June 24, 2010
New politics still waiting for breakthrough in the Philippines
When the Philippines went to the polls in May, more than 50 million voters chose candidates to fill a total of 18,000 offices ranging from the president through senators...
June 24, 2010
Mulberry students ‘draw their dreams’ for playground makeover
Students were asked to draw a picture of what they would like the remodeled playground to look like and the response ranged from simple ideas like a butterfly garden to...
June 19, 2010
Teacher, class wind up 8 years together
For the past eight years, Anais Alexander has watched her students at Corvallis Waldorf School grow from wide-eyed first-graders to well-rounded eighth-graders.
The foundation of Rudolf Steiner's educational pedagogy (Waldorf education) is grounded in the possibility that teachers are able to exercise their sovereign judgment in respect of the needs of the children in their care. For this to be possible a school structure is needed which puts the teachers in the driving seat with regard to questions of day-to-day management, curriculum and funding.