Waldorf Education
Steiner's philosophy that humans are threefold beings of spirit, soul, and body whose capacities unfold in three developmental stages on the path to adulthood: early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence.
The first Waldorf School was established in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1919. There are now more than 1,000 accredited Waldorf Schools in over 40 countries (as of June 2009). In North America there are over 150 independent schools affiliated with the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA), and many public and charter schools use Waldorf methods to enrich their teaching. There are also over 50 full-time Waldorf teacher-training institutes around the world; including eight in the United States and one in Canada.
Introduction To Waldorf Education
When children relate what they learn to their own experience, they are interested and alive, and what they learn becomes their own. Waldorf schools are designed to foster this kind of learning.
Waldorf Education has its roots in the spiritual-scientific research of the Austrian scientist and thinker Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). Waldorf pedagogy has its roots in
No two Waldorf schools are identical and each is administratively independent. Nevertheless, a visitor would recognize many characteristics common to them all.
