I'm considering enrolling my daughter in a parent-child playgroup with a good reputation. It's "Waldorf-influenced" but seems to play down its Steiner connections. Yet the Steiner connections are what draw me in so their reluctance to really commit to calling themselves Steiner gives me pause. What continues to hold my interest is that it is outdoors and my daughter doesn't get enough outdoor time.
It's not cheap, though, and I've wondered if waiting til she's older would be better. I asked Yi about it two different times over the past month, worded slightly differently. Both readings weren't so great:
advice on doing the play group this fall?
31.2.3.5 -> 2
The 2 is the draw of the outdoors, I think, and giving her grounded experience. 31.2 seems like a strong "don't", 31.3 about my indecisiveness, and 31.5 I can't get a handle on.
outcome of doing playgroup this fall?
48.2-> 29
Well, 48.2 is a line where some potential is just not fulfilled. I wonder if this line is about their wishy-washiness around Steiner. I read a lot of reviews of the place and they were all positive, but seemed to be coming from parents with a more materialistic/structured mindset than us (reviews mentioned how astonished parents were that their two year old was happy with open play, being blown away that the leaders were encouraging kids to use sticks and acorns in play, etc.) It seems like maybe they have taken the outward-facing aesthetics of Steiner but I'm not sure about the inner aspects of it, about the development of the soul and such, which are what really draw me. And I'm not sure what the community of parents are like. (Which brings me back to feeling like we are living in the wrong place anyway right now, we're in a very transient, money-focused city.)
Thoughts, anyone?
It's not cheap, though, and I've wondered if waiting til she's older would be better. I asked Yi about it two different times over the past month, worded slightly differently. Both readings weren't so great:
advice on doing the play group this fall?
31.2.3.5 -> 2
The 2 is the draw of the outdoors, I think, and giving her grounded experience. 31.2 seems like a strong "don't", 31.3 about my indecisiveness, and 31.5 I can't get a handle on.
outcome of doing playgroup this fall?
48.2-> 29
Well, 48.2 is a line where some potential is just not fulfilled. I wonder if this line is about their wishy-washiness around Steiner. I read a lot of reviews of the place and they were all positive, but seemed to be coming from parents with a more materialistic/structured mindset than us (reviews mentioned how astonished parents were that their two year old was happy with open play, being blown away that the leaders were encouraging kids to use sticks and acorns in play, etc.) It seems like maybe they have taken the outward-facing aesthetics of Steiner but I'm not sure about the inner aspects of it, about the development of the soul and such, which are what really draw me. And I'm not sure what the community of parents are like. (Which brings me back to feeling like we are living in the wrong place anyway right now, we're in a very transient, money-focused city.)
Thoughts, anyone?