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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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Between Dream and Trauma

Artist, Waldorf teacher, political activist, and deep down still a little girl—that's Marushka. Born in Ukraine, her real name is Yuliia Marushko. In…
Artist, Waldorf teacher, political activist, and deep down still a little girl—that's Marushka. Born in Ukraine, her real name is Yuliia Marushko. In an interview with our editor, she explained why Waldorf education in particular drew her to Germany…
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From Homeschooling to Unschooling

In her thesis, our author examined four progressive educators of the 20th century and is presenting them in a series of articles in Erziehungskunst.…
In her thesis, our author examined four progressive educators of the 20th century and is presenting them in a series of articles in Erziehungskunst. In this text, she profiles the progressive educator John Caldwell Holt.
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Singing – When a Trinity Becomes One

Why singing is more than just a lesson for children and young people: it combines thinking, feeling, and willing into a living whole—and strengthens…
Why singing is more than just a lesson for children and young people: it combines thinking, feeling, and willing into a living whole—and strengthens community. This article shows how musical experiences open up freedom and how music education…
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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…
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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Nourishing the Heart

At the Tashi Waldorf School in Nepal, children and young people from Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian backgrounds learn together. Our author Dil Maya…
At the Tashi Waldorf School in Nepal, children and young people from Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian backgrounds learn together. Our author Dil Maya Adhikari reports on how the school manages to give each religion its own space without imposing…
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Religious and Cultural Diversity

In most Waldorf schools, it is customary to separate children and young people for religious education according to their religious affiliation and to…
In most Waldorf schools, it is customary to separate children and young people for religious education according to their religious affiliation and to have them taught by different teachers. Our author explains why the Intercultural Waldorf School in…
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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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