For over 50 years I have been involved with Anthroposophically inspired education: in Camphill Communities, class teaching, teaching puppetry to middle school students, substituting, and administration in Waldorf Schools, and finally as an after school Education Support Teacher, specializing in reflex and sensory integration for individual students and parents. In every one of those situations, I have experienced the magical helpfulness of bringing in puppetry, but for this article, I will focus on how puppets can be helpful in the oh-so-tender therapeutic situation. After many years of class teaching,
I realized that I certainly needed something new in my “bag of tricks” and I was so fortunate to be able to take a wonderful puppetry training with Suzanne Down.
Over the ensuing years, I have been expanding that to learn from many others through the World Association of Puppetry and Storytelling Arts www.puppetryandstorytelling.org in-person conferences and online trainings.
I realized that I certainly needed something new in my “bag of tricks” and I was so fortunate to be able to take a wonderful puppetry training with Suzanne Down.
Over the ensuing years, I have been expanding that to learn from many others through the World Association of Puppetry and Storytelling Arts www.puppetryandstorytelling.org in-person conferences and online trainings.