The Section for the Arts has curated an extensive exhibition about the life of Rudolf Steiner and his fields of practice. All sections are represented there with pictures and texts – and so are we. The exhibition can be seen at the Goetheanum, on the campus grounds and in the Rudolf Steiner Archive from March...
The MAHLE FOUNDATION’s latest newsletter (February 2025) highlights the foundation’s activities in Armenia. Mayri in Yerevan is a very encouraging example, as the organization was founded by a working group within the Yerevan Waldorf School. For many years, colleagues in the Section for Inclusive Social Development have been working in educational contexts. Here, colleagues from...
In the current issue of Anthroposophie weltweit (Anthroposophy Worldwide) 03/2025, you will find two articles by Jan Göschel about two research projects that are taking place in collaboration with the Section. Stefanie Schälin, Switzerland: Contributions from adults with assistance needs to their social environment: Deutsch | English Dennis Löffler and Adrián Villalva, Argentina, and Yolanda...
Sonja Zausch, a member of the Section leadership, gave a lecture on the tasks, effects and motives behind the founding of the Section at the Anthroposophical Society in Germany at the Rudolf Steiner House in Stuttgart at the beginning of December 2024. You can watch the lecture here:
Our colleague Fayza Vida Al-Husseini from Gaza works under difficult conditions with children with special needs. The Al-Sama initiative has been working for twelve years to establish supportive education in the Middle East. In the weekly publication “Das Goetheanum” from February 5, 2025, she reports on the state of her work in the light of...
We are pleased to welcome Franka Henn as a new member of the Section team, effective February 1, 2025. Franka has several years of experience as an editor of the weekly journal “Das Goetheanum” and is familiar with anthroposophy and its fields of work. She is also involved in the development of audiovisual formats, such...
Two years ago, the Section’s Eurythmy in Supportive education, Inclusive education and Social Therapy working group had designed a certificate course at the School of Spiritual Science in Stuttgart, Germany, which unfortunately could not take place due to an insufficient number of registrations. At the teacher training college in Frankfurt/D, a course for colleagues teaching...
With the support of colleagues from the Camphill Academy USA, the annual conference took place in Chennai in January. Enjoy reading about the wide range of experiences!
We are looking forward to the conference in Sweden! You’re warmly invited! WHERE: Kulturhuset in Ytterjärna and surroundings Järna Cultural Center, 153 91 Järna, Sweden WHEN: From May 28 to 31, 2025 TRANSLATIONS: will be available in German, English and Swedish. PROGRAM The program is available for download here (PDF): Deutsch | English
The story of YURDUM SOCIAL ECO VILLAGE, the first pilot project of a supportive, land-based living and housing community together with adults with disabilities since April 2024 in Azerbaijan, is deeply intertwined with my personal biography. To truly understand the genesis of this initiative, it is important to begin with a historical perspective of my...
