Education Innovation Summit 2020
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![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.
![Waldorf100 Video – Becoming...]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1556895986/waldorfeducationorg/u9wnwtsoyomsuqw56hgc/Becoming600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1556895986/waldorfeducationorg/u9wnwtsoyomsuqw56hgc/Becoming600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1556895986/waldorfeducationorg/u9wnwtsoyomsuqw56hgc/Becoming600x400.jpg","width":600}])
"Becoming..." is the third in a series of short films directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Paul Zehrer which provide an insight into Waldorf education in the most diverse cultural, social, religious and economic conditions around the globe.
![Detroit Waldorf School Postcard Project]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1554316360/waldorfeducationorg/fh79lhbwymhn1pgu2vbo/DetroitPostcards.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1554316360/waldorfeducationorg/fh79lhbwymhn1pgu2vbo/DetroitPostcards.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1554316360/waldorfeducationorg/fh79lhbwymhn1pgu2vbo/DetroitPostcards.jpg","width":600}])
The Waldorf100 Postcard project has made the news in Detroit! The local paper has extensively covered the Detroit Waldorf School's worldwide postcard exchange project celebrating a century of Waldorf education.
![Summerfield Waldorf School Collaborates for Greenbee Wildlife Web]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1555078236/waldorfeducationorg/nsmpq4i56yn3f9sv0hx3/SheppardGardening2600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1555078236/waldorfeducationorg/nsmpq4i56yn3f9sv0hx3/SheppardGardening2600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1555078236/waldorfeducationorg/nsmpq4i56yn3f9sv0hx3/SheppardGardening2600x400.jpg","width":600}])
Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm (SWSF) created their Greenbee Wildlife Web pollinator garden as part of the Santa Rosa City-Country Children's Garden Learning Project.
![Creating The GreenBee Wildlife Web]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1553173192/waldorfeducationorg/xacanpuokz5tbldcv0je/Seedsaving3rdgraders600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1553173192/waldorfeducationorg/xacanpuokz5tbldcv0je/Seedsaving3rdgraders600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1553173192/waldorfeducationorg/xacanpuokz5tbldcv0je/Seedsaving3rdgraders600x400.jpg","width":600}])
Over the past months, member schools across the continent received biodynamic pollinator seed packets generously donated by Turtle Tree Seed. With these seeds, Waldorf schools are creating brand new pollination gardens or strengthening existing ones for their schools and communities.
News of Interest
![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.
![Science Makes the News: Seacoast Waldorf School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558007903/waldorfeducationorg/nn32tyzlkkby3n6ax8p8/SeacoastScience600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558007903/waldorfeducationorg/nn32tyzlkkby3n6ax8p8/SeacoastScience600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558007903/waldorfeducationorg/nn32tyzlkkby3n6ax8p8/SeacoastScience600x400.jpg","width":600}])
The experiential science seen in Seacoast Waldorf School classrooms has made the news! Local Maine news crews came out to the classroom to learn more about Waldorf education’s “head, heart, hands” approach to learning.
![Screen Time Steals Real Time]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1556898239/waldorfeducationorg/rnv0imv8mhr9wccxx4rk/phone-baby600x400.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1556898239/waldorfeducationorg/rnv0imv8mhr9wccxx4rk/phone-baby600x400.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1556898239/waldorfeducationorg/rnv0imv8mhr9wccxx4rk/phone-baby600x400.jpg","width":600}])
Researchers continue to find a correlation between screen time and developmental or behavioral issues. Many believe the correlation exists because screen time steals real time and keeps children from doing the activities needed for ideal development.
![Read Often, Read Print Books to Young Children]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1555511459/waldorfeducationorg/khxeesvs03p4cxzawxft/ReadingtoBaby.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1555511459/waldorfeducationorg/khxeesvs03p4cxzawxft/ReadingtoBaby.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1555511459/waldorfeducationorg/khxeesvs03p4cxzawxft/ReadingtoBaby.jpg","width":600}])
Two new research reports get specific about the benefits of reading to young children. Reading from print books is better than ebooks for language learning and children who are read to daily will hear one million more words than peers who are read to once a month.
![Waldorf Students Take On Plastics Pollution]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1552312606/waldorfeducationorg/haqj0wyacgrtv6rtoebh/MapleVillage1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1552312606/waldorfeducationorg/haqj0wyacgrtv6rtoebh/MapleVillage1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1552312606/waldorfeducationorg/haqj0wyacgrtv6rtoebh/MapleVillage1.jpg","width":600}])
Maple Village Waldorf School Students recently participated in Algalita’s POPS International Youth Summit, a 3-day empowerment experience held at the Ocean Institute.