Channel Title: Pepper and Pine Channel Description: Hi everybody! My name is Hana! We have been homeschooling since 2003, and while our oldest has graduated from homeschool and attends university, we still have three more on this journey. We use a Waldorf inspired curriculum but frequently find our own path. We hope to share as many of our homeschool projects as possible. I'm helped along by my willing children without whom this channel would be impossible. Join us on this adventure, and hopefully you find inspiration along the way! Why the name Pepper and Pine? The name came about from wanting a name that included everything I wanted to share on this channel and my website. I couldn't quite decide if my focus would be homeschooling, crafting or cooking, so I chose a 'generic' name that includes a nod to each. Pepper is for cooking and Pine is for paper which is used in school and crafting. I also wanted a popping name that was fun to say and most importantly was available for purchase as a domain. Hence, Pepper and Pine! <video> The Lungs and the Respiratory System | Waldorf Main Lesson Anatomy Description: We spent several lessons covering the rhythmic system of the body including the lungs and heart. We learned about blood, veins, arteries, carbon dioxide, oxygen, breathing, the pulse and much more. The lessons were so rich, it took several chapters in Charles Kovacs book on Muscles and Bones to cover these topics and several pages in the main lesson book to illustrate and write these lessons. As the illustrations for this main lesson block were becoming quite intricate and time consuming, I'm making a concerted effort to keep the illustrations at about 30 minutes. This illustration took about 45 minutes and I used our Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Colored Pencils for most of the illustration. I also used a soft lead pencil for outlining and details. I do the illustrations and narrations first, then my daughter copies them. This works well because I tend to spend more time on the illustration and this allows her to simplify the artwork to suit her ability level. Once again we used the book Anatomicum: Welcome to the Museum Hardcover – by Jennifer Z. Paxton as illustration inspiration for this lesson. We also use the content in Anatomicum as well, but when we write our narrations, much of that content comes from the Charles Kovacs book. I had intended to use our Waldorf Live Education curriculum as well, but found that once we started with Muscles and Bones, I found it very easy to use and it supported our lessons very well. Continue reading this post and check out the complete list of resources for anatomy as well as links to all the resources on the blog post that accompanies this video: https://www.pepperandpine.com/anatomy-the-waldorf-way/ Check out all the videos in this series as well as video tutorials and Waldorf Anatomy Lessons on the video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwZbnKaruusn0EgDF1uRpc- Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> What Happens When You're Not Waldorf Enough | Waldorf Inspired Homeschool Description: It's possible to feel like you are not Waldorf enough when there are plenty of opportunities to see how others are applying Waldorf principles. Are you really not Waldorf enough? Maybe...but that's okay! We all have to start at the beginning. Even if you've attended a Waldorf school, you still have to learn how to teach it in a home or class setting. And as we learn and apply the Waldorf way of schooling, we meet ourselves in our teaching. We find ways to improve and realize shortcomings. We find inspiration in others and hopefully use those opportunities to grow and become more skilled in our journey. When we encounter "not Waldorf enough" we may feel terrible about our circumstance or we may use it as inspiration to learn. We may follow in someone's footsteps until we find our own footing. We may read the same books or teach the same way. And that's okay! I hope you'll find plenty of inspiration on your Waldorf journey. Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for more information on Waldorf Homeschooling https://www.pepperandpine.com/waldorf-inspired-homeschool/ Check out the complete playlist for other Waldorf videos and tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwScNbXTW7CTr9MCeeYPpD4 Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> Waldorf Anatomy | The Liver | Lesson 15 Description: We continue our lessons for our Anatomy Main Lesson Block in Anatomy with this lesson on the Liver. In Muscles and Bones by Charles Kovacs, the book is divided into three sections with the middle being 'Physiology' which includes a chapter on the liver and kidneys. This chapter covered the roll of the liver and kidneys in a holistic way using the Waldorf pedagogy. While it was interesting, it was not relevant or connecting enough for us to write up a lesson based on the content of this chapter. Undoubtedly, the liver and kidneys and other aspects of anatomy will be revisited in the last section of the Kovacs book which focuses solely on Anatomy