starting waldorf at 9 & 11?

[harrietsmama]

Have any of you started this late? My children have attended public school and we homeschooled this past year.  My ex-h is looking at putting them in a waldorf school rather than paying a nanny for when the children are at his home.

Thoughts?  MY kids are highly imaginative, but I'm honestly not super familiar with waldorf, just what I've picked up from mama friends who use it.

[DariusMom]

My DS started Waldorf a month before he turned 8 and it's been fantastic for him.

We moved him from public school because the social environment at the Waldorf school was so much better . .. much more open and he just fit in with the kids there, whereas he hadn't fit in at the public school and felt excluded.

Anyway, you might ask for some recommendations on books to learn a bit about the Waldorf approach. A lot will also depend on the school your kids would be going to.

But I wouldn't really worry about them starting later than other kids. For instance, my DS caught on extremely quickly with knitting, not as quickly with recorder, and is kind of ok with eurythmy (all special Waldorf subjects).

My DS is extremely creative and imaginative and loves working with his hands, so Waldorf was especially good for him, but I think any child can benefit from the approach.

[bremen]

i started waldorf school at age 15, 10th grade. the frist year was some pretty terrible adjustment, but after that, it was amazing, life-changing experience