The Alder Tree

The Secret Kindergarten Radio Show for Young Children Ep. 61“Enlightenment should not be regarded as an extraordinary attainment. We can all be better, wiser, and more useful if we firmly resolve to attain mental and emotional maturity.”- Manly P. HallIf you treat young children like they are mentally and emotionally mature, they will become wise, useful and be the best they can be.In this episode we highlight this reverence with: a Grimm’s fairy tail about a wise boy; the numerological significance of the number 3; the wisdom of the alder tree.Trees are wise, they have that vibe, don’t you think? We share an activity idea that families can do wherever they find a big tree and a seedling. Steiner spoke of the importance of the engagement with families and nature to ferment the spiritual aspect of life. This “eco-spirituality” can be tapped into by getting out in nature and playing with the kids.The Secret Kindergarten Radio Show for Young Children is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/.https://thesecretkindergarten.com/MUSIC by Nancy Stewart of https://nancymusic.com/Oats Peas Beans and Barley GrowThe Flower SongPlant a Little SeedAUDIO STORIESSmith, C. E. “The Alder”. Trees Shown to The Children. Read by Rita Boutros for librivox.org https://librivox.org/trees-shown-to-the-children-by-c-e-smith/BOOKSHall, M. P. (1997). Daily Words of Wisdom: A Calendar of Inspiring Thoughts. Philosophical Research Society.Zipes, J. (2007). “The Little Shepherd Boy”. Vintage Grim: The Complete Fairy Tales. Vintage Classics.https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Fairy-Tales-Grimm/dp/0099511444Corbett, Pie & Morgan, Gaby. (2012). “Follow Me”. A First Poetry Book. Macmillan Children’s Books.https://www.amazon.com/First-Poetry-Book-MacMillan/dp/0330543741The Docents of The Children’s Nature Institute. (1992). Trails, Tails & Tidepools in Pails. The Children’s Nature Institute.https://archive.org/details/trailstailstidep0000doceBED TRACKS AND OTHER AUDIOChill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productionshttps://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/“I’ll Fly Away” by Holizna4KidsMusicFrom freemusicarchive.orgAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holizna4kidsmusic/mr-sloth-is-sleepy/ill-fly-away/“Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/“Inspiring Ambient” by Liborio Contihttps://www.no-copyright-music.com/https://www.youtube.com/LiborioConti“Jungle Stream” by Kirk OsamayoFrom freemusicarchive.orgAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/season-4-green/jungle-stream/https://www.kirkosamayo.com/“Children’s Theme” by Denys KyshchukFrom freemusicarchive.orgAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International(CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)Music by Denys Kyshchuk: https://www.audiocoffee.net/The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/.https://thesecretkindergarten.com/For any questions or comments: [email protected] my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.