Anyone who works with people is bound to get involved in smaller or bigger disputes with others. In the following article, Dennis Klocek describes techniques which might help to approach such…
Schools today are asked to strengthen the young people's self so that they are able to emerge from adolescence as self-directed, emotionally stable, social beings; a task which once belonged to the…
Anna Slater is a young teacher at Gamot Cogon School in the Philippines. She describes how her island is hit by typhoon Haiyan during a Parzival Main Lesson Block. The students find parallels between…
In his lecture at the First World Conference for Language Teachers, Peter Lutzker describes the differences between teaching to standardized curricula and creative, humanistic alternatives. Taking a…
This paper explores the life and work of Emmi Pikler, one of the pioneers of Paediatrics. The author compares Pikler's and Steiner's views on child observation and education, and emphasizes their…
Wonder is an experience which blossoms in the soul when one is suddenly surprised and amazed by the attentive consideration of something rare, astonishing, and extraordinary. When we feel wonder we…
Waldorf Education is one fruit of the spiritual science of anthroposophy as depicted by Rudolf Steiner (1861 - 1925) in very many books and lectures. This short article introduces some of the most…
Moving, speaking and thinking are intimately bound up together in the small child. As the child grows older he or she becomes increasingly capable of utilizing these three main functions…
The principal conclusion to be drawn from the anthroposophical view of human development is that all the realms need to be cultivated in ways that are suitable for the age of the children. This is…
In the early years of life children first learn through their own movements and the use of their senses to form and take hold of their own body. The will to learn which they have brought with them…