Sarah Baldwin
Sarah Baldwin was born in Chicago and was raised a bi-coastal child—growing up in both Los Angeles and New England. She studied theatre at Bard College and graduated from New York University with a degree in theatre. She worked as an actress in New York City for ten years.
Upon the birth of her first child in 1992, Sarah's life changed profoundly and irrevocably when she realized that children were meant to be her life's work. She taught music-and-movement classes for parents and toddlers; began a support and activity group for stay-at-home-mothers; and worked in mainstream preschool settings in Los Angeles before enrolling in the part-time teacher education program at the Waldorf Institute of Southern California in 1996. She completed Waldorf early childhood teacher training in 1999 at Sunbridge College in Spring Valley, NY., and received an M.S.Ed. in Waldorf early childhood education in 2004.
Sarah taught early childhood classes -- Parent/Child, Nursery and Kindergarten -- at the Ashwood Waldorf School in Rockport, ME www.ashwoodwaldorf.org over a period of ten years from 1999 to 2009. She currently serves a member of the Board of Trustees at Spindlewood Waldorf Kindergarten and LifeWays Center in Lincolnville, ME www.spindlewoodmaine.com.
Sarah recently became the new owner of Bella Luna Toys www.bellalunatoys.com, an online retail shop selling natural and wooden toys, inspired by Waldorf education. The company, founded in 2002, moved operations from California to Maine in September 2009. Sarah is excited to be sharing her expertise and years of experience as a Waldorf educator with families in this new way, and is looking forward to adding new features to the site to support parents of young children.
All the playthings offered at Bella Luna Toys www.bellalunatoys.com are designed to nourish a young child’s senses and ignite the imagination. The site offers a magical collection of playthings including wooden toys; play kitchens and playstands; Waldorf dolls; homeschool supplies; natural fiber craft supplies; non-toxic art materials; silk play cloths and dress-ups from Sarah's Silks; wooden toys by Haba; cooperative games; heirloom-quality wooden trucks and trains made in Maine; and more.
Sarah is the author of Nurturing Children and Families: One Model of a Waldorf Parent/Child Program. Read a sample chapter.
Copyright © 2004, 2005 Max Alexander and Sarah Baldwin
Upon the birth of her first child, Sarah's life changed profoundly and irrevocably when she realized that children were meant to be her life's work.