With good thoughts and wishes for safety and peace for all those directly affected by the war, we pass on the request for support that has reached us from the social therapeutic community Kfar Rafael in the south of Israel. Almost the entire community had to be evacuated due to the war to ensure physical...
Author: Leadership Team (Leadership Team)
Perspectives 2023-3 – Online now!
The new issue of the journal Anthroposophic Perspectives in Inclusive Social Development is now available – as always bilingual (German and English), in print and online! In the current issue you will find the following articles: Thomas Suska – The Social Therapeutic Task in the Field of Tension between Individuation and Socialization Joan Sleigh –...
New edition of Karl König’s ‘First Three Years of the Child’
How Children learn to Walk, Speak and Think 3rd edition May 2023 Floris Books ISBN: 978-1-7825-0847-2 In his classic work on early childhood development, Karl König explores the first three years of a child’s life by examining the three major achievements that occur during this stage: learning to walk, speak and think. These are three...
Leben mit Autismus – Eine besondere Art des Daseins
Jos Meereboer 1. Auflage 2023 Verlag am Goetheanum ISBN: 978-3-7235-1720-8 Menschen mit Autismus erleben die Welt – in unterschiedlich starkem Maße – oft wie von außerhalb und müssen sich teils ihrer eigenen leiblichen Wirklichkeit durch zunächst für Außenstehende schwer verständliche Handlungen vergewissern. Der erfahrene niederländische Heilpädagoge Jos Meereboer legt mit dieser einfühlsamen und anschaulichen Schrift...
Religion and Spirituality in Inclusive Social Development
Register now: Working Conference on Religion and Spirituality from October 4–6, 2023 at the Goetheanum in Dornach/Switzerland We warmly invite you to our working conference about religion and spirituality in our field of work. This includes festivals, commemorations, services, bible evenings, rituals, class lessons, study groups, personal spiritual practice, … How does one experience the...
Coming 2024: The Twelfth Section of the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum
We are pleased to also share here the following announcement from the Goetheanum leadership regarding the future development of our field of work within the School of Spiritual Science. We will provide information on the next steps here in the course of the coming year as well. Anthroposophical social therapy, curative education, assistance for people...
In memory of Karla-Maria Schälike
Today we received the news that the pioneer of anthroposophical curative education in Kyrgyzstan, founder of the children’s rehabilitation center Ymyt-Nadeshda, and longtime contributor to the international cooperation of the Council and the International Training Circle, Karla-Maria Schälike, has crossed the threshold in Germany after a short illness. We would like to express our heartfelt...
Completion of the first curative education and social therapy course in Mexico
On August 4, 2023, the first group of the advanced training in anthroposophical curative education and social therapy, founded in 2019, at ‘Gita – Centro Antroposófico’ in Cuernavaca, Mexico, celebrated their graduation. Gita engaged Doris Unger from Buenos Aires, co-founder and former member of the leadership of the Argentine ‘Seminario Cruz del Sur’, to develop...
Latin American Congress 2023 in Olmué, Chile
The Latin American Congress for Anthroposophical Curative Education and Social Therapy was held in Olmué, Chile, from July 12 to 16, 2023. The last time the region met was in Buenos Aires in 2018, and now a group from the Colegio Waldorf San Francisco de Limache hosted the event in the small town between Santiago...
New Training for Asia-Pacific Region in Bangkok
Register now: Training in curative education and social therapy In October 2023 a new course in anthroposophical curative education and social therapy will begin in Bangkok, Thailand. The training includes seven modules over three and a half years, with mentored work between modules. The course is held in English and Thai and is open to...