In Action

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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Communication – The Basis for Non-Violence

Successful communication is unlikely, social scientist Niklas Luhmann once said. However, it is urgently necessary for non-violent coexistence. School…
Successful communication is unlikely, social scientist Niklas Luhmann once said. However, it is urgently necessary for non-violent coexistence. School social worker Susann Wartmann shares her critical observations and thoughts on communication in…
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Mindful Institutions

Sexual violence in schools must not be covered up; it requires education, a safeguarding concept and good communication. Kirsten Heberer, an expert in…
Sexual violence in schools must not be covered up; it requires education, a safeguarding concept and good communication. Kirsten Heberer, an expert in violence prevention, sexual abuse and discrimination, explains how schools can become mindful and…
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By Editorial Staff, April 2023,

A brief history of Erziehungskunst

In October 1927 the bimonthly Zur Pädagogik Rudolf Steiners is published for the first time as the organ of the Verein für ein freies Schulwesen…
In October 1927 the bimonthly Zur Pädagogik Rudolf Steiners is published for the first time as the organ of the Verein für ein freies Schulwesen (Association for Free Schools) in Stuttgart. The editor-in-chief is Dr Caroline von Heydebrand, an…
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By Angelika Lonnemann, April 2023,

Working for Good Schools

The German Association of Waldorf Schools (BdFWS) is the publisher of Erziehungskunst. The member institutions currently comprise 253 schools with…
The German Association of Waldorf Schools (BdFWS) is the publisher of Erziehungskunst. The member institutions currently comprise 253 schools with around 90,000 pupils and 37 training centres. They are autonomous but bound by the statutes and…
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Angelika Lonnemann,

Come On In

When I first came to Wagenburgstraße in Stuttgart and saw the house with the number 6, I was very surprised about how small the house is where the…
When I first came to Wagenburgstraße in Stuttgart and saw the house with the number 6, I was very surprised about how small the house is where the German Association of Waldorf Schools (BdFWS) has its home. An association that looks after 253…
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Sven Saar,

Waldorf worldwide – where is the centre?

Should Waldorf curricula in other countries be guided by a European ideal? Does such a thing exist at all? And what can European Waldorf schools learn…
Should Waldorf curricula in other countries be guided by a European ideal? Does such a thing exist at all? And what can European Waldorf schools learn from other cultures? Sven Saar, who works internationally in teacher training, looks at questions…
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Waldorf Diversity

When I took my youngest daughter to kindergarten for the first time, two girls, about four years old, came running up, pointed at her and called out,…
When I took my youngest daughter to kindergarten for the first time, two girls, about four years old, came running up, pointed at her and called out, "We will never let you play with us!" My maternal heart bled. A short time later, another, older…
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Archetypes of human existence in the course of the year

The cycle of festivals of the year not only reflects astronomical events such as the solstice or the equinox. Natural events evoke soul and spiritual…
The cycle of festivals of the year not only reflects astronomical events such as the solstice or the equinox. Natural events evoke soul and spiritual experiences which are expressed through pictorial narratives. Religion and class teacher Stefan…
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Images grow with you

Friederike Gläsener explains why pictorial teaching shapes the soul and stimulates its development. Images are mobile, alive, changeable, individual…
Friederike Gläsener explains why pictorial teaching shapes the soul and stimulates its development. Images are mobile, alive, changeable, individual and never quite finished. They create meaning, which does not diminish with growing understanding of…
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Sven Saar,

This side and the other side of the equator

The equator separates the northern from the southern hemisphere. At the same time, however, it also connects them with each other. What does it mean…
The equator separates the northern from the southern hemisphere. At the same time, however, it also connects them with each other. What does it mean when images created in one culture are transferred to another? Do they connect or do they divide?
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