What is the curriculum in a Waldorf school?

Waldorf education approaches all aspects of teaching in a unique and comprehensive way. The curriculum is designed to meet the various stages of child development. Waldorf teachers are dedicated to creating a true enthusiasm for inner learning, which is essential to educational success. Preschool and kindergarten children learn primarily through imitation and imagination. The goal of kindergarten is to develop a child’s sense of wonder and respect for all living things. This creates an academic zeal that they follow in the early grades. Preschool and kindergarten activities are:

• storytelling, puppetry, creative games, etc.
• singing, eurythmy(movement)
• games and fingerplays (motor skills)
• painting, drawing, modeling
• cooking and baking
• nature walks
• foreign languages and holidays

The primary and secondary activities are accompanied for eight years by the same teacher and the curriculum includes:

• world literature, myths and legends
• history in a chronological and inclusive manner of the great civilizations of the world.
• sciences such as geography, astronomy, meteorology, physics, and biology.
• mathematics(arithmetic, algebra and geometry)
• foreign languages, physical education, gardening
• arts (such as music, painting, sculpture, theater, eurythmy, drawing)
• manual works such as weaving and carpentry.