For your inspiration…
Sage Hamilton and Meagan Chandler have shared their thoughts on the process of doing theater with children and adults to inspire you on your journey with these plays.
We are delighted to share the fruit of many years of weaving high teaching medicine stories from around the world within Waldorf-inspired education, community theatre, and ceremony. These plays grew from our work in a homeschooling community, where children, families, and teachers came together to embody story, song, and craft.
More than performances, these journeys became living teachings—deepening cultural appreciation, strengthening community bonds, connecting us with the natural world, and offering resilience for the challenges of our time.
We now offer these plays for teachers, homeschoolers, and community groups to bring to life in their own circles.
May you find here not just scripts, but seeds of inspiration for cultivating meaning, belonging, and beauty in your community.
What is High Teaching? - Sage Hamilton
High Teachings evolved when people started asking about the deeper meanings in the stories I work with – hidden wisdom that is there for each of us as we try to sort through how to live purposefully and express our deepest gifts here on planet Earth.
These archetypal characters have never lived upon the earth but are living every day within each of us. If we take the time to look within we can find: the magician, the high priestess, the wicked witch, the orphan, the frightened mouse, the part of ourselves that has firm resolve but is always seduced along the riverside into a deep forgetful sleep, etc.
Over the years I have offered high teachings using story, myth, and legend as an opportunity for adults to know themselves better. For this is what the archetype represents: humans in their vast range of expressive possibilities from most noble to evil incarnate.
Sage Hamilton on High Teaching Stories for Children and Adolescents
Excerpts from Sage Hamilton's presentation on Childhood for Melissa Michael's workshop Life Cycles in summer of 2013.
Sage speaks on the use of high teaching and pedagogical stories for children and adolescence in education and healthy development.
Video courtesy of Golden Bridge.