Newsletter 33 - Term 4 - 4 December 2025
A weekly newsletter for Michael Mount families and friends, sharing an insight into our conscious, dynamic education
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What on Earth is Eurythmy?
This dance form is an essential part of the curriculum in Waldorf schools. Eurythmy has its echo in another topic unique to Waldorf schools, Form Drawing. This kind of drawing builds a spatial awareness in children, and leads them to know the drawing of line as movement come to stillness. In Eurythmy, many of these forms would appear on the floor if the feet were made of chalk!
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The Science Behind Form Drawing
Form drawing is an integral subject of the curriculum at a Waldorf School. This subject, unique to Waldorf pedagogy, offers a way to develop children’s spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination, and a deep understanding of shapes, patterns, and spatial relationships that goes beyond mere visual perception. Form drawing goes beyond mere drawing exercises, through this remarkable artistic and geometric practice, we lay the foundation for various academic and practical skills while nurturing our students’ wholesome and healthy development.
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Thriving in a Future Driven by AI: A Tech Leader’s Reflections
Tech leader and AI entrepreneur, Rob Wray, weighs in on how we should prepare children for an AI-enhanced future. He has chosen to send his child to a Waldorf School, because he says that key traits like resourcefulness, curiosity, emotional intelligence, and creativity are things no machine can replicate. Encouraging play, experimentation, and open-ended problem-solving lays the groundwork for thriving in a future driven by AI.
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