Gnomes and Giants, Pixies and Elves- Delightful Developmental Movement and Music!

Young children love to play and move, especially in nature.  We’ll share games from Gnomes and Giants, Pixies and Elves, offering a joyful rich movement, speech, and singing experience for you and your children. After spending her life observing nature, Wilma Ellersiek created special movement and hand gesture games for children that celebrate the elemental beings they feel so connected to.  With movement being the child’s first language, these little plays provide a strong foundation for life-long learning through a rich sensory experience.

Lynn St Pierre and Somer Serpe invite you to come and learn some of these magical games that are so beloved by the children.

Please remember which email address you use to sign up with, as a Zoom link will be sent to you the day of the event. Please do not opt out of receiving emails from us, so that we can send you the Zoom link.

Lynn St. Pierre joyfully presents developmental movement and music in the form of loving touch, hand gesture and large movement plays, singing in the mood of the fifth, and Spacial Dynamics® internationally at Waldorf teacher training centers, conferences, and schools.  As a certified trainer in the developmental movement and music created by Wilma Ellersiek, and a certified Spacial Dynamics® Teacher Trainer, she enjoys mentoring and bringing these potent tools to teachers and parents in these challenging times.  Lynn has offered Waldorf classes for toddlers, nursery, and kindergarten children.

Somer Serpe trained as an artist and teacher, earning her BFA degree at Parsons School of Design and her Masters in Waldorf Early Childhood Education at Sunbridge College. After teaching nursery and kindergarten at the Berkshire Waldorf School for 15 years, Somer founded and led a parent and child program for families with children from birth to 4. Somer was a WECAN Northeast Regional Representative for 7 years and is the new EC Program Director for Sound Circle Center for Arts and Anthroposophy. She also serves as a mentor for teachers and schools and as an inspirational coach for parents. Somer enjoys gardening, puppetry,  singing, purposeful work, and creating healing nature stories for children and parents. She is honored to have been able to help translate and edit Wilma Ellersiek’s book Gnomes and Giants, Pixies and Elves with Lynn St. Pierre.

This is a live event that will take place on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 3:30 pm HT, 5:30 pm PT, 6:30 pm MT, 7:30 pm CT, 8:30 pm ET. All who register will receive access to the recording of the event.

The registration fee is $10 USD, and you can register online through the ​​WECAN bookstore. We want everyone to be able to participate in this evening. If you require financial support, please contact Heather Church at hchurch@waldorfearlychildhood.org.