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Five Questions with Our Co-Founder
This issue features a short conversation with Shepha Schneirsohn Vainstein MA LMFT, co-founder and president of reGeneration Education, exploring the organization’s vision to protect the spirit of childhood and support children whose learning has been impacted by toxic stress.
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Education for a World in Crisis: The Call for Minimum Standards for the Waldorf Movement
At Dornach, Switzerland, a panel discussion for Das Gortheanum TV on emergency education and learning in times of crisis. Pictured left to right: Fiona Bay, head of emergency education at Friends of Rudolf Steiner; Stefanie Alon, Waldorf early childhood teacher trainer in Israel; Moderator Franka Henn; Barbara Schiller from START; Beatrice Rutishauser Ramm, who developed…
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10 Ways Your Generosity Made an Impact This Year!
Dear Friends, As the holiday season approaches, we reflect on a year of challenges and triumphs in the Holy Land. Thanks to your unwavering support, reGeneration has been able to bring healing and hope to children, educators, and families across the Holy Land. Together, we’ve built resilience, fostered peace, and inspired meaningful change. Your generosity…
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2024 Essence of Learning Holy Land Teacher Training Results
We are thrilled to announce the results of our 2024 trauma-informed teacher training in the Holy Land!
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Five Key Points About Childhood Toxic Stress in the Holy Land
By Shepha Schneirsohn Vainstein, MA LMFT, reGeneration Education President The Toxic Stress framework is the international gold standard for measuring the impact of negative childhood experiences on later-life health and well-being. But understanding Toxic Stress can be overwhelming. In this blog, I have distilled the five key points about Toxic Stress and its causes.
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How Do We Educate Children Traumatized by War?
“Our everyday life is as it is. This is normal for us,” a second-grade student told me in Damascus, Syria. In my work with traumatized children, I have witnessed many different versions of “normality.” Some students left their homes with their parents to create a new home elsewhere. Others have experienced their fathers leaving the…
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Why Trauma-Affected Children Fail in Traditional Schools
“He seems lazy. He can’t motivate himself to do his work or remember anything.” “She has angry outbursts in class and screams at teachers and students.” “She always seems to have a stomach ache.” Trauma and toxic stress exposure can wreak havoc in the classroom.
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Why We Believe Bilingual Kindergarten is a Path to Peace in Israel
We are Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel whose children learn together in a bilingual kindergarten in Israel. For over a year, we have been working hard to establish a warm and cohesive environment for young parents that seek to give their children an alternative and multicultural education. Where we live in Israel, this shared…
