Nancy Foster – författare

Music is a vital part of the healthy development of young children and yet many teachers can struggle with this key area.This book collects together different perspectives on the theme of music in the mood of the fifth (that is, using a pentatonic scale of five notes), to help teachers, parents and carers understand and work with music at kindergarten level.The book includes classic articles by Jennifer Aulie, Wilma Ellersiek and Rita Jacobs, along with new contributions by Michael Deason-Barrow, Jana Hawley, Renate Long-Breipohl, Sally Schweizer, Estelle Bryer, Eleanor Winship, Jill Taplin and many others.A key resource book for Steiner-Waldorf teachers.

An updated and revised omnibus edition, this insightful book comprises two formerly separate works: Mentoring in Waldorf Early Childhood Education edited by Nancy Foster and Professional Review in Waldorf Early Childhood Education edited by Holly Koteen-Soulé. Together they offer Steiner-Waldorf teachers wisdom and practical guidance on the processes of mentoring and professional review.Part I: Mentoring in Waldorf Early Childhood Education covers a range of helpful topics for teachers in their role as a mentor, including the role of advice in mentoring, accountability and the art of fruitful conversation.Part II: Professional Review and Evaluation in Waldorf Early Childhood Education is full of time-tested advice and encouragement for schools wishing to implement or strengthen their professional evaluation process. Chapters cover the question of why to conduct a review, as well as obstacles and hindrances. This practical book also includes checklists and forms for the mentor and evaluator in an appendix of helpful resources.

How far would you go to find where you belong? A shapeshifting alien changeling raised by humans. The "e;wicked"e; child selected as the village sacrifice. People trapped in rigid belief systems, oppressive regimes, well-intentioned families, complicated relationships, and their very own bodies. Is it better to succumb and survive, or escape by staking everything on a slender hope?What triumphs in the end, love or vengeance?And if all that remains is ashes, is it still worth it? Grapple with these questions by diving into twelve new science fiction and fantasy stories. Together is a Distant Star is a collaborative anthology that encompasses authors hailing from Europe to Australia, South Africa to South America, and celebrates a kaleidoscope of perspectives—female, nonbinary, BIPOC, queer, and more. Featuring stories from: A.J. Calvin, C.B. Lansdell, Nancy Foster, Andrea Marie Johnson, Natalie Kelda, V. Carvajal Leiva, Karen Lykkebo, Erika McCorkle, Branwen OShea, Alyse Steves, Delilah Waan, and Isabelle Wagner.