Gateways – Fall/Winter 2006 – Issue 51

Table of Contents:

• Letter from the Editor by Stephen Spitalny

Letters to the Editor

• A Whitsun Letter by Susan Weber
• Clean-up Time and Gnomes by Nancy Foster

Research

• The Essentials of Waldorf Early Childhood Education by Susan Howard
• The Healing Power of Play by Joan Almon
• The Name of “John” and the Fairy Tales by Stephen Spitalny

Reports

• Observing the Young Child by Andrea Gambardella
• In Search of Nursery by Margaret Ris
• An Update on the Alliance for Childhood by Joan Almon

International Work

• Sharing Impressions of England by Nancy Blanning
• Nuestro Hogar: A Sheltering Environment by Joyce Gallardo
• A Report from Kolisko, Mexico by Andrea Gambardella

Book Reviews

• The First Seven Years: The Physiology of Childhood by Edmond Schoorel

Calendar of Events