Steiner's ideas
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| The original Waldorf School in Stuttgart |
Steiner insisted upon four
conditions before opening:
1.
that the school be open to all children;
2.
that it be coeducational;
3.
that it be a unified twelve-year school;
4.
that the teachers, those individuals actually in contact with the children,
have primary control over the pedagogy of the school, with a minimum of
interference from the state or from economic sources.
In which ways is this similar to your school and in which
ways different?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each system?
How the schools spread
1919
– Stuttgart School opened
1923
– one opened in Holland.
By
1952, despite many being closed during World War II, there were 65 throughout
the world
Now
over 1,500 in 80 countries and it is the biggest private school system in
Germany
Steiner schools today
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| The Waldorf School today |
The aim is to
educate: head, heart and hands. Steiner said "imagination, a sense of
truth, and a feeling of responsibility — these three forces are the very nerve
of education.”
The curriculum for Year 9
- History - the Industrial Revolution to the present day
- Geography as related to World Economics
- Physics: Acoustics, Thermodynamics, Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Hydraulics, Aerodynamics, Meteorology
- Ecology
- Organic Chemistry
- Physiology
- Mathematics: practical applications of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry, graphing, geometry: measurement of surfaces and volume
- Singing and Orchestra: Elizabethan Music, American Music, Symphonic Form
- Handwork: Machine Sewing, Darning, Artistic Hand-Sewing Projects ,Soapstone Carvings, Carpentry
- Eurythmy: poems with contrasting moods
- English: the short story, persuasive writing, famous speeches, letters, Shakespearean drama
- Foreign Language
- Painting: highlights and shadows in portraits and landscapes
- Sports
Is
this similar to what you do?
