Filling a Gap. A Community Calling for an Alternative. A conversation with Lisa Jordan McCarthy, co-founder of Maple Village Waldorf School.

Lisa Jordan McCarthy talks of the group effort to open Maple Village Waldorf School in Long Beach, California, halfway between established Waldorf schools in Orange County and greater Los Angeles. Lisa touches on keeping the heart of the school through...

“We had the spirit of working together” – founding parent of Santa Cruz Waldorf School, Alison (Keeler) Carrillo

Alison (Keeler) Carrillo shares with us her experience of “plunging in” as a founding parent at the Santa Cruz Waldorf School back in the 70s, her 41 year connection to the school, how the parents over the years have made...

Tabitha Nichols’ Interview

Jeannetta talks about her life and how everything has molded you into what you are today.

ETA Counselor

In this interview, conducted on December 12, 2017, in Columbia City, Indiana. Mason Kumfer (17) inter views Cristina Rider about how she became a counselor, and her thoughts about the school system she works in.

Jill Contento, 1st Grade Teacher & Lower Grades Chair

A veteran teacher discovers Waldorf education: “ My best advice for my students would be to keep your imagination open to learning new things so that you can always be an enthusiastic learner.”

Lessons on Living

This interview was conducted on January 7, 2018 via Skype. Cecilia Cain from Niskayuna, NY interviews her father, Gerry Cain, in Norfolk, VA. Gerry talks about what it was like growing up with a chronic illness in an African American...

Purvi Jain and her mom Puja Agrawal talk about their family history.

In this interview, conduction in September 2020 in Burlingame, California, Purvi Jain (14) interviews her mom Puja Agrawal (45) about their family history. Puja talks about her childhood and expands on her safe neighborhood, school/friends, and expectations/dreams as a child....

storycorp assignment

in this interview, Chrishady Rene (son,19) discussed with Emmanuel Rene (father, 50) the social dilemmas that are happening. struggles such as gun violence and a lack of respect from teenagers were brought up. Emmanuel Rene also talked about his childhood...