Waldorf Alumni Forum
Denver Waldorf School graduate, now Waldorf class teacher, Jelena Jaehnig writes of the gifts—skills, capacities, and attitudes—that she received through her schooling and that she now seeks to pass on to her students.

The High School

Biography and Self-Discovery The Twelfth-Grade Waldorf History Curriculum Meets the Adolescent’s Quest for Identity by Lawre Stone
Seniors at the Hawthorne Valley School study modern history through the biographies of the people who changed the course of world events, but also through the lives and reminiscences of their own relatives, neighbors, and community members.

High School, Take Two by Clare O’Connor
A 2008 graduate of the Seattle Waldorf School describes her journey out of Waldorf into a mainstream, academic high school and then back into Waldorf.

School Portrait
Ak Lu’um—The Place of the Turtle A Waldorf School Carved out of the Yucatan Jungle by David Barham
A few miles outside a major Mexican beach resort, Siobhan Bowers and her dedicated colleagues have created an international Waldorf school off the grid and in the bosom of nature.

From Around the World
The 2009 Asian Waldorf Teachers’ Conference by Van James
Waldorf educators from twenty Asian countries—including Japan, India, China, Thailand, and Indonesia—meet in the Philippines and become inspired to create the future.

Out of Anthroposophy
Ape and Man by Wolfgang Schad, PhD
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, Dr. Schad, a trained biologist and an anthroposophist, considers the question, “Are we human beings the descendants of the apes or are we their predecessors?”

New Books and Publications

Hawthorne Valley Harvest compiled by William Ward

Biographies for 8th Grade History by Susan Cook

Raising Healthy, Creative Children by Joseph Chilton Pearce
One of the foremost authorities on child development and education examines the factors that promote—or obstruct—the healthy development of children.

Let the Little Children Draw Spontaneous Drawing and the Development of the Young Child by Ingun Schneider
From the time they can hold a pencil, young children love to draw. This drawing is essential to their optimal development, and there are things that parents and teachers should—and should not—do in relation to it.

Ziggy and the Wheelchair Experiment A Seventh-Grade Class Experiences an Exercise in Empathy by Mark John
Twenty seventh graders at the Minnesota Waldorf School glimpse what life in a wheelchair is like and, in the process, get a better understanding of a remarkable classmate.

Let There Be Music – Part Two The Music Curriculum in the Waldorf School, Grades Five through Eight by Andrea Lyman
In the upper grades, making music continues to be a daily activity for every Waldorf student. The songs they sing and the instruments and music they play relate to their other studies.

Building a School with Soul by Thomas Poplawski
Buildings—including school buildings—affect how we think, feel, and act. Architects designing Waldorf schools strive to create structures that support learning and emotional and moral development.

The Human Being Thinks, Not the Brain by Christian Rittelmeyer, PhD
Sensory impressions alter human physiological states. There are “warm” buildings and “cold” buildings.

Education, Instruction, and Assessment
How Can We Measure if We Are Effectively Educating Our Children? by David Mitchell, Douglas Gerwin, and other Waldorf educators
Noted Waldorf professionals propose a new paradigm for education and assessment, one that does not include high-stakes, standardized tests.