A New Impulse: Three-day Conference with Christof Wiechert
February 18 2010 09:30 AM to February 20 2010 12:30 PM
Location: San Rafael, CAA gathering for Waldorf Professionals (and those with Waldorf Teacher Training) in San Rafael, CA
Christoph Weichert is leader of the Pedagogical Section at the Goetheanum.
“I must give a new impulse [...] Make no mistake, it is largely a question of interest in the children and the young people and a matter of enthusiasm [...] We shall not get anywhere in any direction without enthusiasm and inner mobility[...] A person certainly cannot be tired if s/he wants to be alive in the spirit.” Rudolf Steiner
Faculty Meeting of the Stuttgart Waldorf School, July 24, 1924
With these words Rudolf Steiner ends his engagement in the original Waldorf School. Ninety years later we might ask ourselves: Do we now also need a new impulse?
How can we balance structure and form with impulse and creativity so that they serve a “new impulse” for Waldorf schools - an impulse that is needed as we approach the centenary of this new educational paradigm?
The educational paradigm in the time of the consciousness soul is the art of education. This paradigm has three pillars, reflected in the three lectures.
This 3-day conference will be concentrated. The days will be relatively short - 9:30am to 3:30pm on Thursday and Friday; 9:30 to 12:30 on Saturday — so that participants can commute more easily, need not be away from home all day, and still have something of a weekend.
In order to make this conference affordable, we will have a minimal registration fee of $35. Lunches will be available, provided by the Marin Waldorf School 8th graders, as a fund-raiser for their 8th grade trip. Local restaurants are, of course, also available. We ask you to organize any required lodging - several local motels can be found here or by searching “Marin motels” on the internet. Refreshment during coffee breaks will be provided.