Periphery

Ausgabe 09/25

Intermediary Between Supply and Demand

Crayons, furniture, and musical instruments: for more than 35 years, Waldorf schools in Germany have been purchasing many items from EIKA. EIKA Einkaufsgesellschaft für gemeinnützige Einrichtungen mbH (purchasing organization for non-profit institutions ) was founded in 1989 by Holger Lauterbach. He now supports the Bund der Freien Waldorfschulen (Association of Independent Waldorf Schools Germany) in the area of trademark protection. Katrin Kühne describes what still drives this committed businessman and Waldorf supporter today in her portrait.

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Inspiration rather than Definition

A hundred years ago, Rudolf Steiner gave twelve lectures that have since become known as the Curative Education Course. Based on these lectures,…
A hundred years ago, Rudolf Steiner gave twelve lectures that have since become known as the Curative Education Course. Based on these lectures, numerous organizations for educational and social work with children, young people and adults with…
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Two Women Alongside Rudolf Steiner

The writer Gunna Wendt initially had no connection to anthroposophy. Until she came across Ita Wegmann, the doctor and friend of Rudolf Steiner. It…
The writer Gunna Wendt initially had no connection to anthroposophy. Until she came across Ita Wegmann, the doctor and friend of Rudolf Steiner. It was through her that she became aware of Steiner's wife Marie and was fascinated by the moving…
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Waldorf 360

Waldorf 360! A Global network for Middle School and High School teachers, starting in January 2024.
Waldorf 360! A Global network for Middle School and High School teachers, starting in January 2024.
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Magazine about Waldorf Education in English

The Association of Waldorf Schools of North America publishes a magazine which is comparable to Erziehungskunst, published by the German Bund der…
The Association of Waldorf Schools of North America publishes a magazine which is comparable to Erziehungskunst, published by the German Bund der Freien Waldorfschulen.
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Constanza Kaliks, Goetheanum Pedagogical Section,

Inspiration for New Forces

The six-day pedagogical conference held in July 2023 in the city of Juiz de Fora, in eastern Brazil, was a great inspiration. With 450 participating…
The six-day pedagogical conference held in July 2023 in the city of Juiz de Fora, in eastern Brazil, was a great inspiration. With 450 participating teachers, it was the largest conference in the history of the Brazilian Waldorf movement so far. The…
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Visions for the World

The World Child Forum (WCF) brought together young visionaries from around the world in an impressive premier event in Davos at the end of July. More…
The World Child Forum (WCF) brought together young visionaries from around the world in an impressive premier event in Davos at the end of July. More than 120 young people took part in the open and flexible lab format, including participants from…
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Online Workshop

Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement was first presented by Sunbridge in September 2020. The need for and…
Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement was first presented by Sunbridge in September 2020. The need for and interest in the event proved to be so widespread, it has been repeated to new audiences several…
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Dorit Binder, Stefanie Keinki,

Three years of CO2ero – Climate neutral Waldorf schools

Since 2020, a team of highly committed people has been supporting Waldorf schools and other institutions in their process to become climate neutral.…
Since 2020, a team of highly committed people has been supporting Waldorf schools and other institutions in their process to become climate neutral. Until now, the CO2ero initiative was a project of the German Association of Waldorf Schools, but from…
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Teaching Students about Violence Prevention

The author and professor of Waldorf education in Mannheim, Ulrike Barth, has ensured that violence prevention is included in the curriculum for…
The author and professor of Waldorf education in Mannheim, Ulrike Barth, has ensured that violence prevention is included in the curriculum for students. She explains why this is important.
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Culture of Religions – A Project for Understanding

“No child is born racist”. In the village of Neve Shalom (Arabic: Wahat al-Salam) in Israel, where Jews, Muslims and Christians try to live and work…
“No child is born racist”. In the village of Neve Shalom (Arabic: Wahat al-Salam) in Israel, where Jews, Muslims and Christians try to live and work together in peace and harmony, the author read this sentence on a poster. In the following article,…
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