Essays by staff

The Mystery of Water-Colour by Catherine van Alphen (1999, 3 pages, PDF, 53kb)
Waldorf in Africa by Beulah Tertiens-Reeler (2004, 1 page, PDF, 17kb)

(Free Adobe PDF Reader required.)

Websites of note

South Africa

Kolisko pedagogical/medical conference, www.kolisko.net

Since 1989, interdisciplinary collegial work of teachers, doctors, parents, therapists and curative educators. Recent Kolisko conference hosted here in Cape Town, 2-8 April 2006. Our Centre is contributing to and helping to coordinate followup meetings. Check out the Enrichment section on our site.

Western Cape Education Department, http://wced.wcape.gov.za

Thutong, South African Educational Portal, www.thutong.org.za

Requires extensive registration for site access, but contains lots of information about education in South Africa. Resources and tools on curriculum, professional development, administration, and more.

Human Sciences Research Council of SA (HSRC), www.hsrc.ac.za

SA Dept. of Education, www.education.gov.za

SA Council for Educators, www.sace.org.za

Elsewhere (in English)

Online Waldorf Library, www.waldorflibrary.org (USA)

Useful information for English-speaking Waldorf teachers, parents, homeschoolers, and anyone interested in Waldorf education. Their aim is to make visible all the appropriate resources on Waldorf education that are currently available and to provide information about where these resources can be purchased or obtained.

WaldorfWorld, www.waldorfworld.net and related BobNancy website, www.bobnancy.org (USA)

Alliance for Childhood, www.allianceforchildhood.net (USA)

Promotes policies and practises that support children's healthy development, love of learning, and joy in living. Includes emphases on technology and children and the importance of play. Worldwide partner organisations in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Thailand and throughout Europe.

SpiritWorking, www.spiritworking.org (USA)

Browse this site to get a feel for the many different types of organisations that share a similar world view with that of our own Waldorf-inspired training here in South Africa. Initiatives abound here in the southern part of the continent.

SteinerBooks, www.steinerbooks.org (USA)

Steiner Books sell their own books under Anthroposophic Press, as well as books from a variety of other publishers. Check out their Education Catalogue (download off the home page) to get a feel for topics relating to the Waldorf approach to working with children. You may care to read an article by William Ward on learning to read and write posted on their site, that attempts to demonstrate why

"Waldorf teachers are guided by an overarching principle – to integrate intellectual development with artistic creativity and practical skill. As a pedagogic method, this means that the royal road to awaken thinking and harness the will means engaging the feelings. This educational ideal of balance is supported by contemporary developmental psychology that maps the dynamic interconnections between cognitive development, emotional intelligence, and bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. Finding ways to balance and integrate thinking, feeling, and willing in education through daily practise has important implications for teaching reading in Waldorf schools."

European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education, www.ecswe.org

Association of Waldorf Schools in North America (AWSNA), www.awsna.org

Waldorf teacher training colleges worldwide – peer institutions

Emerson College, www.emerson.org.uk

Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship, www.steinerwaldorf.org.uk

Rudolf Steiner College, USA www.steinercollege.org

This short list is just to get you started. Many others exist around the world, including Mexico, Brasil, Australia, New Zealand, etc. At this point the Centre for Creative Education is the only Waldorf-oriented teacher training college in all of Africa.

Dig deeper!

Additional opportunities for learning may be found on our pages for early childhood resources and eurythmy resources.