Waldorf Education
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Waldorf EducationImaginative. Interdisciplinary. Spiritual.
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The Basics
• Rudolf Steiner – philosopher
• Interdisciplinary • Imagination –
creative + analytic• Goals– Free, moral,
integrated students– Fulfil unique destiny
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Basis
• 3 Stages of child development– Early childhood
learning• Experiential, sensory,
imitative
– Elementary School• Artistic, imaginative
– Adolescence• Abstract thought,
conceptual judgment
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Characteristics
• Multiple Intelligences• Eurythmy – movement
art– Text + music– Role play, dance– Integration, spatial
awareness, harmony• Spirituality
– Wide range of traditions– Seasonal festivals– Law suits
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Early Childhood
• Environment• Homelike• Outdoor play periods• Oral Language
Development• “Waldorf Doll” –
imagination• Discourages media
exposure• Daily rhythms
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Elementary Education
• Multi-disciplinary curriculum
• Heavy focus on the arts– Eurythmy, music, crafts– Foreign languages
• Content taught in stories– Illustrated summaries
• Teachers loop - commitment
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Secondary Education
• Specialist Teachers• More strongly focused
academically• Courses in arts continue• Independent creative
thinking processes• Fosters ethical principles– Competence,
responsibility, purpose
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The Four Temperments• Sanguine
– Light-hearted, fun loving, confident
– Cocky, arrogant, indulgent– Day-dreamers, off task often, act
on whims
• Choleric– A Doer – ambition, energy, – dominate people of other
temperaments– easily angered or bad-tempered.
• Melancholic– Ponderer , very kind, considerate– highly creative – pre-occupied with tragedy -
depressed. – perfectionists, loners
• Phlegmatic– self-content, kind, but shy – Enthusiasm inhibited, lazy,
resistant to change – relaxed, rational, curious, and
observant– many friends, more dependable
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Schools
• Private• Freedom in curriculum• No standard text• No principal – groups– College of Teachers– Board of Trustees
• Parents – non-curricular participation
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Putting it into Practice1. Greet
• Eye contact, check on students
2. Relate• Buddy-system – older student
mentors
3. Draw• Illustrate all lessons – create
workbook
4. Plant• Nature walks – connect with
outside
5. Play • Musical instruments
6. Move• Active learning – math = stomping