Madison Becigneul-Koonter, left, laughs with Anika Hunter as they knit at Waldorf School. (Brandy Baker/The Detroit News)
Waldorf education has developed, over almost a century, techniques that support the healthy growth and development of the whole human being. It is recognized that the consistent and multi-leveled integration of various arts and crafts helps children not only with arts and crafts, but also with spelling, language, math, reasoning, and other fundamental skills.
Read an excellent short article in the Detroit News describing how this takes place in the Detroit Waldorf School.
[...] about what makes Waldorf educational methods unique, they often point out the role of aesthetics: the integral usage of art, music, crafts, and beauty as teaching tools. Parents, particularly parents of children who go to Waldorf high schools, [...]