How does it work?
The day is the 29 September 2011, but the school can decide on another day. A problem with the date should be no reason not to participate!
The students are informed about the different projects. Then they decide which project they would like to support. The Friends of Waldorf Education are to be informed that your school wants to participate on WOW-Day.
All grades, from class 1 to 13 can take part in the WOW-Day, if the following conditions are fulfilled: the organization and carrying out of the event should be age appropriate, the teacher must be involved in the decision making in the class and the regulations must be followed. By doing one-day jobs, organizing sponsored runs, making and selling crafts, putting on circus performances in the pedestrian zone or other activities, the pupils can raise funds for better learning and living conditions for children all over the world.
The lower classes can collect ideas with their teachers on how they can participate, e.g. craft work, baking or music making. Older pupils can look for jobs and then donate the money they earn. Request good pay from your employers by saying that it is for a good cause.
The whole school community can gather ideas that are suitable for all age groups. The WOW-Day can also be brought into context with the curriculum, as it is an excellent opportunity to discuss issues such as wealth and poverty, globalization, history, politics, geography, cultures, etc.
The WOW-Day can be a real celebration and is also a good opportunity to get together with the other Waldorf schools in your region. The press can also be informed, which creates good publicity
....and after the WOW-Day?
The money that was collected is given to the Friends of Waldorf Education who then give 100 % of the proceeds to the various projects. The administration costs are covered by the Friends of Waldorf Education, so that not one cent of the money you collect is lost.
We ask you kindly to do the bank transfer within four weeks. This enables us to forward the donations to the benefited projects promptly. In that way we can assure that the participating pupils receive a feedback as soon as possible.
The Friends of Waldorf Education will keep you up to date about the results and the responses from the projects. As soon as the majority of the proceeds have reached us we will send a letter of thanks to your school.
We recommend projects which are most urgently in need of help. You can either choose a project or collect money for the WOW-Day in general (which can help to avoid that some projects receive to much and others too little support). You can also support other projects, of course, if you have a personal relationship to a particular project. In that case we will also gladly pass on the money to that project.
Application
A short e-mail to berlin@freunde-waldorf.de is sufficient with the name of the school and the person responsible for the WOW-Day at that school (this person can be a student, teacher or parent).
To top WOW-Day 2011
Revenue: 318.466,39 € (13. Feb)
Contact
Olivia Girard
Freunde der Erziehungskunst
Weinmeisterstr. 16
10178 Berlin, Germany
Phone +49 (0)30 617 026 - 30
Fax +49 (0)30 617 026 - 33
berlin@freunde-waldorf.de
Chiara Carones
ECSWE
Kidbrooke Park, Forest Row
East Sussex, RH18 5JA
United Kingdom
Phone +44 (0) 1342 827792
ecswe@waldorf.net
Bank Transfer
Freunde der Erziehungskunst
GLS Bank Bochum
IBAN DE09430609670013042015
BIC GENODEM1GLS
Purpose: Name+Location of School
i.e. Steinerschool Antwerpen, BE