The Tasks and Content of the Steiner-Waldorf Curriculum

This book is a comprehensive overview of what is taught in Steiner-Waldorf schools, and why.

As well as describing the content and methods of the Waldorf curriculum, this book provides a clear overview of the ideas behind the approach. It includes:

• a summary of the ideas underpinning this unique form of education
• a survey of child development in relation to the curriculum
• a description of key elements in the Waldorf approach
• sections on evaluation and assessment
• self-management
• Early Years education
• a horizontal curriculum for Classes 1 to 12
• a vertical curriculum for each subject

This handbook is indispensable for all Steiner-Waldorf schools and teachers.

Previously published as The Educational Tasks and Content of the Steiner Waldorf Curriculum.

• Painting and Drawing in Waldorf Schools: Classes 1 to 8
• Rudolf Steiner's Curriculum for Steiner-Waldorf Schools: An Attempt to Summarise His Indications
• A Handbook for Steiner-Waldorf Class Teachers
• Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out
• The Waldorf Book of Poetry: Discover the Power of Imagination
• Spelling by Hand: Teaching Spelling in a Waldorf School, a Guide for Class Teachers
• Tell Me a Story: Stories from the waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
• School as a Journey: The Eight-Year Odyssey of a Waldorf Teacher and His Class
• Towards Creative Teaching: Notes to an Evolving Curriculum for Steiner Waldorf Class Teachers
• Waldorf Alphabet Book