An Outline for a Renewal of Waldorf Education
Rudolf Steiner's Method of Heart-Thinking and Its Central Role in the Waldorf School

Mark-Dominick Riccio, Ed.D.

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$12.95

Mark Riccio's book is a masterful presentation not only of the heart of Waldorf Education, but of ways of nurturing the heart-opening approach of this education such that it - and those who teach it - spring to life, creative and loving in the here and now. Heart-Thinking, an articulation of Steiner's cognitive approach, when done with open eyes, a smiling face, and a warm heart leads the thinker through successive levels of understanding, each culminating in a flowering metamorphosis transforming into the next level. So, too, Riccio's 100 page gem of a book - to engage in his understanding, to try out his exercises (which are fun - no long faces here!), is to find oneself at a point of transformation - and the choice (the only real choice) is to embrace life more fully, open your heart, and move on to the next level.

As Riccio tells us, the heart of Waldorf Education takes the students (and their teachers!) on such a journey of heart-opening transformation as it teaches them the things they need to know to become part of the family of humanity.

The seed of revolution (or, more correctly, evolution) that is this book lies in the suggestion, the hope, of the author (and myself) that teachers and staff at Waldorf Schools embrace the challenge of developing their own capacities of Heart-Thinking (and in my mind, this applies without modification to homeschooling co-ops and parents). Were this to occur, it would transform the education offered into something that fills all of society with a new life - and nurtures rather than drains those who provide it and support it.

I have great hopes that many will embrace these proposals, this way of learning to love without blindness. Not just our children, but all of us, will thrive on the effort.

Survey Report
AWSNA High School Research Project

Artistic and Academic Portfolios, Alternatives to College, Scholarship Web Sites, Social- Emotional Skills

Compiled by David Mitchell

Spiral Bound

$16.00

This book summarizes results of a questionnaire sent to every Waldorf high school in North America in 1999. Schools were asked to report (1) their guidelines for senior artistic and/or academic portfolios, (2) whether and what alternatives to college they suggest to their seniors, and (3) what specific social/emotional skills they work on with their students, including stress management, time management, sexuality, mental health, conflict resolution, study skills, communications skills, human boundary issues, listening skills, and life management. Some additional research undertaken by the AWSNA High School Research Project Committee is also included.

Forming School Communities
The renewal of the social organism

Matthias Karutz

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$16.00

The author explores questions of school governance and the cultivation of a “healthy social life” within the context of a Waldorf school. His is a refreshingly lively approach that, while adhering to the models tradition to Steiner's conception of society as a threefold entity, offers more movement and flexibility than most who have covered this topic. Worth reading if social organisation and the life behind it are of interest to you.

Genesis of a Waldorf High School
A Source Book

Edited by Douglas Gerwin

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$29.00

In 1995 a conference was held. High school educators from all over North America gathered in Minneapolis to discuss everything they could think that needed consideration when contemplating the formation of a Waldorf High School. The results of this broad and exhaustive look at how a Waldorf high school works, meets the needs of adolescents, and fits into its community is Genesis of a Waldorf High School - 239 pages of information.

Contents:

Part 1: Essays on Adolescence and the Waldorf High School

• Education for Adolescents, Rudolf Steiner
• The Waldorf High School: Keeping Ideals Intact, David Sloan
• Waldorf High School Curriculum Guide, Douglas Gerwin
• To Become a Teacher, Henry Barnes
• Youth Longs to Know, John F. Gardner

Part 2: From the Proceedings of "Genesis of a Waldorf High School" Conference

• Adolescents in the Nineties: What Do They Need, What Do They Want?, Betty Staley
• Themes and Dreams of the Waldorf High School, Douglas Gerwin
• Genesis of a Waldorf High School: Case Studies
• Starting a Waldorf High School: Seven Questions in Three Phases
• Questions Relating to the Five Aspects of "The Temple"
• Sample Budget Outline for a Waldorf High School (Grades 9 and 10)
• The Social Life of the Teenager
• Gestures of Elementary and High School Years, Betty Staley
• High School Teacher Education, Betty Staley and Douglas Gerwin
• Countdown for a New High School, Hans-Joachim Mattke
• Closing Image, Douglas Gerwin

Part 3: Curriculum Materials

• Introduction
• Sample Main Lesson Schedules
• Sample Course Descriptions
• Sample Senior Project Outline

Part 4: Bibliography and Reading Lists

• Readings for Mentor Seminar
• Supplementary Bibliography: Adolescence and Society
• Sample Reading Lists (Grades 9-12)
• Sample Summer Reading Forms

Part 5: High School Administration

• Introduction and Notes, Douglas Gerwin

Part 6: Directory of Waldorf High School Initiatives and Teacher Education

• List of Waldorf High Schools in North America
• List of North American Waldorf Schools that have announced plans to open a high school by 1998
• List of Waldorf High School Teacher Training Programs

Postlude

Part 7: Appendices

• High School Admissions and Foreign Exchanges
• Waldorf High School Profiles for College Applicants
• Waldorf School Testimonials
• Miscellaneous Permission Forms
• Job Descriptions for Class Sponsor and Student Advisor
• Sample High School Handbook

The Mysteries of Social Encounters
The Anthroposophical Social Impulse

Deiter Brüll

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$25.00

The author begins from the point of view that at this particular time in human evolution we are called upon to pay particular attention to social interaction. Drawing from Rudolf Steiner’s insights on the renewal of social life, the author thoroughly explores the foundation, problems, and remedies that are so vitally needed today. Included are many gems that can be used in Waldorf school community settings or any place where individuals wish to serve a higher social purpose.

Freeing the Human Spirit
The Threefold Social Order, Money, and the Waldorf School

Michael Spence

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$25.00

This comprehensive book suggests how true human dignity can be attained through a correct understanding of karma and destiny in the workplace. Michael Spence describes how we can be socially, legally, and economically true to the realities of spiritual science within Waldorf schools. The author has lectured at many Waldorf schools across North America.

Administrative Explorations
Essays on Business Practices within Waldorf Schools

Edited by David Mitchell and David Alsop

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$24.00

A collection of essays examining the financial and organizational thinking within Waldorf schools in North America. Images ranging from pillars to plant metamorphosis to center and periphery abound in addressing the overall growth and development of a Waldorf school. Practical matters from enrollment to planned giving to budget preparation are addressed in detail, offering the reader insights into the essential questions of why, how, and what. Thoughts about leadership, joyful philanthropy, and achieving a spirit of determined cooperation among all members of a Waldorf school community are here, too. Truly, a living and inspiring imagination of healthy schools emerges for the reader, with a great deal of practical, down-to-earth advice included.

The Waldorf School and Threefold Structure
The Embarassing Mandate - The Risk of Being an Anthroposophical Institution

Deiter Brüll

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$10.00

This controversial book examines the author's understanding of democratic process and identifies how Steiner’s concept of a threefold society can be applied in a Waldorf school.