1:1 consultation with Sophie · 60 minutes · US$120
The curriculum gives you the lessons. Sophie can look at your child.
Starpath plans each day for you. It can't know that your child reads well but won't pick up a pencil, or that grade 2 maths already feels too easy. In a 60-minute call, Sophie looks at where your child is now and helps you decide what to do next.
Start the questionnaireQuestions a curriculum can't answer for you
- Is this the right grade for my child?
- Should we keep going, or slow down and fill some gaps first?
- Maths is racing ahead and writing is behind. What do I do with that?
- How do I make Waldorf work for this child, without recreating a classroom at home?
- Do we need anything alongside Starpath?
You bring your child and what you're noticing at home. Sophie brings years of class teaching and of helping families homeschool, and together you work out what to do next.
What you can bring to the call
Every call is different. Here are some of the things you might bring.
Finding the right starting point
Where your child fits in the Starpath curriculum, which skills are already secure, where the gaps are, and what to do first.
A child who doesn’t fit one grade
Working at different levels in different subjects, needing more challenge in one place and more time in another.
Maths and literacy
Which areas need more practice, and practical ways to build reading, spelling, writing and number skills alongside the main lesson.
Individual learning needs
Adapting lessons, pacing and expectations for a child who learns differently.
Understanding and adapting Waldorf
The thinking behind Waldorf education, so you can decide what to keep, what to change and what fits your home.
The wider Waldorf curriculum
Painting, handwork, form drawing, rhythm, the festival year and the other work that sits around the main lesson.
Your question doesn't have to fit any of these. If something isn't working and you can't see why, bring that.
Who you'll be talking to
Sophie started at a Steiner playgroup when she was three and stayed in Waldorf education to the end of high school. She trained as a teacher and as a Waldorf teacher, taught in a range of settings around the world, then came home to New Zealand to be a class teacher in a Waldorf school.
Alongside her class teaching she began helping homeschooling families around the world build their own Waldorf curricula. She wrote the Starpath curriculum.
So on a call she can tell you what she'd suggest and why: which parts of the Waldorf approach matter most for your child, and what can change to suit one parent teaching at the kitchen table.
How it works
Tell Sophie what’s going on
Fill in the short questionnaire below about your child and what you’d like help with. It takes about five minutes.
Choose a time
You’ll go straight on to the booking page to pick a time and pay (US$120).
Meet on a video call
60 minutes with Sophie, who has already read your answers. You talk through your child, and she helps you weigh up the options.
Leave knowing what to do next
You come away with your priorities and the next steps for your homeschool.
A note on learning needs
Sophie is glad to help you think through how lessons, pacing and expectations can be adapted for your child. The consultations are educational. They aren't a diagnosis or therapy, and they don't replace an assessment from a qualified specialist when your child needs one.
Questions families ask
Tell Sophie about your child
A few questions so Sophie can prepare before you meet. About five minutes. Then you'll choose a time.