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News & Views
Center & Periphery Newsletter — Spring 2023 CfA's Online Newsletter Center & Periphery Spring 2023 From the Editor’s Notepad Dear Friends, Journeying often serves as a metaphor both for mapping out a course of education as well as charting a… Open this edition → How can we use pedagogy to deal with the consequences of war and trauma? An Introduction to Emergency Pedagogy by Franka Henn (May 5, 2023) How can we use pedagogy to deal with the consequences of war and trauma? At the Rudolf Steiner House on May 9–10, there will be a… The Future of the Teaching Profession with Torin M Finser and colleagues. The Future of the Teaching Profession with Torin M Finser and colleagues. Information sessions on CfA sponsored Building Bridges Program to start in Baltimore/DC area January 2024! Sunday, April 30… Center & Periphery Newsletter — Winter 2023 CfA's Online Newsletter Center & Periphery Winter 2023 From the Editor’s Notepad Dear Friends, Close to my home in Central Massachusetts, a clustering of maple trees stands tall and naked against a… Open this edition → 
Leading through Change CfA's Op Ed Leading through Change by Torin M. Finser The last few years have brought unprecedented challenges to schools, especially to our teachers and administrators. Layered over long-standing… Lighting Up the Darkness CfA's Op Ed Lighting Up the Darkness by Beth Robbins Beth Robbins, a graduate of the Waldorf Program at Antioch University New England and a high school teacher at the Berkshire Waldorf High School,… 
Center & Periphery Newsletter — Fall 2022 CfA's Online Newsletter Center & Periphery Fall 2022 From the Editor’s Notepad Douglas Gerwin, Ph.D. Executive Director, CfA Dear Friends, In this issue, we entertain some inspiring solutions––both… Open this edition → ADVENTURE IN CYBERSPACE Siegfried Finser It was a matter of synchronicity. Just as I happened to rediscover tubes of my Grumbacher water paint, brushes, and paper, the New York Times ran a story about “NFTs” (non-fungible… High School Eurythmy CfA's Op Ed High School Eurythmy by Laura Radefeld What are the goals of eurythmy in a Waldorf High School curriculum? Why is it important and how are its benefits different from those derived from… My Internship at Isha Home School Genevieve Dagobert September 2022 Dear Reader: I am about to take you on a journey to the tranquil foothills of the Velliangiri Mountains in southern India to visit a school that you might have… Students for Soil – A Call to Action CfA's Op Ed Studens for Soil – A Call to Action An article for Waldorf Today online newsletter By Milan Daler Dear Readers, Just a few years ago, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding… Keep the Shakespeare, Add Toni Morrison: High School Education in Waldorf’s Second Century CfA's Op Ed Keep the Shakespeare, Add the Toni Morrison: High School Education in Waldorf’s Second Century by David Barham Adapted from a keynote talk to the Convocation of Antioch and Waldorf High… Center & Periphery Newsletter — Spring 2022 CfA's Online Newsletter Center & Periphery Spring 2022 From the Editor’s Notepad Douglas Gerwin, Ph.D. Executive Director, CfA Dear Friends, After two years of being mostly online, Center for… Open this edition → 
An Ode to Eurythmy: Reflections on Why We Need Eurythmy in Our schools and in Teacher Education Programs CfA's Op Ed An Ode to Eurythmy: Reflections on Why We Need Eurythmy in Our Schools and in Teacher Education Programs by Torin M. Finser My first experiences with eurythmy occurred when I was four… 
Between and Beyond CfA's Op Ed Between and Beyond by Douglas Gerwin In a binary way of seeing, the world is comprehended in pairs of “either/or”. William Blake, in a letter to his friend Thomas Butt, identified this… Christopher Bamford Chris’ courses at CfA were prophetic and deeply stirred the lives of participants; his introductions to countless publications at SteinerBooks were inspirational. Apart from being himself a prolific… Developing the Art of Imagination through Creative Speech CfA's Op Ed Developing the Art of Imagination: Why Creative Speech Formation is an Essential Part of Teacher Training by Debra Z. Spitulnik Every morning, our classes begin with a morning verse that… 
Op. Ed. CfA's Online Op. Ed. We invite you to browse through a collection of articles on current topics composed by authors and writers associated with the Center for Anthroposophy (CfA) and the educational… 
Practicing Tri-Une Thinking CfA's Op Ed Practicing Tri-Une Thinking by Douglas Gerwin Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was the poet and scientist who perhaps offered the closest thing to a protocol for cultivating what in an earlier… The Healing Influence of Eurythmy in Schools CfA's Op Ed The Healing Influence of Eurythmy in Schools by Leonore Russell One of the first questions parents ask when they come to learn about a Waldorf school for their child is about the movement… 
When It’s Safe to Move CfA's Op Ed When It’s Safe to Move by Douglas Gerwin As of this decade, every child enrolled in an American educational institution — from early childhood programs through high school — entered life… 
Pencils, Paints, and “Emergency Pedagogy” for Ukrainian Refugees Supplied with pencils, paper, paints, and brushes, Karine Munk Finser, Director of CfA’s newly founded Kairos Institute, flew to Scandinavia in mid-March to welcome Ukrainian refugees into her… CfA Statement about Crisis in the Ukraine In these trying days, the faculty and staff of CfA send their good thoughts and prayers to the Waldorf schools, parents, teachers, and especially the children of Ukraine. Here is one report on how… Center & Periphery Newsletter Winter 2022 Center & Periphery The Online Newsletter of the Center for Anthroposophy Winter | 2022 In This Issue Dateline Freeport, ME: Passing the Baton of Waldorf High School Teacher Training Dateline Wilton,…