Waldorf Education
Steiner schools have their own comprehensive and distinctive curriculum and teaching method for pupils up to 18. This curriculum is based on a pedagogical philosophy that places emphasis on the whole development of the child, including a child's spiritual, physical and moral well being as well as academic progress.
The education is based on the ideas of Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian educator, scientist and philosopher who had far-reaching insights into many areas of life. Today, his educational methods are practiced in numerous co-educational schools throughout the world.
There is a strong emphasis on social abilities and the development of pre-numeracy and literacy skills. Formal learning begins later, and learning is done in a very creative and artistic environment.
Steiner Education respects the essential nature of childhood and enables each pupil to develop the abilities and confidence needed for life.
In pre-school and primary school the education provides a solid foundation of faculties and experiences, which the secondary level can build on. At this stage, qualities such as emotional maturity, good judgement, creativity and initiative with a strong moral sense of responsibility are cultivated
The pupils learn about the world, society and themselves in a way with which they can strongly identify. The Steiner curriculum responds to the developmental needs of each pupil. It has proved adaptable over 75 years in many different cultures on all continents. This is because the curriculum is designed to develop faculties rather than merely deliver prescribed information: it is interdisciplinary and comprehensive.
