What is Modern Waldorf?
Modern Waldorf Online follows an innovative approach which has been developed specifically for our units and guides.
Our content is aligned with the Australian Curriculum, and our lessons have a rhythmic approach, taking philosophies from Rudolf Steiner. The themes within each year level are based on the development of the children:
Prep/Year 1: Magical themes and Fairytales (Magic happens everywhere/the world is magic)
Year 2: Celtic Tales (Magic happens sometimes/greater sense of awareness)
Year 3: Hebrew Tales and Creation Stories (Gaining a sense of stability through authority)
Year 4: Vikings (Striving for individual competency and seeking justice)
Year 5: Greek Mythology (Forming more distinct identities/seeing our mistakes as well as others')
Year 6: The Roman Empire (Questioning authority/developing our own ideas)
Why was it developed?
Many educational philosophies can work effectively in the classroom or home school environment, and it’s up to parents and teachers to honour the pedagogies that work best for their children. Modern Waldorf is an approach that could potentially reengage some disgruntled or disheartened learners by offering a calm and rhythmic way of homeschooling or small group learning, with focuses on multiple intelligences and a connection to art and nature. Rudolf Steiner engaged children with stories, myths and legends from all over the world, including different religions, and immersed the children in culturally rich and meaningful ways in relation to history and geography. These main lessons aim to give children a sense of worldliness, which is becoming more and more imperative in our current global landscape.
How was it Developed?
Modern Waldorf takes elements from Rudolf Steiner's Philosophy which places emphasis on the role of the imagination in learning, and attempts to foster and nourish the whole child (intellectually, practically, and emotionally). Within Modern Waldorf, there is also an emphasis on embedding new and relevant approaches into the learning experience. This is done in a way that fuses up-to-date, quality practises and ideas, with the tried and true practises of the past.
How can it be used?
Modern Waldorf is essentially being used already within classrooms and homeschool environments, because it’s a practise that makes sense.
Some parents and teachers instinctively bring beauty and creativity into mainstream lessons, they naturally give options and are open to negotiating - they focus on the whole child or young person.
Modern Waldorf Online should be used by holistically inclined home school families as a tool to assist in the development of stronger individualised programs for their students.
More on Waldorf Education HERE
Enjoy, and learn on!
Hayley M Clearihan
(Bachelor of Education and BA in Psychology)
Our content is aligned with the Australian Curriculum, and our lessons have a rhythmic approach, taking philosophies from Rudolf Steiner. The themes within each year level are based on the development of the children:
Prep/Year 1: Magical themes and Fairytales (Magic happens everywhere/the world is magic)
Year 2: Celtic Tales (Magic happens sometimes/greater sense of awareness)
Year 3: Hebrew Tales and Creation Stories (Gaining a sense of stability through authority)
Year 4: Vikings (Striving for individual competency and seeking justice)
Year 5: Greek Mythology (Forming more distinct identities/seeing our mistakes as well as others')
Year 6: The Roman Empire (Questioning authority/developing our own ideas)
Why was it developed?
Many educational philosophies can work effectively in the classroom or home school environment, and it’s up to parents and teachers to honour the pedagogies that work best for their children. Modern Waldorf is an approach that could potentially reengage some disgruntled or disheartened learners by offering a calm and rhythmic way of homeschooling or small group learning, with focuses on multiple intelligences and a connection to art and nature. Rudolf Steiner engaged children with stories, myths and legends from all over the world, including different religions, and immersed the children in culturally rich and meaningful ways in relation to history and geography. These main lessons aim to give children a sense of worldliness, which is becoming more and more imperative in our current global landscape.
How was it Developed?
Modern Waldorf takes elements from Rudolf Steiner's Philosophy which places emphasis on the role of the imagination in learning, and attempts to foster and nourish the whole child (intellectually, practically, and emotionally). Within Modern Waldorf, there is also an emphasis on embedding new and relevant approaches into the learning experience. This is done in a way that fuses up-to-date, quality practises and ideas, with the tried and true practises of the past.
How can it be used?
Modern Waldorf is essentially being used already within classrooms and homeschool environments, because it’s a practise that makes sense.
Some parents and teachers instinctively bring beauty and creativity into mainstream lessons, they naturally give options and are open to negotiating - they focus on the whole child or young person.
Modern Waldorf Online should be used by holistically inclined home school families as a tool to assist in the development of stronger individualised programs for their students.
More on Waldorf Education HERE
Enjoy, and learn on!
Hayley M Clearihan
(Bachelor of Education and BA in Psychology)