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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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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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Stepchild or Flagship?

There is a persistent rumor that children with a talent for science are out of place at Waldorf schools. On the other hand, various study results…
There is a persistent rumor that children with a talent for science are out of place at Waldorf schools. On the other hand, various study results suggest that Waldorf students actually have an advantage. So what is true and what is the real state of…
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Stumbling Blocks for Walter Chrambach

On May 7th a stumbling stone was set in remembrance of Dr. Walter Chrambach at Hoher Weg 11 in Dresden-Hellerau. Family members of Chrambach and…
On May 7th a stumbling stone was set in remembrance of Dr. Walter Chrambach at Hoher Weg 11 in Dresden-Hellerau. Family members of Chrambach and contemporary witnesses were present.
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The Most Important Animal in the World

Even in the Stone Age, people collected honey from beehives, as evidenced by an approximately 8,000-year-old wall painting near Valencia, Spain.…
Even in the Stone Age, people collected honey from beehives, as evidenced by an approximately 8,000-year-old wall painting near Valencia, Spain. Later, people deliberately used bees to work for them, thus giving rise to beekeeping. Our author…
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Beastly Good Schools

Sheep, donkeys, goats, ducks, chickens, bees – the list of animals in Waldorf schools is long. But regardless of whether they have fur or feathers,…
Sheep, donkeys, goats, ducks, chickens, bees – the list of animals in Waldorf schools is long. But regardless of whether they have fur or feathers, two legs or four, wings or not – they all have one thing in common: they bring something to their…
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About Love in Recognition

Our author is the director of the Rudolf Steiner Archives in Dornach. Here she explores Rudolf Steiner's concept of love. Steiner understands love as…
Our author is the director of the Rudolf Steiner Archives in Dornach. Here she explores Rudolf Steiner's concept of love. Steiner understands love as a creative force and links it to thinking and cognition. He emphasizes the intuitive nature of…
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Animation Series, Rap Songs and Latent Issues

Education only succeeds through relationships. In other words, relationships are the basis of all education. But how do teachers get into a…
Education only succeeds through relationships. In other words, relationships are the basis of all education. But how do teachers get into a relationship with the children and young people entrusted to them and what does an appropriate relationship…
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Learning an instrument? With the left hand!

In an increasing number of people, the left hand is the dominant hand. Handedness is determined by the dominance of the opposite hemisphere of the…
In an increasing number of people, the left hand is the dominant hand. Handedness is determined by the dominance of the opposite hemisphere of the brain, is innate and cannot be changed through training. However, our world is strongly geared towards…
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Recipe Books and Elderberry Mush

Our author defines day care facilities as living spaces that stimulate the development of children's personalities beyond the classroom. In her…
Our author defines day care facilities as living spaces that stimulate the development of children's personalities beyond the classroom. In her article, she outlines how processes and spaces should be designed to meet children's needs.
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