A forum for discussing the role of painting in supporting personal growth in the teacher and in the student is included. Anthroposophy Four sessions include an introduction to Rudolf Steiner's description of karmic relationships as they relate to biography, social interactions, and personal development. This course includes both a seminar consideration of The Foundations of Human Experience by Rudolf Steiner and a modeling and painting component where the ideas are explored through work with clay and color. The book provides the philosophical framework for the Waldorf curriculum in the first eight grades. A few selected topics are covered in greater depth.
Students participate in discussions, experiments, and demonstrations.
Rudolf Steiner's approach to science as a living process is the focus of all work. This study introduces students to the administrative, pedagogical, and social issues involved in a faculty-directed school. This course refines students' speaking skills and focuses on speech exercises, poetry, and storytelling. Classroom verses, stories, and poetry appropriate to the curriculum are used. This course will pick up themes covered in Foundations of Human Experience with particular emphasis on physiology and anatomy.