Classes for the whole family—
yoga, music, meditation and more!
Our Children's Village classes are open to everyone, not just families with children attending Pine HIll. Teachers from the local community are coming to our campus this fall to share their expertise in many areas. We would love to share these offerings with interested students in our local community. All classes take place at Pine Hill Waldorf School in Wilton. To register for classes, contact Sarah at 654-6003, ext. 308 or sarah@pinehill.org. Class dates and times are subject to change. Call Deana Darby with questions about the programs at 654-6003, ext. 309.
Children’s Garden
Schedule Current Session started the week of March 5; new ones will begin in the fall
Tuesday 8:15 - 10:15 am
Wednesdays from 10 am to 12 pm
The Children’s Garden is a parent/child class open to children from birth to five years of age. Each session is led by a seasoned Waldorf teacher. Together we explore the world of the young child in a beautiful home-like setting. Enabling you to connect with other parents, grow in confidence as you learn effective, compassionate parenting skills to last a lifetime. Click here to go to the Children's Garden page for details.
Classes are taught by Pine Hill teachers who bring years of experience with young children and child development. For children from birth to 3 years.
Fees $180 for 12 week spring session Registration required-- contact Sarah Lind at sarah@pinehill.org
Walk and Talk with Midwife Sarah Bay
Schedule Tuesdays starting March 6
from 10:15-11:30 am
Come join us for a mother and child walking group with Sarah Bay, Certified Nurse Midwife and mother of two little ones. Social time is so important in the early years of parenting, as is getting out for fresh air and exercise. Please join other local mothers with your stroller or carrying pack for some social time at the new Children's Village and venture out for walk up on the hill (when weather permits). This is an opportunity to share and learn from other mothers while getting in a weekly walk.
Physical wellness is a huge part of what Sarah Bay teaches within her midwifery practice; with this group she will take you along the paths and roads with her youngest daughter in tow and be available to talk about women's health related issues.
All levels of walkers welcome, we will set the pace and distance based on who attends.
This activity is free of charge. Please feel free to drop in! The group will meet in front of the Chidren's Village-- the new building on the Pine Hill Waldorf School campus, the first right off the driveway. Parking is available next to the building.
No registration required. Contact Sarah Bay with questions at 801-9485 or sarahbay@ymail.com.
Cooking Together Class
Schedule Thursdays starting March 7
9:30 am -12:30 pm
Come and join our "Cooking Together Class" with Lee Manneberg! Bring your young children, learn some new recipes,and enjoy conversation with other parents over tea. This class is open to parents and their young children.
Bring your own ingredients and leave with dinner! Or you can just join us for a morning of fun and conversation.
Every class will have a Gluten Free+ vegan option.
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March 21 - Lentil's soup + grandma's cheese buns + Spinach, goat cheese and walnut salad.
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March 28 - Sushi + Spicy avocado and crab salad
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April 4 - Stuffed cabbage/peppers/zucchini + Cucumber salad
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April 11 - Asparagus and Zucchini Risotto + broccoli soup + Corn bread
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Classes continue through the end of school with delectable dishes!
Lee Manneberg is a trained Early Childhood Waldorf teacher with her BA in Special Education. She brings with her over ten years of educational experience working as a counselor, a mentor, an early childhood teacher and as a parent-child group leader. Her professional experience combined with her endeavors as a mother of four resulted in her passion to work and support families in their life journey and parenthood.
Fees $10 a class + optional bring your own ingredients. Please register by contacting Lee Manneberg at 557-7046 or leeamnon@hotmail.com.
The Musical Child
Schedule Thursdays starting March 7
8:15 - 9:00 am
The Musical Child is a music and movement program for children ages 0 to 5 years old and their parents or caregivers. Sing, dance, play rhythm instruments, and learn nursery rhymes and rhythm chants, in a developmentally-appropriate setting! The focus is on providing children with a fun, musically-rich environment in which they are free to explore the elements of music in their own way.
As a Music Together® teacher and center director, Nancy developed a center in Massachussets providing family music and movement classes to over 200 families. As a master teacher, she now travels through the U.S. and Canada to train teachers on behalf of Music Together®. She studied music education and piano performance at Westminster Choir College, and completed a M.Ed. with Waldorf certification from Antioch University New England.
Fees $13 per class for the first child, $7 for siblings. Infants 9 months or younger are free with a paying sibling. Minimum of 6 children needed for class to occur. Adults welcome at no extra charge.Registration required-- contact sarah@pinehill.org
Exploring Your Inner Journey Through Birth and Parenting Stories
Schedule This class concluded, but may take place again in the fall
Learn the basics of sharing your story with purpose and meaning and helping others to share theirs!
