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Waldorf Schools Lauren Boone, Chloe Chou, Lydia Colvin, Molly Mulderrig content/uploads/2010/03/waldorf.jpg

Mission:  Understanding of human development  Cultivates social + emotional intelligence  Educate the whole child

Fast Facts o Rudolf Steiner 1919 o 250 Waldorf schools in North America o 900 schools worldwide o 94% of students graduating from Waldorf schools attend college a/commons/thumb/f/f5/Steiner_um_ 1905.jpg/220px- Steiner_um_1905.jpg

Anthroposophy Philosophy developed by Steiner Objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world Accessed via direct experience through inner development Development of imagination, inspiration + intuition Humanism

Objectives o Growth of the children o Art-teaching represents human experience o Improve emotions + creativity o Learn by experiencing o Emphasis for imagination o Build community + cooperation  School festivals, evening classes, lectures + study groups gazette.com/pg/images/200903/x ds_knitting_ella_500.jpg

Three Developmental Stages in Life Imitation: birth - 6yrs  Rejects notion that babies are helpless + incapable of learning  Baby at most absorptive stage - open to external influences  Child achieves capabilities (walking/talking) by herself without instruction Imagination: 7-14yrs Readiness for more formal learning Expresses + experiences life through feelings More sequential + logical thought Truth, Discrimination, Judgement: 14yrs - 21yrs o adolescence: search for truth o experience own thinking

Lesson Plans Less Competition o No testing, APs or behavior awards o No standardized math/reading curriculum Activity based o Pictorial + dynamic manner

Typical Classroom Brightly painted walls Students' artwork on walls sites.googlegroups.com/site/waldorfwatch/magical- arts/art%20- %20summerfield.jpg?attachauth=ANoY7cpbhnGqKNb P0An3y7ZWtmvRg8CZQpK5bWwbuabZZnxmZK8RD Nq7lVWXVWdZrc1mIxGs1bCU87qX5pHWnb81RNH HG4jpJXUAwkU7AGLPvZELlPjsGkEnfLimiYWnUoYC SAUrSudD- mVNNUr8wCFISU405r5AGeUMg0Sve8Gy63eWjFfw XaMExknOHioMTsIDDSrZaixPqJLBdhnNMoVjNGXrei HBYFamw-hDbPhypsI1-kcvbd8%3D&attredirects=0

Role of Teacher Lively + enthusiastic Interested in students passions, characteristics + growth Establish strong bonds w/students - teach same students for many years content/uploads/waldorf-teacher- web.jpg

Activity Represent a letter in an imaginative, pictorial way ex: "M" - draw a mountain in the shape of an M

Theorists

Comenius Use senses to teach concepts Learn through activity Role of teachers: caring people, creating pleasant classrooms Organize lessons into easy small steps - gradual learning

Rousseau Teaches stages of development o Infancy o Childhood o Boyhood o Adolescence new/ehow/images/a07/bk/7h/test-piagets- stages-development-800x800.jpg

Pestalozzi: Emotions + Senses Warm, secure, homelike school Teachers nurture students self esteem Sensory - object lesson Slow, precise learning in a loving environment Naturalistic schooling

Dewey: Learning through experience  Education for personal and social growth  Levels of learning activities + processes 1st level - exploration 2nd level - history + geography 3rd level - science + problem solving s.com/2009/05/gardnergr2_edited-1.jpg

Montessori activity based learning  Perform activities + repetitive exercises to develop sensory + muscular coordination  Didactic materials - pre-planned teaching devices + materials ges/Home_Image.jpg

Addams Restore sense of community teachers are responsible for students' well being Piaget Four Stages of Development Sensorimotor PreOperational Concrete operational Formal Operations Freire Teachers have strong relationships with their students Need to know students' lives

Philosophies & Theories

Idealism High Influence on the arts and creativity Follow the belief of Anthroposophy Use of Socratic Method 0/waldorf-ed.gif

Perennialism High focus on classic art and literature Imagination

Realism Objective lessons Connections to nature Activity-based learning content/uploads/2012/08/raisins.jpg

Progressivism Focusing on student's need and it is more student centered Montessori Schools/Learning through Inquiry Activities and Projects

Post-Modernism Non-discriminatory approach Try to eliminate inequality

Critical Theory Even out inequalities Well planned grouping

Student-centered Approach Emphasize the needs/interests of the student and encourages children self-expression Students are intrinsically motivated which makes learning more meaningful

Student-centered Approach Continued Activity-centered: Purposeful activities (relevant/practical) that are tied to student needs/interests Examples: cooking their own organic snacks/sewing their own clothes/playing musical instruments/gardening Alternative: Loosely structured Student freedom Promotes inquiry learning s/primary1.jpg

Student-centered Approach Continued Humanistic approach: Seeks higher domains of morality Stresses meaningful relationships between teacher/students Promotes the acceptance of others Fosters positive self-esteem Working with others

Subject-centered? Curriculum is not a subject-centered which fails to consider the needs or interests of students Subjects are learned in isolation/deemphasizes contemporary life experiences Goes beyond three basic R's/Back-to- basics curriculum which focuses on standardized testing as a means to test competency Suppresses children's creativity Electives are not encouraged

Training Waldorf Teachers Three-year training programs Preparing teachers through art/music/activities that meet that basic concepts of anthroposophy Observe experience Waldorf teachers Create their own artistic lesson plans with the integration of other aspects (movement, dance, math, writing etc.) org/wp- content/uploads/2010/10/Cincinnati -Waldorf-School x214.jpg

Waldorf School Management Self-governing Based on same principles of education Groups: o College of Teachers o Board of Trustees Parental involvement content/uploads/2010/09/EW_head er.jpg

Different from Traditional Schools No standardized testing/competitive grading No grades are given in elementary schools, teachers give detailed evaluations of students at the end of each year Students stay with the same teachers for 8 years No hierarchy among teachers Teachers have more freedom in the classroom due to no standardized testing &g/mam%2008/11-Ashwood.jpg

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