In Action

Ausgabe 07-08/26

Form drawing: Lines and Traces to the Self

In Waldorf education, form drawing is more than just an artistic exercise. Through movement, it guides the child toward an experience of order, rhythm, and space. Our author is conducting research in Brazil on form drawing in Waldorf classrooms and explores how this practice can be described not only from an educational perspective but also in light of medical and humanities perspectives. The focus is on movement and what it leaves behind: the trace.

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Childhood in Transition

The two authors are assistant professors at Alanus University in Mannheim. In this three-part series, they explore the characteristics of childhood…
The two authors are assistant professors at Alanus University in Mannheim. In this three-part series, they explore the characteristics of childhood today and how Waldorf schools should respond to them. Part 2.
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Intensity Instead of Fragmentation

Block lessons are considered by many to be a strength of Waldorf schools—but it is usually limited to just a few subjects. Our author reports on the…
Block lessons are considered by many to be a strength of Waldorf schools—but it is usually limited to just a few subjects. Our author reports on the improvements that occur when the block teaching principle becomes a consistent organizational…
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Between stereotypes and reality

On March 9th, the initiative Enough! Genug! called for a strike. Women around the world were called upon to stop working for a few hours to show: This…
On March 9th, the initiative Enough! Genug! called for a strike. Women around the world were called upon to stop working for a few hours to show: This is what happens when we’re not available. Without women’s contributions, much of our society comes…
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Female Fatigue: On Women's Exhaustion

Our author is an anthroposophical physician. She explores why so many women in midlife feel exhausted and why the causes are often found less in blood…
Our author is an anthroposophical physician. She explores why so many women in midlife feel exhausted and why the causes are often found less in blood tests than in their daily lives. She urges women to seek out spaces for their interests, passions,…
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Why do You Have to Take Your Shoes Off Here?

Bringing lessons from the classroom into real life—that is the goal of the association Reisendlernen (learning while traveling). The initiative is…
Bringing lessons from the classroom into real life—that is the goal of the association Reisendlernen (learning while traveling). The initiative is supported by Zukunft.Machen (shaping the future), a quality initiative of the Bund der Freien…
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They Argue Here – And They Really Go At It

When disputes arise in schools, the first port of call is usually the class teacher. However, the conflict resolution projects that exist in all types…
When disputes arise in schools, the first port of call is usually the class teacher. However, the conflict resolution projects that exist in all types of schools across Germany demonstrate that children can learn to resolve conflicts on their own…
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A Call for a Bold and Proactive Approach to Technology

Our author is a 12th-grade student at the Waldorf School in Potsdam; he developed the chatbot ChatWithSteiner several years ago, enjoys eurythmy, and…
Our author is a 12th-grade student at the Waldorf School in Potsdam; he developed the chatbot ChatWithSteiner several years ago, enjoys eurythmy, and is passionate about AI and programming. He advocates for greater openness to technology.
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Not a Thinking Being, but Merely a Machine

Our two authors conduct research and teach at colleges in Stuttgart and Alfter in the fields of media education and computer science education. In…
Our two authors conduct research and teach at colleges in Stuttgart and Alfter in the fields of media education and computer science education. In their article, they present two analog games designed to help students understand the algorithms behind…
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Schools must take action

Statistically speaking, there is no school class in Germany without bullying—and yet it is often overlooked. Why is it difficult to recognize bullying…
Statistically speaking, there is no school class in Germany without bullying—and yet it is often overlooked. Why is it difficult to recognize bullying in time, and what role does teachers' understanding of violence play in this? Our author shows why…
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Bullying, Courage, and the Power of Change

This is a story about pain and healing, about the power of structures and the force of change. It shows that bullying does not simply disappear, but…
This is a story about pain and healing, about the power of structures and the force of change. It shows that bullying does not simply disappear, but can shape people's lives. However, it also shows that schools can change—if they want to, if they pay…
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