Adopting and Adapting Waldorf Education: Returning to the Roots Through Waldorf Education in Kenya

Manya Oriel Kagan, Elizabeth Owino, Eric R. Masese, Jeanne Rey

Abstract

This chapter examines how Waldorf education has been adopted and adapted in Kenya. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with Kenyan Waldorf teachers, the study examines how Waldorf education is locally perceived and practiced. It highlights resonances between Rudolf Steiner’s holistic, child-centered pedagogy and African philosophies such as Ubuntu.

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Keywords: Waldorf education, Kenya, Ubuntu, holistic learning

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