Video series
Here you can find the video series of the Pedagogical Section
2022
«Celebrations of a human-centered Pedagogy»
In the joint lecture series «Celebrations of a Humanistic Pedagogy», the Pedagogical Section and the General Anthroposophical Section shed light on various topics from Rudolf Steiner's educational courses. He gave these lectures from 1921 to 1924 in Dornach and Oxford.
The pioneering courses were milestones and in a certain way also «celebrations of a new art of education». They were marked by the future, by light, confidence and élan. At the same time, they were the last noisy years of his public activity.
«Voices of a humane pedagogy»
Rudolf Steiner was not the only one to call for a change in pedagogy in the 20th century. It was no longer the rules of church and state that were to be decisive for teaching, but the nature of the child. The methods as well as the content of learning and living conditions were to be redeveloped on the basis of the child's understanding.
The Swiss educationalist Edouard Claparède called this change a «Copernican turn». In the meantime, a tendency is becoming noticeable in many countries that would like to reverse this turnaround.
In the lecture series «Voices of a humane pedagogy», the Pedagogical Section presents, in addition to Claparède, seven other great pedagogues with a humanistic way of thinking. These are: Henryk Goldszmit alias Janusz Korczak, Emmi Pikler, Martin Buber, Paulo Freire, Célestin Freinet, Denis de Rougemont and Adolphe Ferrière.
2021
«Building Trust – Education in times of Corona»
The situation in schools today is characterised by constant change, uncertainty and the search for a new orientation. Pedagogy is the art of bringing movements and counter-movements into a new relationship. What inner counter-movement does the current landslide towards home schooling and online teaching call for?
Three pedagogical impulses are developed that can provide orientation like inner «sea marks» before, during and after lessons: Turning to the individuality of the student's personality, reflecting on one's own intention and asking questions of other educators. Education can bring about a new «we».
The video series «Building Trust» of the Pedagogical Section aims to provide food for thought, suggestions and contributions to the discussion.