Receive with reverence, accompany with love, send forth in freedom.
– Rudolf Steiner, 1861–1925, Austrian philosopher and founder of anthroposophy. He developed the educational concept behind Waldorf schools. He founded the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart in 1919.
The Waldorf Idea – Human Beings and Development – A Holistic View of Humanity
The idea of Waldorf education has remained as relevant as ever for 100 years: The more than 1,000 Waldorf schools worldwide are seeing increasing interest and growing enrollment.
The reasons for this relevance can be found in its holistic view of humanity, which forms the basis for a curriculum that addresses the child’s development in a unique way at every grade level.
Over 80 years ago, Rudolf Steiner provided the teachers of the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart with “Anthropology” as a tool for their work. While the Waldorf school fosters development in the early grades through an encounter with the inner self, it seeks to do so in the upper grades through an encounter with the world as well. Extracurricular internships provide insights into the world of work and life. Independent exploration of one’s own abilities is intended to strengthen self-assessment and self-discovery.
