In Action

Heidi Käfer
Ausgabe 03/25

Pädagogische Forschungsstelle to Launch New Website

The Pädagogische Forschungsstelle (Pedagogical Research Center) at the Bund der Freien Waldorfschulen (Association of Waldorf Schools Germany) has completely revised its website and now offers a platform that is specially tailored to the needs of Waldorf teachers, educators and education experts.

Read more
Platzhalter
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…
Read more
Platzhalter
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…
Read more
Platzhalter
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…
Read more
Platzhalter
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…
Read more
Platzhalter

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…
Read more

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…
Read more

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…
Read more
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?
Read more
Platzhalter
Angelika Lonnemann,

Waldorf schools: No place for Nazis!

Some people who are politically far to the right believe that Waldorf schools would be the right schools for their children. Or that they would be the…
Some people who are politically far to the right believe that Waldorf schools would be the right schools for their children. Or that they would be the right places where they could work unimpeded as people with right-wing convictions.
Read more
Heidi Käfer,

It starts at home and at school. A Waldorf culture critical of racism

Next to the family, school is considered the most important place where right-wing extremism can first be prevented. What does it mean to really take…
Next to the family, school is considered the most important place where right-wing extremism can first be prevented. What does it mean to really take responsibility, where is work urgently needed, and how can we together develop a Waldorf culture…
Read more