rather than health, nutrition or physiology. Instead, for this lesson we utilized two books to aid us in content as well as illustration inspiration: Anatomicum: Welcome to the Museum Hardcover – by Jennifer Z. Paxton and The Human Body Atlas: How the human body works Hardcover – by National Geographic. We used both books for content related to the Liver and the Kidneys. For the lesson on the Liver, we used a single page for illustration and written narration. The illustration was simple and only took the top portion of the page and took maybe 20 minutes or less including labeling the illustration. The written content took about 30 minutes to complete. THe main lesson work came several weeks after the lesson was first delivered because of winter break and moving forward with other new lessons and still catching up on old lessons. Getting behind on work always happens starting midway in the main lesson block as it takes longer to complete work than to do a new lesson. Continue reading this post and check out the complete list of resources for anatomy as well as links to all the resources on the blog post that accompanies this video: https://www.pepperandpine.com/anatomy-the-waldorf-way/ Check out all the videos in this series as well as video tutorials and Waldorf Anatomy Lessons on the video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwZbnKaruusn0EgDF1uRpc- Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> Balancing Artistic Focus and Academic Requirements | Waldorf Inspired Homeschooling Description: How do you balance artistic focus and academic requirements in Waldorf education? What IS artistic focus and academic requirement? Many main lessons in a waldorf setting include written work and an artistic expression. This art isn't an art lesson, it's a core subject lesson with an artistic representation of the lesson. Children, especially those younger than 13 or 14 years old learn and think in whole pictures and images. Storytelling is a tool used in a Waldorf setting to effectively deliver a lesson. And, the art associated to the lesson is the expression of the lesson. Balancing both the written and artistic portion of the lesson is necessary in achieving a successful lesson and main lesson block. Both take time. It takes time to find that balance and it takes time to do the lesson work. It may seem like a waste of time to spend on illustrating the lesson, and you may get push back from students who tire from all the writing, but together the tie the lesson together and ensures that the lesson rests with the student in a profound way, arguable stronger than if the student completed a worksheet. Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for more information on Waldorf Homeschooling https://www.pepperandpine.com/waldorf-inspired-homeschool/ Check out the complete playlist for other Waldorf videos and tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwScNbXTW7CTr9MCeeYPpD4 Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> Untrained in Waldorf | Waldorf Inspired Homeschool Description: What happens if you are untrained or unskilled in Waldorf education and I don't feel capable to teach your children? This is a valid free that has a solution! It's improbable that we are going to be skilled in all aspects of education. We have two solutions: Learn or hire out. Actually there's a third solution: Ignore it! Yes, you can skipped many (but certainly not all) areas in which you are untrained. You may not value those areas and feel it's unnecessary to spend school time exploring those skills. Music, for instance, was one area I didn't pursue in education for a few reasons. As it wasn't a top priority for me and we spent our time in other endeavors, I didn't make room for it in our schedule, I did not spend time becoming trained, nor did I find someone to teach my children. In areas I was enthusiastic about, say handwork, I did spend time becoming trained, I did learn new skills, and I did hire out a teacher for my children on occasion. The choice is yours! Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for more information on Waldorf Homeschooling https://www.pepperandpine.com/waldorf-inspired-homeschool/ Check out the complete playlist for other Waldorf videos and tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwScNbXTW7CTr9MCeeYPpD4 Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> Worried About Expensive Waldorf Supplies | Waldorf Inspired Homeschooling Description: Waldorf supplies are expensive. It's hard to justify the cost of these materials when there are cheaper more accessible materials. I'm sharing my list of items worth spending money on versus items you can find alternative for. The first place I invested money in, and a product I still have today is our grade 1 curriculum by Live Education. It was expensive for us back in 2004 at nearly $400, and it's still expensive today. At one point I bought a PDF from a Waldorf blog that was an overview of the curriculum from grades 1-8. I was thrilled because it was about $20, but it was barely useful to me and it's a reminder that sometimes the