Coming to Know the World Through Waldorf Education (PDF)
article by P. Bruce Uhrmacher, published in the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Journal of Curriculum and Supervision
Fall 1993 | Volume 9 | Number 1
Rudolf Steiner Web - informative site about Steiner's multi-faceted contributions to
a wide variety of fields, including biodynamic agriculture, architecture, and medicine
"The Christian Community is part of an international movement for the renewal of religion, founded in 1922 in Switzerland by the eminent Lutheran theologian and minister Friedrich Rittlemeyer, with the help of Rudolf Steiner, Austrian thinker and mystic....
In keeping with the spirit of freedom, members are not required to sign articles of faith, and are encouraged to form independent judgments in religious matters. Nor do we have any formal written dogma. Each priest has the freedom to teach anything which does not contradict the content of the sacraments whose texts form the "bedrock" of The Christian Community. As a result, the teachings are rich, varied and evolving. They are inspired by traditional Christian theology, the original work of Rudolf Steiner and by independent research and insights of priests and members."
I recommend two essential resources for every homeschooling family who is using, or researching, Waldorf. These
materials, in and of themselves, are enough to help you plan and organize your entire homeschool journey through
the grades. There are also plenty of free resources on this website (click on a grade level, above). I spend all my time creating loads of lists, links, and recommendations to
help you fill out your plan with "what does it look like" in action.
The Rudolf Steiner Archive
Many of his books, articles, and lectures are available here free of charge.
This is a completely donation-run site so please support it if you find it helpful!
If you skip reading WHY Waldorf was created the way that it was, you will never truly understand it and you can't
really say you are doing Waldorf education. Anthroposophy is important!
If you'd like a "reading list" to follow, here is my list from my personal Waldorf library.
This is NOT everything that he wrote! But it is
an up-to-date list of what I have read of Steiner's works, and the order in which I am going through them. There are also links to which texts which
I have found available online for free.
I've also made a complete list of the books in the
Foundations of Waldorf Education Series,
as well as links to EVERY ONE of the texts, available online for FREE!!!
Steiner, Rudolf. (listed in the order that I read them)
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