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Ceremony · 100 Years of Steiner-Waldorf Kindergartens and Early Childhood (Part 3)
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Ceremony · 100 years of Steiner-Waldorf kindergartens and early childhood (Part 2)
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A contribution by Paula Levy, Philipp Gelitz, Michaela Glöckler and others
Philipp Gelitz argues that Waldorf education should not be defended as a finished tradition but considered from the perspective of today's challenges. The present, he says, is characterised by VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity. In early childhood, the basal bodily senses (touch, life, movement, balance) foster later abilities such as respecting boundaries, perceiving needs, flexibility, taking a stance and self-confidence. The decisive question is: what do children need today, and what can Waldorf education contribute to it? The first responsibility is owed to the children, not to the defence of Waldorf.
A contribution by Paula Levy, Philipp Gelitz, Michaela Glöckler and others to the World Conference “Kindergarten and Early Childhood” in April 2026 at the Goetheanum.
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Publication: 16 October 2026
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Michaela GlöcklerMichaela Glöckler (born 1946 in Stuttgart) is a paediatrician; she worked at the Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke and the university children's hospital in Bochum and for ten years as a paediatrician and school doctor. From 1988 to 2016 she led the Medical Section at the Goetheanum in Dornach. She is a co-founder of the Alliance ELIANT and the Alliance for Childhood.
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