Gateways – Fall/Winter 2005 – Issue 49

Table of Contents:

• Letter from the Editor by Stephen Spitalny
• Early Childhood Teaching and the Etheric by Cynthia Aldinger

Research

• On Learning Difficulties in the Early Years by Ewout Van-Manen
• Therapeutic Puppetry by Suzanne Down

Transitions

• The Beginnings of our Waldorf Early Childhood Movement by Susan Howard
• An Interview with Margaret Meyerkort by Janni Nicol
• Birthday Homage for Margaret Meyerkort
• Remembering Joyce Schild by Kim Hunter, Susanne Schonthaler and Marjorie Thatcher

Practical Aspects

• Building Community through the Advent Garden by Joyce Gallardo
• The Day Dusty Gnome Took a Nap

Storms, Floods and Devastation

• The Flood at Sophia’s Hearth by Joyce Gallardo
• Lessons from a Hurricane by Heidi Anne Porter
• A Report from the Hill School

Book Reviews

• In a Nutshell by Nancy Foster
• Eurythmy for the Young Child by Estelle Bryer