12 reasons why I should choose a Waldorf school for my child

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Because Waldorf education views the child as a physical, mental and spiritual whole, with equal importance placed on the harmonious development of the will, emotional and intellectual capacities.

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Because the Waldorf curriculum does not "tailor" the child to itself, but is organically adapted to the laws of child development, and the subjects serve this development.

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Because a Waldorf school is a school of head, heart and hands, based on learning by doing, on individual and shared experience, where children can create their own textbooks based on their own experiences.

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This is because learning takes place in a coherent system: during the so-called epochs (eras), they can spend 3-4 weeks in depth on a particular topic, helping to develop a holistic vision.

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Because in learning, conceptual thinking precedes and underpins pictorial thinking, where the creative power of the child's imagination and emotional intelligence are given free rein.

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This is because, alongside the general subjects, there is an equal emphasis on arts (painting, drawing, music, individual instruments), crafts (needlework, pottery, woodcarving) and movement (rhythmic games, bothmer gymnastics, eurhythmics).

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Because the Waldorf school develops a daily, weekly, yearly rhythm that is adapted to the cycle of the year and holidays, and to the individual pace of development of the child, knowing that the maturation process in one area of ability is different.

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Because in Waldorf schools there are no failures, children are not assessed by numbers, but by personal feedback, by a written report, part of which is a report card poem written by the teacher for the child.

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Because the class teacher guides and supports the child's development from the first to the eighth grade, allowing for a free, happy, and anxiety-free day.

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Because parents are also involved in school life through holidays and joint activities, and their participation and presence are decisive in the supportive (school-family) educational work.

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Because the Waldorf School is a House of Life, not an education for the future, but the child lives his or her life here and now in a community with peers, teachers and parents.

12

Because I know that in the Waldorf school we will be in the right place.