Waldorfschule Waldorf School Sascha*. In 1919 he founded the 1 st Waldorf School Born on Feb 25, 1861 German-Austrian origin Philosopher and scientist.

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Waldorfschule Waldorf School Sascha*

In 1919 he founded the 1 st Waldorf School Born on Feb 25, 1861 German-Austrian origin Philosopher and scientist He believed in sense of individuality and personal freedom

Unique and distinctive approach to education Recognizes the specific developmental stages of children Follows the methods of anthroposophy Educate the whole child, “head, heart and hands” Create a genuine love of learning with each child Use of electronic media by young children is strongly discouraged

Key point in Waldorf education The study of freedom Recognizes the human being as a being made up of body, soul and spirit AKA a spiritual science-wisdom or knowledge of a man Speaks to our basic artistic needs Individual judgments and decisions

Waldorf Curriculum Enable students as fully as possible to make choices Have the freedom to realize their individual path through life Elementary-use artistic elements in different forms Learn to understand and relate to the world

Every child is independent Help children understand and appreciate their independence Draw out the children's inherent capacities Help children appreciate their background and their place in the world Recognize themselves as part of humanity and world citizens

Teachers follow one class from grades 1-8 Waldorf students have no “textbooks” All children have a “main Lessons book” They produce their own textbooks Teachers build up the subject matter as students build up their Main Lessons books

Pictorial introduction to the alphabet, writing, reading, spelling poetry and drama Folk and fairy tales, fables, legends of Old Testament stories Numbers, basic mathematical processes of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division Nature stories, house of building and gardening

Morse myths, history and stories of ancient civilizations Writing, reading, spelling, grammar, poetry, and drama Local and world geography, comparative zoology, botany and elementary physics Review of the four mathematical processes, fractions, percentages and geometry

Upper grades 7-8 Creative writing, reading, spelling, grammar, poetry and drama Medieval history, Renaissance, world exploration, American history and biography Geography, physics, basic chemistry, astronomy, geology and physiology

“Fostering play … allowing children to be children longer” – Janet Quartermain, school teacher

Handwork Foreign Languages (varies by schools) Music Art Movement

Waldorf teachers have a special education In-depth courses in Waldorf education Teachers education strengthened by the teachers commitment to self-development Teachers follow a day to day rhythm – Review previous days material – Further developmental of subject matter

Currently…. There are 900 Waldorf school in 60 countries About 150 Waldorf schools are in North America Public Waldorf programs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Michigan Directory of Waldorf schools can be found through AWSNA

94% attended college/university 47% chose humanities or arts as a major 42% chose science or math as a major 89% are highly satisfied in choice of occupation 91% are active in lifelong education 92% placed high value on critical thinking 90% highly value tolerance of others’ viewpoints

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