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Issue 09/24

Free Storytelling can be Learned

The two authors have been storytellers for many years and have been passing on their knowledge to interested parties at the Storytelling Academy in Bern and Dornach, Switzerland, since 2010. In this article, they share their experiences, their knowledge and many interesting details with us.

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Waldorf Schools Ask the World – An Idea in Tima and Space

A more than one hundred year old impulse with modern and innovative ideas - that is Waldorf education today. What began in 1919 with the first school…
A more than one hundred year old impulse with modern and innovative ideas - that is Waldorf education today. What began in 1919 with the first school in Stuttgart is now evident worldwide in new initiatives, ideas and concepts. There are many…
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Stockmar – A synthesis of color and wax for 100 years

Our author went in search of the people who not only supply Waldorf institutions with wax blocks, chalk, modeling wax and watercolours. His path led…
Our author went in search of the people who not only supply Waldorf institutions with wax blocks, chalk, modeling wax and watercolours. His path led him to the Stockmar company in Kaltenkirchen, around 40 kilometers north of Hamburg.
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What does Education Mean Today?

What do didactics, pedagogy and schools have to achieve today when artificial intelligence is able to take over most of the cognitive aspects? Our…
What do didactics, pedagogy and schools have to achieve today when artificial intelligence is able to take over most of the cognitive aspects? Our author looks at the history of Western education and the essential value of being touched.
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What does Waldorf Education Want to do Differently?

Some characteristics of Waldorf schools are generally known: for example, that craftsmanship and art play a major role; that grades are not awarded or…
Some characteristics of Waldorf schools are generally known: for example, that craftsmanship and art play a major role; that grades are not awarded or are only awarded late; that the children are taught by the same class teacher for many years; that…
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Media Competence with Muddy Hands

Former Waldorf teacher and media educator Edwin Hübner has written a book about ChatGPT. In an interview with our editor Anne Brockmann, he calls AI a…
Former Waldorf teacher and media educator Edwin Hübner has written a book about ChatGPT. In an interview with our editor Anne Brockmann, he calls AI a potential source of freedom, explains why it is important to be able to stand in awe before a tree…
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About False Images, No-gos and Oases in Waldorf Schools

Managing Director Christian Boettger and Board Member Stefan Grosse believe that the campaign is good and important, but that it alone will not be…
Managing Director Christian Boettger and Board Member Stefan Grosse believe that the campaign is good and important, but that it alone will not be enough to secure the future of Waldorf schools. They say: «If you want to be well received on the…
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Anthroposophy Questioned

Rudolf Steiner's writings are not easy to read, partly because around one hundred years have passed since their publication. Nevertheless, they are…
Rudolf Steiner's writings are not easy to read, partly because around one hundred years have passed since their publication. Nevertheless, they are full of fascinating, but also challenging thoughts. In his small book Nachgefragt Anthroposophie,…
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Out There in Search

Julia and Lisa Hermes met Christian Boettger through a book called «Out There», in which they wrote impressively and movingly about a four-year…
Julia and Lisa Hermes met Christian Boettger through a book called «Out There», in which they wrote impressively and movingly about a four-year journey starting in 2017. They were 26 and 27 years old at the start of the journey, which took them via…
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How a Construction Process can Succeed

Yes, but we also notice in our practice that construction today is often perceived as a great burden. Sometimes you get the feeling - and this doesn't…
Yes, but we also notice in our practice that construction today is often perceived as a great burden. Sometimes you get the feeling - and this doesn't just apply to Waldorf schools - that it would be better to think about this process from the other…
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History of the Waldorf School Architecture

The vividly designed Waldorf school buildings of the 1960s, 70s and 80s are generally synonymous with anthroposophical architecture – at least in…
The vividly designed Waldorf school buildings of the 1960s, 70s and 80s are generally synonymous with anthroposophical architecture – at least in Germany. However, Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) did not design or build a single Waldorf school during his…
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