Young writers, The art of teaching

You are never too small to make a difference
“You are never too small to make a difference,” said the 15-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg in her speech “Climate justice now” at the climate conference in Poland. She was making the point that none of us are too small to change something. [more]
Young writers, Pure Garments

We are not robots
What makes autistic people different and why a little understanding could help a lot. [more]
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Revolution on the Mediterranean
My voluntary service with Culture Minister Françoise Nyssen in Arles. [more]
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“I never fell in love with a chimpanzee”
Anna Luna Scheibe in conversation with the primatologist Jane Goodall. [more]
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The dark corner
I know they haven’t done me any harm. I know it’s not their fault. I know they’re not any different to us. I know that people who think like that are racists. And yet my heart always beats a little bit faster as I hurry past giving the “dark corner” a wide berth. [more]
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What connects us? Waldorf pupils from all over the world meet at the Goetheanum
From 12 to 16 April the international Waldorf students’ conference at the Goetheanum asked: “What connects us?” [more]
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Come to help
Mpho Sengane grew up in a South African children’s home and kept running away to beg on the streets. Today he works as a volunteer in a Waldorf day care centre in Karlsruhe. [more]
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Change your ways! An appeal to the Waldorf school
“This is necessary to prepare you for later life!” – how often have I heard this argument at the end of every discussion. How often have I allowed myself to be persuaded by this standard response from almost every teacher. [more]
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A school which gives and receives
The former pupils from our school are often asked what their school has given them. That appears to be a simple question. But at the same time this question is the most important one there is because the answer contains everything which is concealed behind the idea of being a pupil in a Waldorf school. [more]
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We are only the others abroad. A journey to Vietnam
Never before have so many young Germans travelled abroad – on the road with a rucksack or as volunteers for a wide range of aid organisations. Valentin Hacken met some of them in Vietnam. [more]