Strong through education & Fostering healthy resilience through education

Strong through education · Tomáš Zdražil | DE
Fostering healthy resilience through education · Linda Williams | EN

A lecture by Tomáš Zdražil followed by a lecture by Linda Williams, both held at the World Teachers' Conference 2023 at the Goetheanum, 14th of April 2023.

Children, young people and adults need inner strength, health and resilience. They need intellectual, emotional and social skills to understand and accept the earth, themselves and their fellow human beings. What can we renew in our educational practice to develop what is needed to live together?

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Prof. Dr. Tomáš Zdražil studied history, archives, education and Waldorf education. Doctorate at the University of Bielefeld with the topic «Health Promotion and Waldorf Education». Several years as a class and upper school teacher in the Czech Republic.  He currently teaches at the Freie Hochschule Stuttgart, where he heads the von Tessin-Zentrum für Gesundheit & Pädagogik.

Dr. Linda Williams has been a Waldorf educator for over 30 years serving as both a class teacher, mentor, and teacher educator. She now serves as the Grades Coordinator at Detroit Waldorf School in Detroit, Michigan and is a member of the North American Pedagogical Section Council.
Williams received her M.A. in Waldorf Education from the Waldorf Institute of Mercy College and her PhD in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy from Michigan State University. She has taught curriculum development, literacy development and educational philosophy at the Waldorf Teacher Development Association, the University of Detroit Mercy, and Eastern Michigan University.
A founding member of Alma Partners, Dr. Williams' current research interests include diversity, equity, and inclusion in Waldorf education, and anthroposophical biography studies. She serves on the boards of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA), the Detroit Waldorf School, Sunbridge Institute, and the Center for Biography and Social Arts.