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Discover the ancient tool, The Labyrinth, and how it can help you gain insight on your own journey.
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Experience how using solution-focused mindset questions and reflections can help you find your own parenting answers.
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Begin to find your own deepest question and how it can help shape the way you parent and live
Farrah Deselle, RN, BSN, CLC is a Birthing From Within Mentor and Maternal Child Health Nurse. Farrah offers
guidance to allow parents to find their own answers, greatest potential, and their own healing so they can be the parents they want to be. Farrah provides her services and childbirth preparation classes through her own business, A Mother's Journey. She lives in Amherst, NH with her family and works as a nurse home visitor for Child and Family Services. Learn more about how A Mother's Journey can help your family at www.amothersjourneynh.com.
Fees $12 per person $20 per Couple. Contact Farrah to register or with questions at info@amothersjourneynh.com or at (603) 540-2734.
Birthing from Within
Schedule took place Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Birthing From Within childbirth classes are informative and inspiring: preparing your body, mind, and spirit for the journey ahead.
Farrah Deselle, RN, BSN, CLC is a Birthing From Within Mentor and Maternal Child Health Nurse. Read her bio above.
Fees $150 per couple. Contact Farrah to register or with questions at info@amothersjourneynh.com or at (603) 540-2734.
Journey of The Mother Series:
Journey of The Mother Series: Mothers and Infant Group
Schedule Thursdays, June 6 through 27, 11 am to 1 pm
A time to explore your mothering experience with depth, compassion and support of community:
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Who AM I Now?
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The Birth of the Mother Birth Story Reflection - personal meaning and metaphor in your birth story,
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New Relationships - exploring and honoring the changes that come with motherhood
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Balancing the self, Balancing the soul - children & family, home & work, love & intimacy .
Farrah Deselle, RN, BSN, CLC is a Birthing From Within Mentor and Maternal Child Health Nurse. Read her bio above.
Fees $60 for the session. Contact Farrah to register or with questions at info@amothersjourneynh.com or at (603) 540-2734.
The Musical Child
The Musical Child is a music and movement program for children ages birth to 5 years and their parents or caregivers. In the 45-minute class, we sing, dance, play rhythm instruments, play with rhythmic nursery rhymes and rhythm chants, in a developmentally-appropriate setting. The focus is on providing children with a fun, musically-rich environment in which they are free to explore the elements of music in their own way, according to their own developmental time-table.
Nancy has been passionately involved with the field of early childhood music education since 1997. As a Music Together® teacher and center director, she developed a center in Massachusetts, became a master teacher, and Music Together sends her around the U.S. and Canada to train teachers. She studied music education and piano performance at Westminster Choir College, and recently received her M.Ed. from Antioch University New England, completing the Waldorf teacher training program. Nancy plays the piano, flute and guitar.
Schedule Thursdays during the spring semester from 8:15 - 9:00 am weekly
Fees $13/class for the first child, $7 for second child. Infants 9 months or younger are free with paying sibling. Minimum number of children is 6, maximum is 12. Extra adults (grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) are always welcome to drop in at no charge. To register, contact sarah@pinehill.org or Nancy at wight@newview.org.
Compassionate Parenting
Struggling with your toddler? Wondering how you will ever make it through the teen years? Imagining that there must be ways other than yelling, taking away privileges, or doing it yourself to get your child’s coat hung up? Do you just long for peace in your household? Would you like to talk with your partner about what is really alive for you and not only about the problems? Join Sherry for this 6 week course to gain skills and vocabulary to support you in bringing harmony, ease and joy into your lives.
Sherry Jennings has been involved with Pine Hill since before it opened its doors and has taught at Pine Hill for over 30 years in the Early Childhood Department. For the last six years, Sherry has been offering courses on Compassionate Communication/Compassionate Parenting to parents, staff and community members. As well as teaching courses Sherry offers Conversation Facilitation, Mediation, and Parenting Support.
Schedule: These classes take place once a week in series throughout the year. Contact Sherry Jennings at sjennings@pinehill.org to inquire about current or future sessions.
Fees: $80. Registration required.
Kundalini Yoga
Please join us for Kundalini yoga classes, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, that focus on the 4th Chakra, the heart center. Come open your heart with breathwork, movement, meditation, and relaxation as we move into the season of lights!
Amy Kleine/Jagdeesh Kaur has been practicing yoga for 20 years and is a certified level 1 Kundalini Yoga teacher. She loves to share the joy of movement through yoga, dance, music, and the great outdoors.
Schedule: Wednesdays during the spring semester 7:00-8:30 pm
Fees $12/class or $40 for the series of 4 classes. Drop-ins welcome. Registration required.