materials you need are going to be investments. Here's a quick list of the items I bought and found them to be high quality materials that lasted and enhanced our learning: Stockmar Block and Stick Crayons, Stockmar watercolor paints (the concentrated kinds, not pan paints), Lyra Colored pencils and the Lyra thick color pencils, Main Lesson Books, wool yarn, Waldorf resource books and large sheets of watercolor paper. Places you can save money by finding quality alternatives rather than buying specific supplies from Waldorf vendors: pencils, charcoal, chalk, chalkboards, paper, extra sheets of watercolor paper, watercolor paint brushes, math tools like compass, protractor, ruler, etc., silk and cotton fabric for play, knitting needles and crochet hooks, cotton yarn, and wooden toys and blocks and dolls. Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for more information on Waldorf Homeschooling https://www.pepperandpine.com/waldorf-inspired-homeschool/ Check out the complete playlist for other Waldorf videos and tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwScNbXTW7CTr9MCeeYPpD4 Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> Can You Ruin Your Kids with Waldorf Education? | Waldorf Inspired Homeschooling Description: "You cannot mess up your kids, but you can make mistakes" M. Chaudhry What a relief that you cannot mess up your children, but you can make mistakes. Well it's not so much a relief that you can make mistakes, but mistakes are part of our human existence and when we come to terms with it, we may better navigate the fall out of mistakes by correcting them and changing our course. Given that we cannot mess up our children, it also means that any one educational philosophy cannot ruin your children. If we establish that ruining your children means they are somehow unprepared for life, just know that the two are not the same, and in every education system, homeschool including, you will find children who fall through the cracks and others who excel exceedingly. And, of course, you will find the majority of children who find themselves somewhere in between. Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for more information on Waldorf Homeschooling https://www.pepperandpine.com/waldorf-inspired-homeschool/ Check out the complete playlist for other Waldorf videos and tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwScNbXTW7CTr9MCeeYPpD4 Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> Blood and the Heart Valves | Waldorf Main Lesson Anatomy Description: We continue our lessons on the heart with this lesson detailing the movement of the blood through the heart and the heart as the center of the not just the circulatory system but the center of feelings. The heart may not travel throughout the body to know what is going on, yet all the blood travels through the heart twice on its journey. And with every beat, the blood flow moves swiftly and pauses. It is in those pauses that the heart may know what is going on with the organs and the soul. The blood is affected by the feelings. When you feel embarrassed, your face turns red as blood rushes to your cheeks. And if you are angry, your blood may boil and the rage may erupt from your chest to your face as you turn red with anger. And likewise, if you are suddenly startled or afraid, the blood drains from your face and you become pale or grey. The heart knows what's going on in the soul because your blood is affected by your feelings. For this lesson, I chose an illustration in the book Discoveries: The Human Body Hardcover by Steve Rose and Parker. The illustration shows a cross section of the heart with the four chambers exposed. My mistake was doing the two-part illustration with all four valves open and one illustration of the heart with all four chambers closed. It should have been two chambers open at a time. This lesson took longer than expected because it included two illustrations with captions and written work in addition to the full page narration. Continue reading this post and check out the complete list of resources for anatomy as well as links to all the resources on the blog post that accompanies this video: https://www.pepperandpine.com/anatomy-the-waldorf-way/ Check out all the videos in this series as well as video tutorials and Waldorf Anatomy Lessons on the video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwZbnKaruusn0EgDF1uRpc- Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> Are They Compatible? | Charlotte Mason & Waldorf | Waldorf Inspired Homeschool Description: The short answer is yes! The long answer is there needs to be some understanding on what can be combined and what cannot. There are some deep differences between the Waldorf and Charlotte Mason philosophy, and I will help break down some of the differences in the main lesson block versus the short varied lessons, the duration of lessons, and the use of living books versus storytelling. There are places within both philosophies in which they are compatible, and where there is that overlap, you can get the best of both worlds. During a main lesson, there are