Why Waldorf Works
Everything you need to know about Waldorf Education.
The Child Today
Learn about Kim John Payne's Social Inclusion approach to conflict resolution, which has been adopted by City of Lakes Waldorf School.
Waldorf Answers on the Philosophy and Practice of Waldorf Education
This is a private site, intending to provide answers about Waldorf education, in depth, that parents and prospective parents may have, and to clear up some of the misconceptions that may exist about Waldorf education. Our intention is to provide a straightforward presentation of the facts about Waldorf education.
Bob and Nancy's Home Page
This site is simply a volunteer act by two people who are committed to the ideals of both Waldorf education and of anthroposophy.
WaldorfWorld
Waldorf Education on the web.
Rudolf Steiner College
30 Years of Excellence in Waldorf Teacher Education offering Full-Time and Part-Time programs for Kindergarten, Grades, High school, Subject and Remedial education teachers. Also, a center for transformative adult education and artistic renewal offering courses in Eurythmy, Biodynamic farming, Counsciousness Studies, Anthroposophy, and visual arts.
Bookstore at Rudolf Steiner College
Offers a comprehensive collection of resources for Waldorf teachers,
homeschoolers, parents, and children from birth through high school. Over 1200 titles on every subject of the Waldorf curriculum as well as children's books, titles on parenting, Anthroposophy, Biodynamic agriculture, Eurythmy, Transformative Arts, and medicine, as well as handwork supplies, natural-dyed silks, gifts, beeswax candles, toys, art prints, health and healing supplies from Dr. Hauschka, Weleda, and Flower Essence Services (FES). Contact the bookstore for a free catalog or browse on-line.
Rudolf Steiner Press Home Page
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Anthroposophical Society in America
Humanity (anthropos) has the inherent wisdom (sophia) to transform both itself and the world. The Anthroposphical Society is a world-wide organization that offers programs including, study groups, meditation workshops, lending library, lectures, festivals, and community service.
Online Waldorf Library
A project of the Research Institute for Waldorf Education.
The Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)
AWSNA is an association of independent Waldorf schools and Waldorf teacher education institutes. AWSNA's mission is to strengthen and support the schools and to inform the public about the benefits of Waldorf Education.
Rudolf Steiner Foundation
The Rudolf Steiner Foundation is dedicated to the work and initiatives that have arisen out of Rudolf Steiner's insights. He was an innovative teacher and far-reaching social thinker of the early part of the 20th century. Rudolf Steiner addressed the soul and spiritual poverty that modern humanity had fallen into by challenging it to rise above materialism and to accept responsibility for the disadvantaged, the developing capacities of children, a life-sustaining earth, and the universe. He worked for the basic human principles of freedom in cultural affairs, equality in political affairs, and interdependence in a sustainable economy.
Dear colleagues,
Steve Spitalny of Santa Cruz forwarded this report from CNN Health on recent studies in Boston, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, reaching the same conclusion as studies last summer at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital: video and TV viewing offer no cognitive benefit to very young children, and interfere with language development and other developmentally more healthy activities such as "reading, singing, interacting and stacking blocks".
Nonetheless, many parents and the developers of "educational" baby products such as Baby Einstein continue to see such criticisms of screen media as "ignoring real life" in our times and "making parents feel guilty". There continues to be a wide gap between research results and actual parenting practices, where the average time 6-month-old babies spend in front of a TV is .9 hours/day.
Susan Howard
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/03/babies.watch.TV/index.html
