Education Innovation Summit 2020
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![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.
![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.
News of Interest
![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.
![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.