opening activities, review of previous lesson, the lesson work and the new learning. The main lesson takes about two hours. Comparatively, the Charlotte Mason approach advises short, varied lessons taking about 10 minutes when children are young and upwards of 30-40 minutes as students get older. To combine the two, use your opening activities to do several short lessons using living books. You can include your daily work to make it Charlotte Mason focused with work that is achievable and keeps the students' focus before they can tire or lose interest. While Waldorf advocates for storytelling lesson, Charlotte Mason advises the use of Living Books. Living books are usually written by a single author who is passionate and knowledgeable about a topic who writes in an engaging way. Books and written work is arguably work that has been written and rewritten to the best quality. Facts have been checked, work has been edited and the author is presenting a final project that is her best work. Charlotte Mason advises presenting that high quality work in its original form rather than diluting it and reducing it with your own words which may include poor vocabulary or grammar or may not express the points as well. Conversely, in Waldorf, it is advised that information is first processed by the teacher who owns the information in order to deliver the lesson, not from a living book but that the teacher IS the living resource. To combine the two, I use living books when I don't have time to prepare a main lesson. I use living books often in our open activities, and I use living books as research content for myself when preparing for a lesson. Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for more information on Waldorf Homeschooling https://www.pepperandpine.com/waldorf-inspired-homeschool/ Check out the complete playlist for other Waldorf videos and tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwScNbXTW7CTr9MCeeYPpD4 Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> How to Achieve Rhythm and Consistency in Daily Schedule | Waldorf Inspired Homeschool Description: When life changes with a growing family, or a new endeavor (like homeschooling), or a move to a new neighborhood, our rhythm is disrupted and our daily schedule needs renegotiating. If you've never had a consistent schedule or a good rhythm that works for you, I have a couple suggestions. First, I suggest you observe your day, your energy, your children's nap times and meal times, and your children's energy level throughout the day. When you start to see patterns, you can start to establish a rhythm and routine. Getting routine and schedule inspiration and advice from others will help you when you feel at a lost. Those schedules may work for you, which is great, or they may need some modifications. But we need to differentiate between a a schedule that's not working versus we are not working. If you find that you, yourself are unable to keep a schedule because of lack of discipline on your part, it may not be the schedule that's the problem. I find that the perfect middle ground between someone who is highly scheduled versus someone who is especially go-with-the-flow is the rhythm. Once the rhythm emerges, it is a powerful tool to help the unscheduled person find structure and the scheduled person find flow and ease. Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for more information on Waldorf Homeschooling https://www.pepperandpine.com/waldorf-inspired-homeschool/ Check out the complete playlist for other Waldorf videos and tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwScNbXTW7CTr9MCeeYPpD4 Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> Waldorf Subjects that are Not Main Lesson Blocks Description: There are many subjects that round out the Waldorf curriculum. We often talk about the main lesson blocks and focus on them for our homeschool, but there are many other subjects that a Waldorf school offers that are often overlooked in a homeschool setting. My favorite subject is handwork. Handwork includes knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving and much more. Each grade has a skill to learn which supports their development and the rest of the curriculum. While we tend to do our handwork projects that most consistently in the winter, handwork is a year round subject occuring about twice a week in a school setting. Eurythmy is a movement practice that is also offered a couple times a week. Once again that forms that are learned in eurythmy also mirror that child's development. In eurythmy, some special equipment may be used for some grades like a copper ball or copper rods. These items are used in the eurythmy. While this is a subject area I completely avoided out of inexperience and inability, as I learned and desired to teach my children, I found it nearly impossible with just the 1-2 students. Now you can find eurythmy tutorials online if you wish to include it in your homeschool. Foreign language is one additional subject that is done daily, though the lesson time is only an hour compared to 2 hours for the main lesson. We I lived in