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Art of Educating

Angelika Lonnemann,

A former Waldorf student and current Waldorf parent does not see Artificial Intelligence as a substitute for her own thinking, but rather as a counterpart. Her career path—from the workbench to computer science and on to a leadership role—shows why…

Anabell Dreber,

Sometimes, during the school day, children need a safe space—even if only for a short time—to rest, move around, or clear their heads. A so-called Island Room demonstrates how learning, relationships, and stress relief can be practically combined for…

Florian Stille,

As thinking and judgment are replaced by AI, physical existence and consciousness become dissociated. This gives rise to specific demands on education. Waldorf education has the potential to integrate the various physical, emotional, and spiritual…

Anne Brockmann,

On average, children in Germany get their first smartphone at age 8.5. And 12- to 19-year-olds spend 88 minutes every day playing video games. Our editor spoke with Dr. Isabel Brandhorst of the University Hospital of Tübingen about when smartphone…

Angelika Lonnemann,

Aurelia Kraus and Boris Schößler work with adolescents with eating disorders at the Filderklinik. Kraus is the head nurse on the ward; Dr. Schößler is a senior physician and a specialist in pediatrics and adolescent medicine, a specialist in child…

Mats spends two hours in front of the computer every day. Juna takes 45 minutes in the morning just to make a piece of toast. Hugo and Carl smoke a joint almost every day after school. And Luna’s arms are covered in crisscrossing scars. Addiction…

Angelika Lonnemann,

When my children were still teenagers, marijuana and alcohol were a recurring topic in our family. Once, I forced my 16-year-old son to fulfill his scheduled duty at the Protestant church service—playing the guitar—despite a terrible hangover. Legend…

The political and cultural climate in the United States of America has changed significantly under the current administration in Washington, and cultural institutions are facing new pressures. Our team of authors explores what stance Waldorf schools…

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Invitation to the Goetheanum's eurythmy conference on the theme of «Transformation», which will take place in Dornach during Easter week (24–28 March 2027).

Last year, Wolfgang Held of the Goetheanum described the twelve Holy Nights as Twelve sources of inspiration for inner rebirth. The article is a lovely way to to embrace the spirit of the season once again.

In Israel, trauma is part of everyday life. A psychotherapist and a physician describe how anthroposophic therapy helps people take the lead in their own lives again. Podcast, 45 minutes.

Sunbridge Institute’s online Meet & Greets are designed for you to get to know us: our offerings and curricula; values and principles; resources and partnerships; setting and culture; and, most importantly, our people (program directors, faculty, and…

«For Learning and for Work»: The World Teachers' Conference will take place at the Goetheanum from 30 March to 3 April 2027.

Seventeen-year-old Jasmine Lancaster Merton, a Year 12 student at Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School in Sydney, has been named winner of ABC TV’s Portrait Artist of the Year 2026. The achievement brings national recognition to a young artist whose work…

Save the Date! January 15 - 17, 2027 at Ocean Charter School in Los Angeles, CA

Introduction to Waldorf Education Course is a monthly online seminar for students who have been accepted into Sound Circle Center’s Teacher Training Program and wish to begin their studies before the next summer cohort begins. Open to both Grades and…

Many Waldorf parents are familiar with it from the Advent garden, where its meditative sound helps children and parents get into the spirit of the ritual. We’re talking about the lyre, or children’s harp—an instrument with steel strings that was…

This is what high school classes can look like when learning is not primarily taught and assessed through the written word: project-based work, digital tools, and diverse forms of expression open up new avenues for young people’s development.

Anne Brockmann,

Cornelia Arnodt believes that children should reach their goals in learning to read not by going faster, but by making the process easier. She is a class teacher at the Waldorf School in Potsdam and has sought out and tested new approaches to…

Waldorf schools offer their own graduation certificate, which is based less on exams and more on practical experience. Central to this are the so-called year projects: In eighth grade, students explore their creativity through topics of their own…

Maria-Sibylla Hesse,

Our author teaches history at the Waldorf School in Potsdam. She is convinced that developing a deeper understanding of the past requires places that engage all the senses. Acts of remembrance are also helpful. She therefore participated in two…

Marny Meyer-Haberer,

Because a boy with cancer was supposed to participate in class digitally, our author developed a special approach for her first-grade class at the Saar-Pfalz Waldorf School. This experience showed her that hands-on subjects are indispensable in the…

Ofer Sagie, a Waldorf teacher from Harduf in Israel, has German and Israeli citizenship and has been traveling around the world for years. At the Balingen Waldorf School, he met with grades ten, eleven, and twelve for discussions. Our author reports…

Ann-Katrin Neundorf,

Political scientist and mediator Christine Laude wrote the brochure «Bullying and Cyberbullying – Invisible Violence» for the Bund der Freien Waldorfschulen (Association of Waldorf Schools Germany). She spoke to Erziehungskunst about the complexity…

Gabriele Ebeling,

You don't always have to travel far away to experience something special. It can also be possible in your own neighborhood if you simply change your perspective. Our author spent seven hours walking through her hometown at night with her ninth-grade…

At most Waldorf schools, formal craft lessons only begin in fifth or sixth grade. Our authors advocate an earlier start to crafting and refer to Rudolf Steiner.

Jürgen Beckmerhagen,

At the Freie Waldorfschule Frankfurt/Oder, computer science teacher Sören Leonhardt shows his upper school students how they can rethink technology and the future – beyond formulas and dry programming. In a region where some young people are hopeless…

Jürgen Beckmerhagen,

Geometric shapes, AI and the creativity of young people and trained musicians – these are the components of a project in Potsdam that has resulted in a unique symphony. Classes six and seven from the Freie Waldorfschule Werder/Havel also helped…

Jürgen Beckmerhagen,

«Do atoms really exist?» This question makes you pause and think. In an innovative project, a physicist and a chemist open up new paths to understanding atoms for students and teachers. Using modern technology, they immerse themselves in the world of…

We share our earth with all the other people who live on it, and we only have this one. Class teacher Nina Luckner wants to convey this to her students. To do this, she combined four subjects and, among other things, built globes out of balloons and…

Our author Luka Mescher never had any contact with people with disabilities – until he completed a social internship during eleventh grade. Luka deliberately chose a workshop for people with disabilities because he «wanted to experience something…

Angelika Lonnemann,

In the lower and middle school at Waldorf schools, learning takes place in the protected space of the school. Skills are tested, tried out and practiced in the safety of the classroom. In the upper school, from ninth grade onwards, students are sent…

Angelika Lonnemann,

In the Kant anniversary year – but not only then – it is nice to remind ourselves of the questions from which Immanuel Kant developed his philosophy: «What can I know? What should I do? What can I hope for? What is man?» The questions remain…

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Susanne Bregenzer,

Raising one's own children to be peaceful inhabitants of the world – many parents see this as an important task. Is this even possible in the face of our own countless inner demons, and in this violent and torn world to boot? On a Tuesday morning,…

Miriam Margareta Gimm,

These are dangerous times for good soil: more and more land is being built on or is threatened by erosion. In Germany alone, an area the size of 90 soccer fields is sealed every day. Yet soils are the focus of many of the United Nations' explicit…

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