Welcome to Casa Muaná,
Curious about our name?
It is pronounced "moo-ah-NAH", and it means "friend, in union" in Tupi-Guarani, one of the indigenous languages from Brazil, my birth country.
This word is very dear to me, as it was also the name of the street where I was born and spent my first years of life. It holds so many happy memories!
"Casa" means home in Portuguese, my first language.
So "Casa Muaná" is a "home of friends in union".
Ran from my family home, Casa Muaná is a Waldorf inspired out of school care, offering pick up from the WISE Charter School, where my own children attend.
I offer a family feel home rhythm, inspired by waldorf values for childhood, just like I do with my own children.
I value free play and time spent outside, and think these are essential for a healthy development. Our program is child led, and I try to let the kids feel like if they were home. I weave our rhythm naturally into the children's movements.
Curious about our name?
It is pronounced "moo-ah-NAH", and it means "friend, in union" in Tupi-Guarani, one of the indigenous languages from Brazil, my birth country.
This word is very dear to me, as it was also the name of the street where I was born and spent my first years of life. It holds so many happy memories!
"Casa" means home in Portuguese, my first language.
So "Casa Muaná" is a "home of friends in union".
Ran from my family home, Casa Muaná is a Waldorf inspired out of school care, offering pick up from the WISE Charter School, where my own children attend.
I offer a family feel home rhythm, inspired by waldorf values for childhood, just like I do with my own children.
I value free play and time spent outside, and think these are essential for a healthy development. Our program is child led, and I try to let the kids feel like if they were home. I weave our rhythm naturally into the children's movements.
About me, "Ms Thalita"
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I am originally from Brazil and moved to Canada with my family in October 2017. We lived in Vancouver BC for 5y before moving to Edmonton in the summer of 2022.
I attended the UFRJ University in Rio pursuing a major in fine arts, but my goal was to build a career an illustrator. I have since worked from home illustrating children's books, designing backgrounds and characters for animation, creating logos for small companies and customs portraits by hire. I still work as a children's book illustrator and you can see more of my work and my books here: www.thalitadol.com I grew up helping my grandmother at her work, she was the director of a full day school for children facing poverty in Rio, Brazil. I think that was where my passion for teaching was born. I also taught Sunday School throughout my teenage years and most of my adult life. After having my first child I fell in love with pregnancy and birth, so got my certification to work as a Doula, a work I did pro-bono in Brazil to help women pursuing a respectful birth but unable to pay for help. I fell in love with Waldorf Education before my first born came along and since then started incorporating various aspects of the Waldorf Philosophy into our home. We homeschooled for a few years on and off, and finally moved to Edmonton with the intention to have our children attend the WISE and experience a full Waldorf community, which led me to think it was the perfect setting for me to finally pursue the dream of having a home-based children's program. I love children, animals, plants and everything in this Earth that lives and grows! |