France and attended a Waldorf School in the early 1980s, we were taught English and German as our foreign languages. I passed English class with flying colors as French was my second language. If you know another language or our mother tongue is different than the language of the country you are living, I encourage you to speak and use your mother tongue as as much as you can. Metal work, ceramics and woodworking are other subjects that are taught in the older elementary and high school years. Special equipment is often needed for these subjects making it more challenging to include in a home setting. Music instruction begins in grade 1 with the recorder and moves to the violin and on to other instruments as the students get older. Music instruction continues through high school. While singing and art are not special subjects in isolation of the main lesson, they are taught beginning in kindergarten. Verses and poetry are also included and are quickly memorized. Singing is learned by listening and doing and art is part of the main lesson for most lesson work. Watercoloring in taught in grade 1 as part of the main lesson, not as art instruction necessarily. Later other art mediums are utilized like pastels, colored pencils and charcoal. Perspective drawing is taught in middle school which also supports the development of the student. Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for more information on Waldorf Homeschooling https://www.pepperandpine.com/waldorf-inspired-homeschool/ Check out the complete playlist for other Waldorf videos and tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwScNbXTW7CTr9MCeeYPpD4 Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> Book Haul Description: Our homeschool runs on books among other things. Having a home library takes time and money to put together. While there are many books I buy new, there are many I buy second hand from thrift stores or the library bookstore. I have my eye out for certain kinds of books, so it's become easy to for me to browse the books and pull the ones I think will work for us. I love illustrated books, especially the ones that have robust content. I think picture books are an undervalued and under estimated literary resource. If I find a beautifully illustrated book, it's hard to pass up. I look for non-fiction mainly. I rarely buy fiction, except for a few series or works of literature or classics. I rarely have the children get their fiction books from the library. Next, I look for books in science or history primarily, but am thrilled to find math and language arts resources. I look for upper elementary and middle school level books mostly, or books for younger children in which the author isn't 'talking down' to the reader. I love living books! But it's sometimes hard to tell if a book is a living book at first glance. I also keep in mind the main lesson blocks or unit studies I have coming up to see if a resource will fit. Sometimes, I buy a book I already own because I know it's good, and it will make a great gift to another homeschooler! Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for links to the resources shared in this video: https://www.pepperandpine.com/homeschool-haul/ Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> When There's NO Time For Hands-on Projects | Waldorf Inspired Homeschool Description: There's certainly not going to be enough time to do hands-on projects and keep up with academic rigor. Or there will be time for both but not for something else. When choosing to do hands-on projects, you are choosing something that will take time, require set up, and will probably leave behind a mess to clean up. You may have to be extra hands on with your children or the supplies and overall it will be more draining (and possibly expensive) to do a meaningful hands-on project. But, they are worth it! Schedule them infrequently if you are just getting into them. Schedule ones you love first! Schedule the projects that you find doable rather than complex ones. This will help you feel successful in your endeavors and hopefully you will be encouraged by your success. And...be sure to take pics! These hands-on projects are sometimes the memories that make up your homeschool journey. Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for more information on Waldorf Homeschooling https://www.pepperandpine.com/waldorf-inspired-homeschool/ Check out the complete playlist for other Waldorf videos and tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwScNbXTW7CTr9MCeeYPpD4 Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> Waldorf Chemistry Demonstration | Combustion Description: The combustion portion of Waldorf Chemistry main lesson block covers several lessons including practical demonstrations. While we did not do this demonstrations quite as advised in the Live Education curriculum (suggested burning material on a metal plate over a fire), we did collect a number of organic and non organic materials to burn over the flame of a candle. We avoided synthetic material except a small piece of faux leather. We conducted this demonstration