Austrian philosopher and founder of anthroposophy, a spiritualist movement holding that pure thought can access a spiritual world through disciplined inner development. In 1919 he founded the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart, designing a curriculum meant to match the developmental stages of childhood through art, imagination and rhythm alongside conventional academics; the model has since spread to thousands of schools worldwide.
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BirthplaceKraljevec, Austrian Empire (present-day Croatia) 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionFounded Waldorf education (1919), a curriculum built around anthroposophy that structures teaching to match distinct developmental stages of childhood and stresses imagination, art and rhythm alongside academics. 1 Notable WorkThe Education of the Child (1907) 1 Connections
In Approach
Source Rudolf Steiner (Wikipedia)
Institutions Founded
Steiner founded and directed the pedagogy; factory director Emil Molt provided funding, buildings and the first pupils, so the founding is genuinely shared between the two.
Source Waldorf 100, The History of Waldorf Schools
Theories and Approaches Developed
Source Waldorf education (Wikipedia)
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Nationality
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Waldorf 100, The History of Waldorf Schools
Institutions Founded: Freie Waldorfschule Stuttgart, History section, founding accountQuote, Institutions Founded: Freie Waldorfschule Stuttgart, History section, founding account
The children of workers at the Waldorf-Astoria Cigarette Company came in response to the initiative of founders Emil and Berta Molt.
Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationTheories and Approaches Developed: Waldorf Education, Waldorf education pageView the Source Waldorf education (Wikipedia)
Theories and Approaches Developed: Curriculum of the Waldorf Schools, LeadQuote, Theories and Approaches Developed: Curriculum of the Waldorf Schools, Lead
Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy.
Rudolf Steiner (Wikipedia)
In Approach: Waldorf Education, Lead
In the third phase of his work, beginning after World War I, Steiner worked on various ostensibly applied projects, including Waldorf education, biodynamic agriculture, and anthroposophical medicine.
In Group: Child-Centered and Reform Pedagogy Founders, intro of the article
In the third phase of his work, beginning after World War I, Steiner worked on various ostensibly applied projects, including Waldorf education, biodynamic agriculture, and anthroposophical medicine.
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