What is “Waldorf” education?
Posted: July 1st, 2009 | Author: Joan Jaeckel | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: at-risk, childcare, childhood, cognitive research, early childhood, homeschooling, learning difficulties, pre-school, public school, resources, teacher education | No Comments »“Waldorf education” means an approach to parenting and education that produces a climate which is respectful and accepting of childhood and supportive of whatever level the individual child is capable achieving. In the U.S., Waldorf education is an initiative to move change in the mainstream educational system and an interconnected learning organization of independent and public schools, homeschooling initiatives, teacher education colleges, teacher education for at-risk students, enrichment for public school teachers, school leadership and adminstration courses, childcare centers, early childhood centers and early childhood and pre-school education, parentingsupport and resources, Waldorf researchers and cognitive researchers, “extra lesson” (special education) practitioners, curative education communities, play specialists, and research on learning difficulties. Waldorf education is also a worldwide movement.
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