Waldorf education

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educational philosophy school movement

Waldorf education is a holistic, arts-rich educational philosophy and school movement that emphasizes imaginative learning, child development stages, and the integration of academic, practical, and artistic activities.

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instanceOf educational philosophy ⓘ
school movement ⓘ
aimsTo educate the head heart and hands ⓘ
foster independent thinking ⓘ
nurture creativity ⓘ
support healthy child development ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Steiner education NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
curriculumBasedOn stages of child development described by Rudolf Steiner ⓘ
discourages early academic pressure ⓘ
extensive screen use for young children ⓘ
standardized testing in lower grades ⓘ
emphasizes Eurythmy ⓘ
arts-rich curriculum ⓘ
child development stages ⓘ
delayed formal academics in early years ⓘ
development of imagination ⓘ
experiential learning ⓘ
handwork and crafts ⓘ
holistic education ⓘ
imaginative learning ⓘ
integration of academic practical and artistic activities ⓘ
limited use of digital technology in early grades ⓘ
music and movement ⓘ
play-based learning in early childhood ⓘ
social and emotional development ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
teacher continuity with a class over multiple years ⓘ
focusesOn artistic expression ⓘ
community life in the classroom ⓘ
development of thinking feeling and willing ⓘ
moral and ethical development ⓘ
practical life skills ⓘ
foundedBy Rudolf Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEducationalLevel early childhood education ⓘ
primary education ⓘ
secondary education ⓘ
hasGlobalPresence yes ⓘ
hasOrganization Steiner schools NERFINISHED ⓘ
Waldorf schools NERFINISHED ⓘ
Waldorf teacher training institutes ⓘ
inception 1919 ⓘ
influencedBy progressive education movement ⓘ
inspiredBy anthroposophy NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Waldorf-Astoria cigarette factory NERFINISHED ⓘ
uses form drawing ⓘ
integrated thematic teaching ⓘ
main lesson blocks ⓘ
nature-based activities ⓘ

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Anthroposophy → associatedWith → Waldorf education ⓘ
Rudolf Steiner → influenced → Waldorf education ⓘ
this entity surface form: Waldorf schools