', 'taste' and 'hearing' in its right place The comforting words from parents they come As language
develops, unique to each race. The Spirit, the 'I', the God-Within Is seen through the eyes of the child The laughter,
the joy, the tears and the dreams Manifest, as twelve senses develop inside.
By Pirkko Monds
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