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The conference marked the centenary of Waldorf early childhood education and brought together colleagues from around the world in a spirit of celebration, gratitude and renewed commitment. It offered an opportunity to honour the pioneers whose vision, courage and dedication laid the foundations of the worldwide Waldorf early childhood movement.
In the 9th year of a child’s life, they go through a change. In the Waldorf school, we call this the Rubicon year. It is the first time the child sees themselves as separate from the world. They start to see themselves as ‘I am here’ and ‘the world is there’. This is the second birthing of the ‘I’. The first occurs around the age of 3, when the child can express themselves as ‘I’ for the first time. This time it is the birthing of their self-awareness.
Rhythm is one of the most powerful and supportive tools we offer children. It creates a sense of security, builds resilience, and allows learning to unfold with confidence and calm. This is how Waldorf Education builds resilience.
We need a place where children can be children, where living conditions allow them to flourish, where there is time, no pressure, no rush, no fear. This place, is the Waldorf Kindergarten.
Even before the opening of the first Waldorf School in 1919, Rudolf Steiner had spoken about the importance of the first seven years of life and his regret that the class teachers would receive the children only after this formative period was complete.
Research reveals how drawing engages working memory and executive functions to build stronger recall, language skills, and school readiness in young children.
There are many things that contribute to this unique setting, including the natural classroom design, the smell of fresh bread or soup, or the way the teachers move about the room doing purposeful work.
There is also a deeper level of social, emotional and academic learning in the Waldorf Kindergarten that is a pervasive undercurrent in the daily rhythm of our early childhood classrooms.
Leading economists are increasingly clear about what the future workforce will need. As artificial intelligence takes over more technical and routine tasks, the skills that will set humans apart are those AI cannot replicate: empathy, creativity, curiosity, collaboration, and resilience. These aren’t just nice-to-have qualities anymore – they’re essential preparation for technological disruption.
In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours – and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?