Wholistic Learning Resources

My son took classes for four years at the Grande. It was some of the best school experiences we had. The connection between kids and teachers was real, I made friends with like minded parents and have come to look forward to getting up in the morning to go back to school.

One of the main reasons we homeschool is due to my son’s extreme separation anxiety, and we wondered how he would do being in a school– like setting for Monday classes. He did have some trepidation at first, but came home the first day full of smiles and stories about his different classes and lunch recess. He seemed to feel very safe, and by the end of the semester, was crying because it was over.
The setting is so dear, like a one-​room school house out of the past, and the class sizes are small. The teachers are all so warm and patient, and I felt, really «held» the class in a loving way.
As a Waldorf homeschooling parent, I really want to be able to offer my children the speciality classes they would get at school, but am no expert at wet on wet water coloring or knitting, etc. WLR offers these specialities, and allows children to proceed at a gentle, individual pace, something most homeschooling parents appreciate. We will definitely be attending again this year and are signing up our youngest daughter this year as well!

Had a terribly mixed experience here. I so very much wanted to enjoy this business and support it, but they did much to make it an unpleasant experience.
I enrolled two of my kids in a total of 10 different classes. And here is some points of our experience.
1) Class titles and description don’t match actual class.
Handicrafts is knitting only. Nature Notebooking doesn’t go outside. Woodworking is widdling.
2) I expected a dynamic up-​and-​out of your chair experience. Most class are «be quiet and listen.» Not much discovery.
3) Teaching staff is mixed. Many of the people who teach are good at his/​her craft but do not have skill to work with kids — I’m shocked to see the owners response below say most have a teaching credential. I saw teachers flustered so much they were shaking and others yell to make most points. There is no ‘class management’ kind of skills.
4) Some projects not doable in time allotted. Not one student finished the woodworking project. Most didn’t even get halfway through. Same with the blacksmithing project.
We attended with other friends and now joke about our experiences, it was so bad.
The expectation here is that kids are quiet and can sit quietly for an hour or more doing quiet work even when building or creating.
Enthusiasm is not cherished or encouraged.
Careful to clarify class content, descriptions are inaccurate.