The Revelation of Formative Forces in the Young Child’s Drawings

Online Course with Laurie Clark

November 5 & 19, 2025

5:30pm-7pm Pacific Time

Cost: $85

An understanding and deep appreciation for the formative forces at work in the incarnation processes of the young child is of tremendous importance to the work of Waldorf teaching. It is one of the foundation stones of Waldorf education upon which the curriculum and classroom activities are built.

For over four decades, Laurie Clark has been observing children's drawings and gathering insights into the inner processes they reveal. She will share from her vast collection of drawings and video clips to unfold, step by step, the deep inner experiences that the child is having as they work to find their way into their bodies and onto the Earth.

Laurie's work builds upon the research of Michaela Strauss, Audrey McAllen, and others. This is vital work that enables us to understand the archetypal journey of the child, observe the challenges that children today are working with, and find ways to provide much needed support. It lays the groundwork to understand the developmental processes that continue throughout childhood.

The course is open to everyone interested in the theme.

Laurie Clark has had the privilege of being a Waldorf early educator since 1978. She incorporates her therapeutic training into all aspects of the classroom. The deep question of how to meet the child of today and explore their needs in practical applications lies at the heart of her work. Laurie has been studying and collecting the drawings of children for the last four decades and is in continual research through observation and constant engagement with the young child. She also mentors teachers and is a teacher trainer and frequent conference presenter. She has co-authored two books with Nancy Blanning on therapeutic movement for young children. Currently, Laurie is joyously working with her daughter, Clair, who is a Waldorf teacher as well, offering a program called Songbirds, an outdoor home program for two- to four-year-olds.

For more information, please contact:

tiffany@bacwtt.org | (415) 479-4400 | www.bacwtt.org