The 11th World Teachers' Conference took place at the Goetheanum in Dornach from 10 to 15 April 2023.
The sounds of Benno Otter's alphorn heralded the conference. Behind him are the members of the Hague Circle and the Pedagogical Section, the organisers of the conference. (Photo: PädSek/ Bea von Toenges)
Constanza Kaliks and Philipp Reubke, leaders of the Pedagogical Section, welcomed all participants. (Photo: Goetheanum)
About 1000 people from 62 countries were present. (Photo: Goetheanum)
Singing in the morning: Annemiek van der Ven. (Photo: Goetheanum)
Every day, participants from different countries recited the morning verse in their own languages. (Photo: Goetheanum)
The Catalan philosopher Josep Maria Esquirol was broadcast live from Barcelona. (Photo: Goetheanum)
Michal Ben Shalom's appeal to everyone was: Go walking in nature! (Photo: Goetheanum)
Linda William's talk was: «Developing healthy resilience through education». (Photo: Goetheanum)
«Towards compassion and creativity»: This is the title of Kathy MacFarlane's lecture. (Photo: Goetheanum)
Wilfried Sommer and the little stick on the fence. (Photo: Goetheanum)
Thomas Fuchs and «the development of self-awareness between subjective and objective body» (Photo: Goetheanum)
Ya Chi Chan explained the wisdom of character writing with words...
...and also with movement. (Photo: Goetheanum)
Tomáš Zdražil's presentation was: «Strong through education – pedagogical pahtways to health». (Foto: Goetheanum)
Philipp Reubke also introduced the audience to the importance of «free play» (with simple toys like this doll) during his talk. (Photo: Goetheanum)
M. Michael Zech: «From the future into bodily presence – history as educational and self-experience». (Photo: Goetheanum)
Constanza Kaliks and «Rudolf Steiner's impulse for the reality of the human being». (Photo: PädSek)
After the presentations, the participants were able to recapitulate what they had heard in groups. Standing in the picture: Claus-Peter Röh (Photo: Goetheanum/ Xue Li)
Art over lunch: Switch off your head and be creative. (Photo: Goetheanum/ Xue Li)
Thomas Wildgruber's cooperation games were also well attended (Photo: PädSek/ Thomas Wildgruber)
In addition to balls, course participants were also kept balanced together. (Photo: PädSek/ Thomas Wildgruber)
Trust...
...the others...
...completely. (Foto: PädSek/ Thomas Wildgruber)
And in between, this photo was taken: 44 conference participants from North America in one photo. (Photo: PädSek/ Rebecca Moskowitz)
The forums took place in the afternoon. Susanne Speckenbach (centre) and Agnes Zehnter (left) gave their course «Language care as incarnational aid» here. (Photo: Goetheanum/ Xue Li)
«The Child's Changing Consciousness – Context, core statements and relevance of Steiner's pedagogical course from 15-22 April 1923.» This forum took place with Peter Selg (pictured), Constanza Kaliks and Philipp Reubke. (Photo: Goetheanum/ Xue Li)
Workshops followed in the late afternoon. In the picture: Facing the Future Now! (Photo: Goetheanum/ Xue Li)
In the evening: Rainer Bartesch – Stefan Albrecht with choir and orchestra of the RSS Wien Mauer. (Photo: Goetheanum/ Xue Li)
Bothmer Gymnastics performance with Ottó Karkus and...
...students from the Fészek Waldorf School, Hungary. (Photo: Goetheanum/ Xue Li)
Eurythmy, also a pleasure for the eyes. In the picture: Students of the Eurythmeum CH. (Photo: Goetheanum/ Xue Li)
The Armenian folk rock band Tsayg. (Photo: PädSek)
Friday evening in the Schreinerei: Concert by the French band «Ici-bas». (Photo: Goetheanum/ Xue Li)
The trio created a good atmosphere. (Photo: Goetheanum/ Xue Li)
On the last day the microphone was open to all: Linda Thomas' tip: Cleaning can do more than you think. (Photo: Goetheanum)
Many thanks to the main organiser Dorothee Prange (2nd from right), the three (of a total of five) translators and...
...to the two former heads of the Pedagogical Section, Claus-Peter Röh and Florian Osswald. (Foto: PädSek/ Dorothee Prange)
Laughing, the current leaders of the Pedagogical Section, Philipp Reubke and Constanza Kaliks, said goodbye. (Photo: Goetheanum)
