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The structure of Waldorf education follows a theory of childhood development devised by Rudolf Steiner, utilizing distinct learning strategies for each of three developmental stages or "epochs": [48] [49] early childhood, elementary, and secondary education.
Steiner education, also called Waldorf Education after the factory in which the first school was started, is an educative approach drawing selectively on the teachings and philosophy of Rudolf Steiner.
What is Waldorf Early Childhood Education? Essential Characteristics of Steiner/Waldorf Education for the Child from Birth to Seven. The future development of each individual child and of humanity as a whole depends on health-giving experiences in the first seven years of life.
Child development in the Waldorf plan is very specific. The decisions about the curriculum are based on exactly what is happening in the child’s physical, and emotional development and also in the development of the child’s consciousness.
Being in a Waldorf early-education classroom — with its pale-pink walls and an altar-like table filled with objects from nature — is “like being in a watercolor world,” a Times reporter ...
Rubicon: The Nine Year Change and Child Development Between the Ages of Seven and Twelve — Rudolf Steiner (compiled by Monica Ruef) Encountering the Self — Hermann Koepke. Out of the Garden and into the Desert: The Nine-Year Change Through the Stories of the Third Grade Curriculum — Neal Kennerk.
Waldorf Steiner education is a unique teaching style that emphasizes holistic student development. This approach is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, an anthropologist from Germany.
This primary research investigates Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy of early childhood Waldorf education, and its child-centered and inclusive core. Ten kindergarten teachers in the US and UK educating children ages three through seven were interviewed on their values and practices, and on intrinsic notions of inclusion, which are scrutinized ...
A spiritual philosophy that emphasizes the development of the whole child—intellectual, physical, and emotional. Here are some key features and principles of Waldorf Education: Holistic Approach: Waldorf Education aims to nurture and develop the child’s intellectual, artistic, and practical skills.
Rudolf Steiner, who designed the Waldorf curriculum, suggests that the development of the “whole” person, especially during early child- hood education, requires the recognition of a particular age-appropriate pattern of development that can be described as a four-fold human being with twelve distinct senses.