Early childhood
A changing childhood or changing children?
Children change along with the society in which they grow up. This becomes very apparent when you compare the children of today with the children of previous generations. But what do these changes consist of? Elke Rüpke from the Waldorf preschool teacher training seminar in Stuttgart summarises the observations of teachers at various Waldorf Schools. [more]
Living Teachers
Mr. Flo and the football
Ex-Waldorf pupil Florian Zech has founded a non-profit social enterprise in South Africa. [more]
Living lessons
What does mathematics have to do with chickens?
The biodynamic farm Gärtnerhof Callenberg in Coburg has recently undergone expansion, giving it more space for chickens. After the first batch of eggs hatched, and while the chicks wait to find a comfortable home, the class 5 at the Coburg Rudolf Steiner School took on the responsibility of planning a coop for them. [more]
Living lessons
Repair, don’t throw away
Pupils at the Schwabing Rudolf Steiner School in Munich are learning how to repair things – with support from volunteer instructors – as well as the principles of sustainable management. [more]
Living lessons
Profit or the common good?
Economics lessons critical of the system in class 12 at the Waldorf school in Prien. [more]
Early childhood
What children wish for
Christmas is coming. Every year parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and godparents look for suitable presents. The toy industry is booming. Children are snowed under with toys and even if the pleasure is great at the beginning, many of them will soon lie abandoned – year after year – because only few toys are suitable for playing with. [more]
Living lessons
The spirit of Christmas
Why A Christmas Carol in class 8? Not only can the pupils identify with the transformation of the misanthrope Scrooge from Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol into a philanthropist but they can also learn skills which will serve them well into the future. [more]
Living lessons
Who’s the real newcomer? Experiences with a class of lateral entrants
Those periods when the invisible points which determine the path of our life are reset to indicate a new direction for a person are similar to musical improvisation. The apparent chance encounter or experience often appears, looking back, to follow the inner logic of a person’s destiny. [more]
Living Teachers
Making anthroposophy and Waldorf education academically accessible
Interview with Jost Schieren, professor of Waldorf education at Alanus University in Alfter/Bonn. [more]
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