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Waldorf is a Pretzel

Our author is a mathematics and science teacher at the Freie Waldorfschule Magdeburg. He recently returned to Germany from China and views the Waldorf world with the benevolent gaze of someone who is familiar with different cultures.

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Lonely Souls

Are we turning our children into outsiders by not giving them smartphones? Or are we protecting them from loneliness disguised as an infinitely large…
Are we turning our children into outsiders by not giving them smartphones? Or are we protecting them from loneliness disguised as an infinitely large virtual circle of friends? Our author does not take a definitive stance, but instead proposes a…
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Vulnerable, Offensive, Exposed

When adolescents come to visit and disappear behind their screens, things remain peaceful—but genuine interaction is lacking. This article by school…
When adolescents come to visit and disappear behind their screens, things remain peaceful—but genuine interaction is lacking. This article by school doctor Martine Runge-Rustenbeck provides medical, psychological, and anthroposophical insights into…
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Tawhíd – Everything is Connected

During her time as daycare provider in England, our author learned more about Waldorf education at a training course and was fascinated—especially by…
During her time as daycare provider in England, our author learned more about Waldorf education at a training course and was fascinated—especially by the consistency she perceived between it and her Islamic way of life. She has since discovered,…
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Waldorf Education is Freedom Education

When Waldorf education is imbued with esoteric and spiritual connotations, this goes hand in hand with an overemphasis on the theosophical phase in…
When Waldorf education is imbued with esoteric and spiritual connotations, this goes hand in hand with an overemphasis on the theosophical phase in Rudolf Steiner's life's work. Our author explains why Waldorf education is, in fact, an education for…
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Zero Tolerance for Intolerance

The Anlaufstelle für Rassismus, Diskriminierung und Extremismus des Bundes der Freien Waldorfschulen (the contact point for racism, discrimination,…
The Anlaufstelle für Rassismus, Diskriminierung und Extremismus des Bundes der Freien Waldorfschulen (the contact point for racism, discrimination, and extremism of the Federation of Independent Waldorf Schools Germany) receives reports from schools…
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Where the Heart of the School Beats

Every Waldorf school tackles the challenge of school meals in its own way. Our author Jürgen Beckmerhagen presents two school kitchens. He researched…
Every Waldorf school tackles the challenge of school meals in its own way. Our author Jürgen Beckmerhagen presents two school kitchens. He researched whether convenience products are used, whether students are involved in the kitchen, and what the…
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Rice Pudding and Protein Shakes

What is the right diet? How can I take good care of myself and my body? How can I avoid being influenced by false information? Our author belongs to…
What is the right diet? How can I take good care of myself and my body? How can I avoid being influenced by false information? Our author belongs to Generation Z, meaning she was born between 1995 and 2010 and is said to have a strong connection to…
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What I've Always Wanted to Ask You

Do you like it when we wear make-up? Have you ever seen porn? Do you already have your period? Inspired by a question and answer game at a school in…
Do you like it when we wear make-up? Have you ever seen porn? Do you already have your period? Inspired by a question and answer game at a school in Bochum, our author pleads for more daring in sex education in the Waldorf world.
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Reflecting on the Morning Verse

Community builder, world mediator, giver of hope – the morning verse in Waldorf schools has many functions and forms. In her article, our author…
Community builder, world mediator, giver of hope – the morning verse in Waldorf schools has many functions and forms. In her article, our author weighs up whether and when a break from it makes sense, whether linguistic renewal would be necessary and…
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There is no One Without the Other

Physicist Matthias Rang is one of nine members of staff in the Natural Science Section at the Goetheanum in Dornach. In the Glass House in Dornach, he…
Physicist Matthias Rang is one of nine members of staff in the Natural Science Section at the Goetheanum in Dornach. In the Glass House in Dornach, he spoke to Erziehungskunst about, among other things, integrated experiments and an object that…
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