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Waldorf Education

WAWL-dorf
Also Known As Steiner Education
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The holistic pedagogical approach based on Rudolf Steiner's educational philosophy, first put into practice at a school opened for the children of Waldorf-Astoria Cigarette Company workers in Stuttgart in 1919, that organizes schooling around three seven-year developmental stages and integrates arts into every subject.

Facts
Central Question
How can schooling develop a child's physical, emotional, cognitive, social and imaginative capacities together, in step with three successive seven-year developmental stages, rather than the intellect alone? 2
Most Effective For
Cultivating creativity, imagination and social development through arts-integrated, developmentally-paced instruction; research cited by the approach's own literature found Waldorf pupils produced more accurate, detailed and imaginative drawings than comparison groups. 2
Origin Year
1919 1
Classification
Education Level
Early Childhood Education (ISCED 0) 1
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Source Wikipedia
Additional Source Waldorf education (Wikipedia)Waldorf education page, origins section

Developed By

Source Wikipedia
Additional Source Waldorf education (Wikipedia)Waldorf education page

Includes

Source Waldorf education (Wikipedia)
Source Looping (education) (Wikipedia)
Source Rudolf Steiner (Wikipedia)
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1. Waldorf education (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The first Waldorf school opened in 1919 in Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Waldorf education page
    based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner
  • Waldorf education page, alternate names section
    also known as Steiner education
  • Waldorf education page, child development section
    physical, behavioral, emotional, cognitive, social, and spiritual
  • Waldorf education page, outcomes section
    drew more accurate, detailed, and imaginative drawings
  • Body
    The early childhood curriculum focuses on experiential education and imaginative play.
  • Includes: Curriculum of the Waldorf Schools, Lead section
    Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy.
  • Associated With: Freie Waldorfschule Stuttgart, Waldorf education page, origins section
    The first school based upon the ideas of Rudolf Steiner was opened in 1919
  • In Group: Child-Centered and Early Years Pedagogy Models, Lead
    Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy.
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2. Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Central Question: How can schooling develop a child's physical, emotional, cognitive, social and imaginative capacities together, in step with three successive seven-year developmental stages, rather than the intellect alone?
  • Most Effective For: Cultivating creativity, imagination and social development through arts-integrated, developmentally-paced instruction; research cited by the approach's own literature found Waldorf pupils produced more accurate, detailed and imaginative drawings than comparison groups.
Looping (education) (Wikipedia)
Includes: Looping (Education), Lead
Quote, Includes: Looping (Education), Lead
It had its origin in Waldorf education, where the traditional goal has been for a primary teacher to remain as the lead teacher of a class for eight consecutive years, though in conjunction with numerous specialized teachers;.
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Rudolf Steiner (Wikipedia)
Includes: Rudolf Steiner, Lead
Quote, Includes: Rudolf Steiner, 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.
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