Art of Homeschooling Studio

Jean Miller

As the homeschooling mother of three grown children, Jean has loved sharing stories through the years – reading, telling, and dramatizing stories. Over almost 25 years of homeschooling, she’s savored the stories as the vehicle for teaching new content and all of the creative ways of combining stories with the lively arts. Plus of course time outdoors and circles of song and movement. Jean spends her time these days mentoring  parents at Art of Homeschooling.

Jean’s Workshops: 

• Language Arts & History for Grades 1-4 with Barbara
• Language Arts & History with the Book Hearth for Grades 5-8
• Practical Inner Work Practices
• Homeschooling High School

Barbara Dewey

Barbara of Waldorf Without Walls has consulted with homeschooling families throughout the world, written many guides and publications, and provided training workshops for Waldorf homeschoolers. She spends her spare time enjoying her unique solar home, and developing her farmland. Barbara, a Master Gardener, and her husband Quimby, a Forest Entomologist, lead workshops and field days on the environment and backyard food production. She is the mother of four, grandmother to six,  great grandmother to two. Barbara holds an M.S. in Waldorf education from the Waldorf Institute of Sunbridge College in Spring Valley, NY. She's been teaching in various settings since 1960. 

Barbara’s Workshops: 

• Kindergarten at Home
• Making Standing Puppets
• Making Silk Marionettes
• Handwork for Grades 5+
• Language Arts & History with Jean

Rebecca Christie

Rebecca has always had a passion for numbers, patterns, sequences, and art. A former Industrial Engineer turned homeschooling mom of four, she found the one course she never had the opportunity to take in school, “The Art of Math, the Math of Art," inside the Waldorf curriculum! She will integrate the lively arts into math and science and also give you lots of tips on combining lessons for multiple grade levels.  

Rebecca’s Workshops: 

• Math for Grades 1-4
• Science for Grades 1-4 with Joe
• How People Grow & Change, Science for Grades 5-8
• The Art of Math, the Math of Art for Grades 5-8 with Amber
• Conversations with Rebecca & Amber
• Morning Yoga

Amber Adams

As a Waldorf-inspired homeschooling mother of five children, Amber has loved the teaching and incorporation of art and handwork into every subject and lesson block, as well as teaching weekly Waldorf-inspired art lessons to neighborhood children. Besides homeschooling her five children (and graduating one!), Amber can be found at Dance Edge Studio where she manages a non-profit bringing the art of dance and music to underserved children.

Amber’s Workshops: 

• The Art of Math, the Math of Art for Grades 5-8 with Rebecca
• Handwork Projects 
• Crayon Drawing
• Watercolor Painting
• Conversations with Rebecca & Amber

Jodie Mesler

Jodie of Living Music is a multi-instrumentalist, a private music teacher of 25 years, and founder of livingmusic.net where she has created books and courses for Waldorf homeschool families. She has been on the Taproot team for 8 years, weaving music throughout many of the magical camp moments. 

Music has given Jodie many opportunities including being part of a blues rock band with her husband, director of a flute choir, a bass player/keyboardist for her church, a guitarist and singer in her family band, called Colorful Bones. Her newest music project is called Music Makers, which is an online community for families who love learning music in a gentle and easy way. 

 Jodie homeschooled her three children during their early years while continuing to live the Waldorf lifestyle even after her kids transitioned to public school. She and her husband, Brian, have been married for 27 years and are looking forward to a new season of their life now that their kids are all grown.

Jodie’s Workshops: 

• Waldorf Music 101
• Pentatonic Flute Woven with Storytelling
• Games with Children

Sarah Jean Etheridge

Sarah is a homeschooling mother of four with a degree in Elementary Education with Reading Endorsement. She has many years of teaching experience in early childhood, cooperative, and home education settings.  Sarah has been a Waldorf-inspired homeschooler for seventeen years. And she seeks inspiration from sustainable living, fresh air, homegrown food, creative work and play, so many books, and her  dear sweet pets.    

Sarah’s Workshops: 

• Skills Development Through the Grades
• Easy Peasy Perfect Beeswax Candles

Joe Maxwell

Joe is not just a Taproot presenter, he's a proud alumni! He's the father of four and has been homeschooling for close to 10 years. Joe loves sharing his passion of being a steward of  the Earth and its beauty through his workshops at the Wonder Homeschooling Center and the Deep Roots Homeschool Cooperative. Joe's favorite place is to be walking in the woods with a gang of inquisitive minds or wading in the tidal pool with the next generation of Jacques Couteaus! He is excited to join the talented crew at Taproot once again and embrace the teachings shared by all.

Joe’s Workshops: 

• Classroom in a Backpack
• Science for Grades 1-4 with Rebecca
• Inner Work Conversations
• Morning Nature Walks

Dominique Fruscella

Dominique has served children in many capacities for 23+ years - as nanny, home daycare & summer camp provider, volunteer abroad, MOM  😉, parenting blogger, and homeschooler to 2 boys (ages 11 + 13). She authored a book about surrender in parenting, and her core passions are play, relationships with children, spirituality, and comedy. Dominique is also on Jean’s Art of Homeschooling team, and loves supporting homeschoolers from behind the scenes. You can find Dominique creating comedy videos, growing vegetables, SNACKING, and striving to attend to soul, family, community, & Higher Power in her own best way!

Dominique’s Workshop & Service at Taproot: 

• Play, Humor, & Connection with Kids 
• Photo Fairy!🧚🏻‍♀️(She’ll be buzzing around taking pics for the weekend!)