Kim John Payne M. ED is a leading Steiner Waldorf and parent educator. He has served as the founding director of The Collaborative Counselling program at Antioch University. He served as the Co-Director of the Michael School of Bothmer Gymnastics/Spatial Dynamics, and has taught movement, games, sports and circus skills for over 20 years. His social inclusion approach for breaking down the patterns of bullying has been implemented in hundreds of schools. He consults with schools, runs training programmes around the world, appears on TV and in print, and is Co-Founder of Whole Child Sports. His books, Games Children Play, Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years, Simplicity Parenting, Soul of Discipline and Beyond Winning are bestsellers. A father of two, he lives with his family in Massachusetts.
Cory Waletzko teaches movement and games at the Upper Valley Waldorf School in Quechee, Vermont, where she teaches grades 1-8. She is a Bothmer Gymnastics instructor and a Spatial Dynamics® Institute graduate. She has worked for Kim John Paynes Centre for Social Sustainability, bringing the work of Social Inclusion to middle and high school students in both public and private schools. She mentors and collaborates with movement educators at multiple schools around the country. Before becoming a teacher, Cory was a professional dancer, actor, and musician in New York City. She is particularly interested in how rhythm, dance, and games can be used to bridge social and cultural divides, promoting individual expression, interpersonal communication and spiritual connection.