Waldorf Education

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Waldorf Education

A Look at Waldorf and Montessori Education by Barbara Shell

Is Waldorf Education Christian? by William Ward (Spring/Summer 2001)

Steiner's Chicago Legacy Shines Brightly by Claudia M. Lenart, Conscious Choice, June 2003

The Waldorf Way by Edgar Allen Beem The Boston Globe

The Wisdom of Waldorf: Education for the Future by Rahima Baldwin Dancy
Mothering Magazine, Issue 123, March/April 2004

There is more to reading than meets the eye by Barbara Sokolov

Waldorf Education: A universal promise of cultural renewal Learn More

A Look at Waldorf and Montessori Learn More

Grades 1 -12

A Class as a Community by Dorothy Harrer

Astronomy Verses for Middle Schoolers by John Trevillion

Birthday Verses by Roberto Trostli

Drawing: From First Grade to High School by Carl Froebe

How Eurythmy Works in the Curriculum by Kari van Oordt

Waldorf High School Summer Reading List

Early Childhood and Play

The Vital Role of Play in Early Childhood by Joan Almon

School failure may be linked to lack of play in early childhood The Alliance for Childhood, October 2006

The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong child-parent bonds

American Academy of Pediatrics, October 2006

Winter Hand Gesture Game by Paulene Hanna

Waldorf Alums

Learning to Learn - Essays written by Waldorf graduates
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Life After Waldorf High School by Abraham Enten
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Standing Out Without Standing Alone: Profile of Waldorf School Graduates

An article-synopsis based on the Survey of Waldorf Graduates II. Based on
a sample of around 550 participants spanning some sixty years, starting
with the first Waldorf senior class in 1943 and culminating with the class
of 2005, the report issued by the Waldorf Research Institute offers an
invaluable portrayal of Waldorf graduates.

Link to PDF of article

Survey of Waldorf Graduates Powerpoint presentation (PDF)

Link to Powerpoint

Waldorf High School Graduates Survey, Phase II
Editors: David Mitchell, Douglas Gerwin
The final compilation of an extensive and in-depth survey of North
American Waldorf high school graduates. The full text of 171 pages is
available by clicking below.

Link to PDF of Survey

With a Hammer , Finding Ghosts in the Glass - by Caroline Winter New York Times 2007

For the past year, Seth Wulsin (Green Meadow Waldorf School Class of 2000) has been working on a project that uses the former Caseros Prison, an urban skyscraper jail in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as raw materials for a dynamic artwork.

Technology & Media

Ending the Commercialization of Childhood by The Alliance for Childhood

Students pull plug on their wired world Saying No to TV, video games and web surfing - except on the weekend by Andrea Gordon Toronto Star January 29, 2007

Taming the Media Monster by Thomas Poplawski

TV and ADD by Foster W. Kline