A comprehensive overview of what is taught in Steiner-Waldorf schools, and why. This handbook is indispensable for all Steiner-Waldorf schools and teachers Also provides a clear overview of the ideas behind the Steiner-Waldorf educational approach Previously published as The Educational Tasks and Content of the Steiner Waldorf Curriculum

This book is a comprehensive overview of what is taught in Steiner-Waldorf schools, and why.As well as describing the content and methods of the Waldorf curriculum, this book provides a clear overview of the ideas behind the approach. It includes:-- a summary of the ideas underpinning this unique form of education-- a survey of child development in relation to the curriculum-- a description of key elements in the Waldorf approach-- sections on evaluation and assessment-- self-management-- Early Years education-- a horizontal curriculum for Classes 1 to 12-- a vertical curriculum for each subjectThis handbook is indispensable for all Steiner-Waldorf schools and teachers.

A truly comprehensive resource book for Steiner-Waldorf class teachers

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.

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.

"First published in 1995 by Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship" -- Title page verso.

Charles Kovacs characterizes different plants, from fungi, algae and lichens, to the lily and rose families. He describes the parts of each plant and their growth cycle. It is recommended for Steiner-Waldorf curriculum Classes 5 and 6 (age 10-12).

"Delivered in April 1924 during an educational conference, these five lectures are the last public lectures that Steiner gave in Germany. E.A.K. Stockmeyer writes: Seventeen hundred people listened to him, and the prolonged, generous applause from this great crowd at the end of every lecture was deeply moving; while at the end of the last lecture the applause became an ovation that seemed as if it would never end." -- back cover.

Painting and drawing are key artistic expressions and play important roles in children's physical, emotional, and spiritual development. This comprehensive teachers' guide provides a complete artistic curriculum for Waldorf school classes 1 to 8 (ages 6 to 14). At each stage, the book shows the skills that teachers can help children to develop. Included are 280 practical exercises for teachers, and more than 800 children's drawings and paintings that serve as inspiring examples of artistic possibilities. The curriculum moves from free to guided color exercises and precise perspective drawing. Throughout, the author draws on art theory and shows that art is truly a universal language. Painting and Drawing in Waldorf Schools is also suitable for adult self-study.