Lessons

Ausgabe 07-08/26

New Approaches to Learning

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.

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Red beams and dots of light hover in the physics lecture hall

«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…
«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…
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«Who still has an Australia?»

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…
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…
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Love Waits Patiently at the Doors of Our Hearts

«What if I would have been on the other side?» Noor Khatib-Thorn asked herself this question as a little girl in Jerusalem. Today, she is an English…
«What if I would have been on the other side?» Noor Khatib-Thorn asked herself this question as a little girl in Jerusalem. Today, she is an English teacher at the Intercultural Waldorf School in Mannheim. In her lessons, the woman with Palestinian…
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For Time is Life

Why is the class eight play part of the Waldorf curriculum? Our author, a teacher, explains based on the example of Michael Ende's Momo which she…
Why is the class eight play part of the Waldorf curriculum? Our author, a teacher, explains based on the example of Michael Ende's Momo which she performed with her class, which processes are tiggered by such a large stage project and how they enable…
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The Interior Space Opens Up

As one of the oldest crafts in the world, basket weaving is an integral part of the ninth grade curriculum. However, tradition alone is not enough to…
As one of the oldest crafts in the world, basket weaving is an integral part of the ninth grade curriculum. However, tradition alone is not enough to justify its existence. In her article, our author Hiltrud Kamolz explains how adolescents come into…
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Window into the Soul of a Culture

Pupils at a Hamburg Waldorf school immerse themselves in Russian lessons. In doing so, they not only discover a new language, but also valuable…
Pupils at a Hamburg Waldorf school immerse themselves in Russian lessons. In doing so, they not only discover a new language, but also valuable lessons about tolerance and respect. Our author explains how learning a language can become a commitment…
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Rise and fall of a weather balloon

As part of his year project, 17-year-old Waldorf pupil Ilian Rosenbruch launched a weather balloon he had built himself into the stratosphere to…
As part of his year project, 17-year-old Waldorf pupil Ilian Rosenbruch launched a weather balloon he had built himself into the stratosphere to explore the secrets of the weather. However, the launch brings more challenges than expected: official…
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Teacher resilience

What is the state of resilience among teachers at Waldorf schools? This was the subject of a study conducted by Alanus University around ten years…
What is the state of resilience among teachers at Waldorf schools? This was the subject of a study conducted by Alanus University around ten years ago. Our author Jürgen Peters outlines the results and relates them to the current situation.
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Nature – Community – Meaning

Alienation from nature, loneliness and loss of meaning are linked to the threefold human constitution: body, soul and spirit. The consequences of…
Alienation from nature, loneliness and loss of meaning are linked to the threefold human constitution: body, soul and spirit. The consequences of neglected human needs are reflected in the current health crisis as part of the civilisational crisis,…
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The moving classroom

The Moving Classroom is one of the Waldorf school concepts that is attracting increasing attention in school and inclusive education, but is…
The Moving Classroom is one of the Waldorf school concepts that is attracting increasing attention in school and inclusive education, but is controversial within Waldorf’s own ranks. Children, parents and teachers in lower school are easy to…
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