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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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Out There in Search

Julia and Lisa Hermes met Christian Boettger through a book called «Out There», in which they wrote impressively and movingly about a four-year…
Julia and Lisa Hermes met Christian Boettger through a book called «Out There», in which they wrote impressively and movingly about a four-year journey starting in 2017. They were 26 and 27 years old at the start of the journey, which took them via…
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How a Construction Process can Succeed

Yes, but we also notice in our practice that construction today is often perceived as a great burden. Sometimes you get the feeling - and this doesn't…
Yes, but we also notice in our practice that construction today is often perceived as a great burden. Sometimes you get the feeling - and this doesn't just apply to Waldorf schools - that it would be better to think about this process from the other…
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History of the Waldorf School Architecture

The vividly designed Waldorf school buildings of the 1960s, 70s and 80s are generally synonymous with anthroposophical architecture – at least in…
The vividly designed Waldorf school buildings of the 1960s, 70s and 80s are generally synonymous with anthroposophical architecture – at least in Germany. However, Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) did not design or build a single Waldorf school during his…
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Waldorf Curriculum project: update

As reported in the Erziehungskunst (October 2021, Ein neuer Ansatz für Lehrplanentwicklung, May 2023, Waldorflehrpläne neu denken), Waldorf UK has…
As reported in the Erziehungskunst (October 2021, Ein neuer Ansatz für Lehrplanentwicklung, May 2023, Waldorflehrpläne neu denken), Waldorf UK has been working with Martyn Rawson and others on a new digital tool for teachers in planning and reviewing…
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ADHD – a challenge for a cooperation of Waldorf education and anthroposophic medicine

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is understood today as a neuro-developmental disorder (which means that it is a congenital and chronic…
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is understood today as a neuro-developmental disorder (which means that it is a congenital and chronic disorder) and is one of the most common and also the most complex modern disorders in the fields of…
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Itʼs the Mixture that Counts

There are neurotypical and neurodivergent children, who in addition to different interests, talents and learning styles can also have very different…
There are neurotypical and neurodivergent children, who in addition to different interests, talents and learning styles can also have very different needs. Since teachers also have to differentiate in certain ways in lessons for pupils with autism,…
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Waldorf without Steiner?

Waldorf schools have long since arrived at the centre of society – even though Waldorf education has been the subject of criticism, especially since…
Waldorf schools have long since arrived at the centre of society – even though Waldorf education has been the subject of criticism, especially since the coronavirus crisis. The accusation: mumbo-jumbo and indoctrination. That this does not…
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Hello, my name is Leana.

Waldorf student Leana was born a biological boy 18 years ago, but has felt like a girl for as long as she can remember. Here, our author tells about…
Waldorf student Leana was born a biological boy 18 years ago, but has felt like a girl for as long as she can remember. Here, our author tells about her experiences as a trans person and calls for support from the school.
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Gender sensitivity at school

This article is actually superfluous. It would perhaps only take one paragraph to deal with the topic of gender-sensitive schools: «Teachers should…
This article is actually superfluous. It would perhaps only take one paragraph to deal with the topic of gender-sensitive schools: «Teachers should accept our chosen personal pronouns and make individual arrangements with the pupils for everyday life…
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Waldorf education Yesterday's future – Part 3: Forgetting as a responsibility

How can Waldorf education fulfil its central task for the future and become an open gateway for pupils in our uncertain present and future? In the…
How can Waldorf education fulfil its central task for the future and become an open gateway for pupils in our uncertain present and future? In the last part of a three-part series, Walter Riethmüller argues in favour of a critical revision of the…
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