An Introduction to Steiner Education

Author: Francis Edmunds
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
ISBN: 1855842718
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 159

Book Description
"To educate youth ... is to ennoble the mind, to fire the imagination, to fortify the will and to quicken initiative for life.' So writes Francis Edmunds in this inspiring, authoritative and popular introduction to Steiner (Waldorf) Education. Rudolf Steiner's educational system, well established and respected on the European continent, is gradually spreading internationally. Its radical principles, based on a view of the human being as composed of body, soul and spirit, allows for a truly holistic and balanced education that nourishes the whole child. The author explains in a clear, lively style many aspects of Steiner's educational theory, in particular the three stages of childhood development and how the Waldorf curriculum allows for a healthy understanding, nurturing and support of these phases. The role of the class teacher, the 'main lesson', temperaments, attitudes to discipline, competition and examinations are all discussed, and answers given based on the author's many years of rich and varied experience as an educator of both children and adults. This volume is an excellent introduction to the theory and practice of Steiner education, both for teachers or educationalists who would like to know more about Steiner's ideas, and for parents thinking of sending their child to a Waldorf school.

Understanding Waldorf Education

Author: Jack Petrash
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458767531
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Written by a teacher with more than 25 years of experience, this book offers a jargon-free view of Waldorf education and its philosophy of the importance of a three-dimensional education. Through learning experiences that involve all of the senses, children use a variety of intelligences to develop thought, feeling, and intentional, purposeful activity. Whether you're Waldorf parent or teacher, or you just want to learn more about these innovative educational concepts, this book contains important ideas on learning that you can apply today.

School as a Journey

Author: Torin M. Finser
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 0880109718
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
This is a lively, colorful, and absorbing account of a class teacher's journey with his class, from first grade through the eighth grade in a Waldorf school. Straightforward and humorous, School as a Journey provides an excellent introduction to the daily activities of a Waldorf school classroom. Torin Finser --who is now Director of Waldorf Teacher Training at Antioch New England Graduate School --wrote this book especially for parents, prospective parents, and educators who are new to Waldorf education. Filled with pedagogical gems, tips, and resources, School as a Journey will also prove an invaluable resource for those who are currently Waldorf class teachers. For those who wish to delve more deeply into this revolutionary form of education, the author has also included extensive documentation, with references to the works of Rudolf Steiner and of others experienced in Waldorf education. Highly recommended for anyone interested in this revolutionary form of education.

An Introduction to Waldorf Education and Other Essays

Author: Rudolf Steiner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1627931899
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 195

Book Description
Collected here are fourteen essays by Rudolf Steiner covering subjects such as Waldorf Education, The Reordering of Society, The Human Soul, Karma, and Knowledge. These essays are informative and lively. Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, literary scholar, educator, artist, playwright, social thinker, and esotericist. His contributions to society were immense.

Towards the Deepening of Waldorf Education

Author: Rudolf Steiner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943582150
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Rudolf Steiner worked closely with the teachers of the first Waldorf school, which opened in 1919 in Stuttgart, Germany. This book contains the esoteric information that Steiner gave to the teachers, published for a general audience for the first time, in association with the Pedagogical Section Council of North America.Previously reserved exclusively for teachers, the book includes verses for children and teachers, the presentation at the opening of the Stuttgart Waldorf school, and accompanying essays by experienced teachers, discussing the significance of Steiner's words.This linen-bound hardback book is a treasure for any Waldorf teacher and those interested in Waldorf education, with the aim of bringing responsible freedom to teachers and, through them, to children.

Waldorf Schools and the History of Steiner Education

Author: Thomas Stehlik
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030316319
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
This book marks the centenary of the first Waldorf School, established by Rudolf Steiner in Stuttgart in 1919. With around 1,150 Waldorf Schools and over 1,800 Waldorf Kindergartens established in over 60 countries, this book examines and analyses how the initial impulse of Steiner education has grown over the last century to become a worldwide alternative movement in education. The author documents and compares the growth and development of Waldorf schools and Steiner-inspired educational institutions around the world, and determines the extent to which the original underpinning philosophy has been maintained against the contexts and challenges of contemporary global trends in education. Within such diverse international contexts, it is significant that the schools retain such a distinctive identity, and clearly redefine how ‘alternative education’ can be viewed. This comprehensive volume will be of interest and value to scholars of Steiner education and Waldorf schools as well as alternative education more widely.

The Curriculum of the First Waldorf School

Author: Caroline von Heydebrand
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951033135
Category : Waldorf method of education
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
This book provides a complete account of the curriculum at the Waldorf School at Stuttgart as it was taught during the time of Rudolf Steiner.The curriculum appears as Steiner planned it, and was assembled by collecting the accounts of several teachers working at the school during the 1920s. One of the teachers at the Waldorf School, Dr Caroline von Heydebrand, assembled this First Curriculum and it is republished here with an introduction outlining the origins and use of the curriculum, notes from the translator, details on the 1966 revision and a detailed arrangement of the class schedules under the First Waldorf Curriculum.

Deeper Insights in Education

Author: Rudolf Steiner
Publisher: Steiner Books
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
Speaking to the teachers at the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart, Steiner addresses three issues: a living synthesis of gymnast, rhetorician, and professor as a necessity for successful teaching.

The Roadmap to Literacy Renewal of Literacy Edition

Author: Jennifer Irene Militzer-Kopperl
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734563023
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Roadmap to Literacy Renewal of Literacy Edition is a reading, writing, and language arts program for Waldorf schools grades 1-3.

L M N O P

Author: Howard Schrager
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964484603
Category : Alphabet rhymes
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
26 playful pictures and poems derived from original stories or borrowed from fairy and folk tales illuminate the letters of the alphabet for children.