Standing on the Brink

Standing on the Brink: An Education for the 21st Century

An Anthology of Essays on Waldorf Education

More than two thousand schools and kindergartens world-wide provide Waldorf education to children in Australasia, North and South America, Europe, the Far East, and Africa. How does this educational movement manage to bridge the cultural and social differences found in such diverse places as Egypt, Japan, Croatia, Brazil, New Zealand, and South Africa? How can one pedagogy find acceptance in First World societies as well as squatter and refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, Soweto, and Favela Monte Azul? This collection of essays by local and international authors describes the factors underlying the multicultural acceptance and success of this vital movement.

Content:

• The Dual Crisis in South African Education
• Why Waldorf?
• Education for a Civilization on the Brink
• Dr. Rudolf Steiner: A University in Himself
• The Movement that Everyone Tries to Forget
• The Results of Waldorf Education
• Education for Tolerance
• Environmental Education in Waldorf Schools
• and many more.