Harutiun (* 27.7.2001) attends grade 3. He is a bit defiant, but also balanced and restrained. He shows a tendency for leadership, but if something does not work out as planned, he rather withdraws himself. His mother has cancer and his father is a taxi driver, but currently without employment.

Adriana lives together with her three siblings, her grandparents and parents. Adriana’s mother is a class teacher at the Waldorf School in Yerevan. Her father works in a computer store. Adriana writes poetry, enjoys learning the German language, reads historical novels with enthusiasm and is fascinated by theater plays. She has a healthy self-esteem and supports her classmates. Unfortunately her parents' income is very low and therefore providing enough money for the family to live is a huge challenge every month.

Inga (10) is in fourth grade. She is a delicate, sensitive girl with a strong melancholic character. She lives with her parents and her younger sister in very modest circumstances. Since last year, her mother works at the school as a class teacher. Her father is a director who only receives requests occasionally. Inga has great acting skills.

Robert (10) is in fourth grade. His parents, Robert and his younger sister Hermione, who also attends the school, live in a small two-room apartment. Both parents have only occasional jobs. Robert is distinguished by his sense of responsibility and honesty. He is very accurate and his main lesson books are very nice and complete. He never comes to school without having done his homework. He has a special talent for languages. Robert has difficulties in situations where he has to simultaneously make two actions, e.g. speak and move during the rhythmic part of the main lesson. Otherwise, he does all the work with great joy and enthusiasm.

Daana-Loreen (*19.10.1999) attends class 6. She is the youngest in a family with seven children. Her mother is alone and she doesn’t have a job. The family has a small farm which provides them with main food products. Daana likes to go to waldorf-school, it suits her personality. Daana is calm, hard-working and compassionate to everyone. Her hobbies are music, sport, art and handicraft. Daana loves animals. She has two dreams: to get herself a horse and to learn to play the violin. This year she started her violin studies. The family would be very grateful if someone could support Daana’s studies.

Lana (* 15.05.2003) loves to brew magic potions from various berries and build houses and hideouts made out of planks and branches. During bad weather she created a unique world of her own out of plasticine. She loves all animals and is able to watch caterpillars for hours, as they crawl over the leaves and grass stems, which she has picked previously. She would love to attend Waldorf School like her brothers. As a grown-up, she wants to be an artist...

Simon (*19.9.2000) is going into class 3. He likes the school very much, especially music and handwork. His hobbies are cycling, football and chess.

Gora spends a lot of time outdoors. He loves climbing and soccer. However, most of all he cares for his younger sister Uma. He currently attends first grade. He loves acrobatic dancing and surprises his class again and again with new movements. The violin teacher reports that he is a good listener. His father says he is happily in love with some girls at school and thinks that they are in love with him too. On weekends, he spends time with his grandmother in the country, because he loves animals.

Rafaella (7) has three older brothers. In kindergarten she is also the only girl in a group of boys. Because of her three brothers, she has the little rascals under control. Rafaella currently attends kindergarten. However, she looks forward to joining school soon. Since two years she participates with enthusiasm in the children's choir. She loves to spend time outdoors. Currently, her parents are only able to pay a small fraction of the school fees, because Rafaella’s father is currently unemployed and the family has to live on welfare.

Kaspar (*22.12.1995) is a sensitive, but very communicative, responsible and independent boy. Since six years he plays the classical guitar. Kaspar has a dog, which he loves very much. He is very talented in languages and therefore speaks German and English quite well. For his parents and the children it is very important to be able to keep on attending a Waldorf school. Kaspar and his two siblings feel at home at “their” Waldorf school.

Bernardas (*06.29.2000) is a boy with a lot of sense of family. He can be both very loving and quick-tempered. His favorite activity is painting, which he loves doing for hours and is actually quite good at. Recently, he has discovered the joy of reading, usually until late at the night. Bernardas is the second of three children and his whole family is very much involved in school life. His mother works as a translator and his father organizes events. Both work very irregularly and therefore the financial situation of the family is very difficult.

Emanuela (11) is in fifth grade. She is a lively and studious girl. Emanuela likes handicrafts, painting and music. She has one older and one younger brother. She enjoys helping her mother with the housework and takes good care for her two-year old brother. Her father works as an editor at a radio station. The mother does not work, because she has to look after the young son. The parents are very interested in Waldorf education and actively support the school. However, the salary of Emanuela’s father is not enough to pay the school fees.

Aliona (15) attends eighth grade. Since her birth, Aliona suffers from cerebral palsy, but thanks to her parents and her strong will she has achieved a lot. Aliona plays piano and last year she started practicing eastern dances. Due to Alionas disease her mother has no permanent job. Her father is an engineer, but found no work in his profession, and therefore works in a temporary employment agency. Aliona has two older brothers. The family takes a very active part in school life. Since it is hardly possible to cover their living expenses with their low salary, her parents, can come up with only a very small part of the school fees.

Michal (10) attends fourth grade. He is a sensitive and shy boy. He is interested in mathematics, foreign languages and painting. He also looks forward to the Eurhythmy lessons every time. His mother has recently lost her husband and is currently without a regular job and must try to overcome these difficulties.

Duszan (11) is in fifth grade. He is a very diligent and happy boy. He likes to read books, attends music school and plays the saxophone. Duszan suffers from a rare urological disease that can only be treated in the hospital in Warsaw, and requires expensive medication. He has two little brothers. The five-year-old boy suffers from growth retardation and is in constant treatment. Due to the illness of the children, the family's financial situation is very difficult. The parents cannot work full time and must always be flexible to adapt to the current health situation of their children.