Day 1: The art of education as a continuation of life before birth
Thoughts on 'The First Teachers Course'* from Claus-Peter Röh
Steiner’s Understanding of Puberty as a “Grand Metamorphosis”
In this article, the author identifies key aspects of adolescent pedagogy in Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy and considers them in terms of their…
As it approaches its anniversary, Waldorf education faces existential questions: what are the inner and outer impulses with which this school movement…
“Seven-year Periods” as heuristic tools – or: why Waldorf Education works
This essay deals with Steiner's development concept of seven-year rhythms and its differentiation. The author Michael Zech is of the opinion that…
The Significance of Puberty for the Process of Individuation
In this article, the author identifies key aspects of adolescent pedagogy in Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy and considers them in terms of their…
Puberty as the Gateway to Freedom
The following article has two goals: First, it shows how Steiner's view of the development of young people can be deepened if we include the results…
Resistance as the Origin of Pedagogical Initiative
In the opening lecture of the World Teachers' Conference 2016 “Overcoming Resistance” Claus-Peter Röh names some of the typical issues a Waldorf…
This is the third and final part of the introduction to a new collection of essays on teaching human sexuality entitled Trailing Clouds of Glory:…
This is part two of the introduction to a new collection of essays on teaching human sexuality entitled Trailing Clouds of Glory: Essays on Human…
The following article is taken from the introduction to a new collection of essays on teaching human sexuality entitled Trailing Clouds of Glory:…
Art and the Integration of Head, Heart and Hand
Art is, according to James, the decisive factor in the learning process, because art is the mediator between perception and physical activity. The…
Audrey McAllen’s ’The Extra Lesson’
The origin and source of the Extra Lesson: anthroposophy and Waldorf pedagogy / The archetypal steps of a child’s development / Extra Lesson in…
Holistic Education - at the Crossing Point of Developmental Streams (Transition - Part Three)
This third and last part of the series “Transitions” focuses on the holistic quality of teaching, particularly in the middle school. In part one…
Transitions in the Human Temporal Organism (Part Two)
The observation exercises for the powers of transformation at the transition points of the third and the sixth/seventh year lead from the actual…
Transitions as Developmental Dynamics between Dissolution and Re-Birth (Part One)
Day by day the child lives and matures through the interaction between physical growth, the development of soul qualities and sensory impressions.…
Ten Pylons: Foundations of a Waldorf Approach to Teaching Human Sexuality
This article comes from a new collection of essays entitled Trailing Clouds of Glory: Essays on Human Sexuality and the Education of Youth in Waldorf…
The human being as seen by the spiritual science of anthroposophy
Waldorf Education is one fruit of the spiritual science of anthroposophy as depicted by Rudolf Steiner (1861 - 1925) in very many books and lectures.…
Development of the human being from birth to maturity
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…
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…
Education prior to the change of teeth
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…
Schoolchildren in the younger classes
Here the question is: How can we stimulate schoolchildren in ways that will enable them to build on and expand their own realm of soul experience…
Young individuals after puberty
How can youngsters discover their personal identity once puberty is over? They can be helped by undertaking independent projects as well as by…
Art as an educational tool has a special place in Waldorf Schools. Artistic activity challenges the imagination and brings out creativity while…
Rudolf Steiner never tired of regarding the actual process of education as an artistic process in which the teachers are the artists. How to shape a…
Education as a process calls for fruitful encounters. A teacher's capability depends on how good he or she is at bringing about and guiding encounters…