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SPRING 2025

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Foreword by the Executive Director

Anthroposophy and Waldorf education are global and our participation as teachers, administrators, therapists and artists working with impulses from Rudolf Steiner ties us through time and space to striving individuals all over the world. Center for Anthroposophy is part of the global dialogue seeking to meet the tremendous needs of the world.

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Temperament Considerations When Composing Communication to Parents

By using our insights about temperaments to guide our communication, we create opportunities for a collective positive response. We can anticipate where questions and concerns might arise and address them proactively. Through the temperaments, we can see again that sound decisions that serve the whole come from clarity, warmth, fairness, a relationship to the future, and our alignment with first principles.

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Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program/WHiSTEP

The transformed educator, one who truly understands the beginner’s mind and beginner’s heart, is the person able to meet the complex world of modern adolescence. Growing up in a world on fire is often painful, always challenging, and adolescents need to know that there is always light, always hope and always meaning, even when the world seems cruel and harsh.

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The Transformative Role of Mentoring in Waldorf Education

Mentoring in Waldorf education is a profoundly transformative practice, enabling experienced educators to share the wisdom and insights gained through years of teaching while fostering fresh ideas, creativity, and innovation with their mentees. By stepping into this role, mentors become vital guides for developing teachers, helping them navigate their professional journeys and deepening their connection to the principles of Waldorf education.

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Portrait of a young Rudolf Steiner

Rudolf Steiner and the Renewal of our Cultural Life

In light of the 100th anniversary of Rudolf Steiner’s death on March 30, 2025, we could collectively resolve to do our own ‘truth and reconciliation’ work regarding anthroposophy and the remarkable human being who brought it to the earth for our present time.

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Interview with Amber Rounds

According to Amber Rounds, Class teaching is a little like creating an inspired piece of music everyday, crafting an experience to connect our students with the beautiful patterns of the world and the unfolding capacities within them.

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