handwork

Knitting changes the way children think and see. It improves fine motor skill as well as gross motor skill. Knitting is calming. Long term goals in today's slap-dash world is a game changer.

Children learn to listen to instruction, implement instruction and clearly see a pattern. When children learn to knit beautifully, and they all do, they are able to experience beauty. Creating, designing and thinking are all tasks that will serve children long after elementary school. The added bonus; they love the work!

handwork teachers

Jennifer Samuelson

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Jennifer Samuelson has been a knitting and crocheting for over 25 years, she is a book artist and letterpress printer and holds an MFA in theatre. She came to Waldorf education over 15 years ago when her oldest daughter began attending a Waldorf school in Houston, Texas.

Bio

After many years as a Waldorf homeschooler, Jennifer moved from Texas to Utah with her family and began volunteering and working at Wasatch. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and five children, reading, crafting and taking long naps!

⇦ Back to Specialty Classes

Making nourishing food is an act of love and a way to let your child know that they truly matter. Reading to your child each evening at bedtime makes a difference. Simplify, simplify, simplify. Stuff doesn't matter, time does.

—Caroline Hopewell, Handwork Teacher