Public Documents

Documents

Below are a number of documents that the SWSF have made available for public viewing.

Waldorf schools against discrimination

The European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education has published the document 'Waldorf schools against discrimination' that can be downloaded here or found on the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education's website.

'Steiner Waldorf Education and Contemporary Childhood' talk by Christopher Clouder

Michael House School welcomed Christopher Clouder (Chair of the Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship and co-founder of the Alliance for Childhood) on 23rd Feb. He gave an inspiring talk about 'Steiner Waldorf Education and Contemporary Childhood'.
A recording is available to download here or you may listen to it from this page by using the player below:-

The research studies referred to can be found at http://www.ecswe.org. Click the 'Research (WREN)' link.

SWSF Code of Practice

The aim of the SWSF Code of Practice is to help schools evaluate the quality of their educational provision and organisation practice.
It provides a framework for school auditing by the SWSF or other external organisations and also provides guidelines for new and developing schools to help them establish appropriate procedures in the first place. Schools are free to incorporate elements from this document in their own Code of Practice.

Read about the SWSF Code of Practice
(SWSFCodeofPractice.pdf - 381kb)

Waldorf One World (WOW-Day)

WOW was started in 1994 with 20 European Steiner Schools raising money for four projects in developing countries.
Now in its 16th year, Steiner schools all over Europe have participated in these annual WOW-Days and have raised a total of ?1.500.000 for projects that have benefited children in many developing countries. In the year 2010, around 150 Waldorf schools from 15 countries raised ? 303.000 for more than 40 Waldorf initiatives in more than 20 countries. The WOW-Day 2011 will be on 29 September 2011. Has your school joined yet?

Read about the WOW-Day here.

European Alliance of Initiatives for Applied Anthroposophy - ELIANT

ELIANT is a European umbrella for anthroposophical organizations.
Its aim is to combine the lobbying effort of individual organisations that all share a common ethos and so to increase the effectiveness of their lobbying in Brussels.

Read about ELIANT
(ELIANT.pdf - 158kb)

International Association for Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education - IASWSECE

IASWSECE is an international organisation concerned with fostering the benefits of Steiner early childhood education.
This is done through primarily supporting training seminars and professional development courses and organising conferences on relevant themes.

Visit the IASWSECE website.