"Reading, Writing, Rushing," Online Workshop with Eugene Schwartz

Reading, Writing, Rushing

An Online Workshop with Eugene Schwartz
Streaming from March 21 - March 23
Tuition:  $150

By Eugene Schwartz

Over the past few years an important question has been raised throughout the Waldorf movement: Is the Waldorf “slow reading” idea out of sync with our fast-moving times?

Under increasing pressure from parents, administrators, and their own colleagues, growing numbers of Waldorf teachers are moving children more rapidly and systematically into writing and reading. These “results-driven” approaches risk compromising essential principles of Waldorf pedagogy, particularly the formative activities of the etheric body.

With this in mind, I have created an online course, Reading, Writing, Rushing, that addresses the alacrity with which early reading is being adopted in the Waldorf movement, public and private. The course will be online from March 21 through March 23.

We begin with the study of the eye and the ear --not the brain. We share some surprising insights concerning the inner nature of Rudolf Steiner's literacy methodology. We will offer help to teachers who feel that they are no longer free agents in their classroom but must use ready-made programs.

For anyone concerned with healthy child development, this six-hour-long online presentation will offer insights into the depth and efficacy of Rudolf Steiner’s approach to reading and writing. What I have compiled may be of help when literacy issues arise in faculty meetings and in meetings with and among parents, or in a clinical setting. This course will serve as a confirmation of the profound role that eurythmy, handwork, games and songs, and the visual arts play in mitigating the effects of our students’ early awakening. Participants will complete the course with a renewed commitment to the Waldorf curriculum and its role in the preservation of childhood.

For more information visit: iwaldorf.net/readinginfo.html

or contact us at: iwaldorf@icloud.com