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Are We Ready to Be Discovered? by Dorit Winter

October 17, 2011

The uninterrupted main lesson has been part of Waldorf education since its inception in 1919.And like so many other details of our approach to the growing child, its value is being validated by neurologists, artists, and educators beyond our own circles. Many in the culture at large are already seeking us. When they find us, will we be ready? Will our own brains have become calcified by constant interruptions and the “onslaught of information,” or will our anthroposophical studies and meditative life strengthen our thinking so that — whether on YouTube or in the New York Times — we can articulate in contemporary language how Waldorf education serves as a potent antidote to the illnesses of our times? More »

Fairy Tale Strawbale Cottage Is a Charming Waldorf Preschool in Cuernavaca, Mexico

October 16, 2011

This charming straw bale classroom in Cuernavaca, Mexico is actually a Waldforf preschool that was designed and built with the help of the local community over an 8 week period. Laboratorio Arquitectura Básica Mx led workshops and building sessions to raise the roof on this strawbale building, bringing the community together in a really positive way. The teacher of the Tecilli Classroom requested that the school be like a fairy tale building with curved walls, round windows, and playful details. The end result is an adorable, organic, natural, and healthy building sure to inspire. More »

Ubuntu Waldorf Ikapa: Waldorf in the Cape of Good Hope - A film by Michael Lovemore

October 12, 2011

Ubuntu means “I am because we are.” Michael Lovemore’s film is about how Waldorf schools deal with the issues of poverty and diversity in South Africa’s Western Cape. The present children of South Africa have not experienced apartheid directly, but their lives are affected by it daily. “Ubuntu Waldorf Ikapa” was included in Culture Unplugged, an online Film Festival. More »

Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood - Full film

October 8, 2011

Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and violent video games to bogus educational products and the family car. Drawing on the insights of health care professionals, children’s advocates, and industry insiders, the film focuses on the explosive growth of child marketing in the wake of deregulation, showing how youth marketers have used the latest advances in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience to transform American children into one of the most powerful and profitable consumer demographics in the world. Consuming Kids pushes back against the wholesale commercialization of childhood, raising urgent questions about the ethics of children’s marketing and its impact on the health and well-being of kids.  More »

Childhood Being Eroded by Modern Life by Graeme Paton

October 4, 2011

Childhood is being eroded by a “relentless diet” of advertising, addictive computer games, test-driven education and poor childcare, a powerful lobby of more than 200 experts warns today. In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, the group of academics, teachers, authors and charity leaders says children’s wellbeing and mental health is being undermined by the pressures of modern life. They urge the Government to address a culture of “too much, too soon” in Britain. This includes a ban on all forms of advertising aimed at the youngest children, the establishment of a play-based curriculum for infants and a public information campaign warning of the dangers of screen-based entertainment. More »

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