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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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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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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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