Education Innovation Summit 2020
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Waldorf100 News
![Waldorf School of Bend Plants 500 Trees]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560173603/waldorfeducationorg/o1gmxragowfo6hmlradu/treeplanting600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1560173603/waldorfeducationorg/o1gmxragowfo6hmlradu/treeplanting600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1560173603/waldorfeducationorg/o1gmxragowfo6hmlradu/treeplanting600x400.jpg","width":600}])
As part of the celebration of 100 Years of Waldorf Education and in conjunction with the GreenBee Wildlife Web Initiative, sixth-grade students at the Waldorf School of Bend planted 500 trees on about three acres of burned forest from the McKenzie Pass fire in 2017.
![Windows Into Waldorf -- A Waldorf100 IG Campaign]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560171716/waldorfeducationorg/jbv4vwg7ybtnn1ypwmaz/Waldorf100Windows.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1560171716/waldorfeducationorg/jbv4vwg7ybtnn1ypwmaz/Waldorf100Windows.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1560171716/waldorfeducationorg/jbv4vwg7ybtnn1ypwmaz/Waldorf100Windows.jpg","width":600}])
Through posting specifically called for photos each day for 100 days, this Instagram campaign will give glimpses into the Waldorf curriculum and classroom, and highlight the unique aspects that make up the Waldorf educational experience.
![Waldorf100 Springtime Celebrations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558622062/waldorfeducationorg/flkdcptiwdxiq02np2gw/DenverGala600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558622062/waldorfeducationorg/flkdcptiwdxiq02np2gw/DenverGala600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558622062/waldorfeducationorg/flkdcptiwdxiq02np2gw/DenverGala600x400.jpg","width":600}])
Many Waldorf schools and communities have already begun their celebrations of Waldorf100, incorporating the 100-year anniversary as a theme into their annual spring galas and festivals.
![NorCal Waldorf100 Celebration]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558456022/waldorfeducationorg/evckovate1uhz81ufciw/SCACelebration.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558456022/waldorfeducationorg/evckovate1uhz81ufciw/SCACelebration.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558456022/waldorfeducationorg/evckovate1uhz81ufciw/SCACelebration.jpg","width":600}])
On May 18th, eleven Waldorf schools, led by the San Francisco Waldorf School and Waldorf School of the Peninsula, gathered together in Golden Gate State Park in San Francisco to celebrate Waldorf100.
![The Waldorf® School Million-Fold Global Postcard Exchange]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557145005/waldorfeducationorg/c3ysp2vcfesrdruoo25j/SGWSPostcard600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1557145005/waldorfeducationorg/c3ysp2vcfesrdruoo25j/SGWSPostcard600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1557145005/waldorfeducationorg/c3ysp2vcfesrdruoo25j/SGWSPostcard600x400.jpg","width":600}])
Waldorf schools around the world are participating in a global postcard exchange initiative to both broaden their perspective on diverse cultures and celebrate the 100th anniversary of Waldorf® education.
News of Interest
![Where Are The Textbooks? The Use of Main Lesson Books in Waldorf Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560174659/waldorfeducationorg/dqviqskmhhk61le7vik1/SWSFMainLessonBooks600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1560174659/waldorfeducationorg/dqviqskmhhk61le7vik1/SWSFMainLessonBooks600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1560174659/waldorfeducationorg/dqviqskmhhk61le7vik1/SWSFMainLessonBooks600.jpg","width":600}])
Main Lesson books are unique to Waldorf education. Waldorf students process and record lectures in notes and illustrations on large, blank pages of high-quality paper. What are these books exactly and why do Waldorf schools use them?
![Are We Programming Apps or People?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562592608/waldorfeducationorg/u6xrwkjisnlthlbf3w4g/technology-class-lake-champlain-waldorf-school600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562592608/waldorfeducationorg/u6xrwkjisnlthlbf3w4g/technology-class-lake-champlain-waldorf-school600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562592608/waldorfeducationorg/u6xrwkjisnlthlbf3w4g/technology-class-lake-champlain-waldorf-school600x400.jpg","width":600}])
NBC Left Field looks inside the Rudolf Steiner School in New York City to explore the benefits of Waldorf education and specifically the benefits of a learning environment that focuses on face-to-face interaction and emphasizes a healthy relationship with technology.
![CNBC Covers the Growth of Waldorf Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560172935/waldorfeducationorg/uw2qgqh7tq9ysdxlnf4d/WaldorfSchoolofthePeninsulaLosAltosCampus600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1560172935/waldorfeducationorg/uw2qgqh7tq9ysdxlnf4d/WaldorfSchoolofthePeninsulaLosAltosCampus600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1560172935/waldorfeducationorg/uw2qgqh7tq9ysdxlnf4d/WaldorfSchoolofthePeninsulaLosAltosCampus600x400.jpg","width":600}])
CNBC created a video news story about Waldorf education featuring the Waldorf School of the Peninsula and the Sacramento Waldorf School.
![Encouraging Open-ended Mathematics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558011769/waldorfeducationorg/jqexpttmvydoqpvkmlly/cincinnatiwaldorfschoolMAth600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558011769/waldorfeducationorg/jqexpttmvydoqpvkmlly/cincinnatiwaldorfschoolMAth600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558011769/waldorfeducationorg/jqexpttmvydoqpvkmlly/cincinnatiwaldorfschoolMAth600x400.jpg","width":600}])
The Waldorf online resource, ‘Opening Mathematics,’ wants to encourage Waldorf teachers around the world to entrust students with more mathematical production through the use of open-ended mathematics problems in the classroom and to reflect upon their use.
![Fundamental Aspects of Sports Lessons in the Waldorf School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558010600/waldorfeducationorg/jd7tojmbtc8kmx4vyws9/PhillyWaldorfBasketball600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558010600/waldorfeducationorg/jd7tojmbtc8kmx4vyws9/PhillyWaldorfBasketball600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558010600/waldorfeducationorg/jd7tojmbtc8kmx4vyws9/PhillyWaldorfBasketball600x400.jpg","width":600}])
Gerlinde Idler addresses sports education’s relation to the healthy development of children and adolescents. She explores the topic by looking at historical aspects, the harmony of physical education with other subjects, anthropological foundations and technical questions.