indoors with ventilation, but even with air flow, the smoke smell was strong and the room needed to be aired out afterwards. We collected and burned the following materials: garlic clove, rosemary stem, flower and leaves, toothpick, chicken skin, peach leaf, wool, silk, wool felt, hair, matches (for the phosphorus), steel wool, and faux leather. I used both an alcohol burner and candle to burn the materials. We used safety glasses and had safety measures in place in case of fire. While these safety measures may be overlooked in a home environment, and they may seem unnecessary, it is important to teach these safety measures when doing lab work. Following the demonstration, we collected the burnt material and observed the blackened ashy material. We didn't revisit this lesson for a couple days when we did the main lesson book work. At that time, we recapitulated the demonstration and reflected on which materials burned, how they burned, how fast they ignited, how long they burned, how easily they burned, what odor they produced and finally what was left behind after the burning process. We briefly re-did one demonstration to solidify the idea that when something burns, it is transformed into gas (smoke) and ash. Continuing reading on the blog post that accompanies this video: https://www.pepperandpine.com/chemistry-the-waldorf-inspired-way/ View the complete playlist of videos for the Chemistry here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxzi13grwCsGf0WFsXLazRdP Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video> <video> How to Avoid BOTH Kinds of Homeschool Burnout | Waldorf Inspired Homeschool Description: There's burnout and then there's BURNOUT. Distinguishing between the two is important so you can find viable solutions. Burnout that is associated with the change in season, the months prior to the school year ending, or with winter blues is fully manageable and curable. BURNOUT is not. Let's avoid BURNOUT by addressing issues that may cause this crash. Big milestones in life are inevitable. Things like having a baby, moving, separation, death or a new job are just some of the life changing things that happen in life. Some are anticipated milestones like having a child or moving into a home. Others are devastating like a relationship ending or a death. All these milestones and life events take a toll on us. And if we are not prepared to handle these changes, we are likely to struggle in little or big ways which may contribute to BURNOUT. During these life events, other obligations and commitments need to be renegotiated in order to have the bandwidth to manage the big life changes. If managing daily life is beyond your ability where you find yourself relying on friends, family and the community consistently, eating out due to poor planning, or find yourself overextended, it is also time to renegotiate your commitments and your schedule. Of course there are times when all these things happen occasionally. We must differentiate between the two, however. So how do we avoid the smaller burnout when all you need is a break or a flash of inspiration? I find that when we start a new main lesson block, there's a wave of excitement that keeps burnout at bay. Other times, a good break in the schedule does wonders. This could be a break from your daily homeschool schedule to do something completely different, or it could be a natural break that comes with some time off school say winter break for instance. Identification of the type of burnout you're experiencing is key to finding solutions. Check out the blog post that accompanies this video for more information on Waldorf Homeschooling https://www.pepperandpine.com/waldorf-inspired-homeschool/ Check out the complete playlist for other Waldorf videos and tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJxUV0rOnlxwScNbXTW7CTr9MCeeYPpD4 Find me here: https://twitter.com/PepperandPine https://www.instagram.com/pepperandpine/ https://www.facebook.com/pepperandpine https://www.pepperandpine.com </video>

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Hi everybody! My name is Hana! We have been homeschooling since 2003, and while our oldest has graduated from homeschool and attends university, we still have three more on this journey. We use a Waldorf inspired curriculum but frequently find our own path. We hope to share as many of our homeschool projects as possible. I'm helped along by my willing children without whom this channel would be impossible. Join us on this adventure, and hopefully you find inspiration along the way!

Why the name Pepper and Pine? The name came about from wanting a name that included everything I wanted to share on this channel and my website. I couldn't quite decide if my focus would be homeschooling, crafting or cooking, so I chose a 'generic' name that includes a nod to each. Pepper is for cooking and Pine is for paper which is used in school and crafting. I also wanted a popping name that was fun to say and most importantly was available for purchase as a domain. Hence, Pepper and Pine!

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