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Emergency Pedagogical offers for children and adults from the Ahr Valley in Germany

Two years after the flood in the Ahr valley many affected individuals still weren’t able to return to normalcy. We continue to provide on-site Emergency Pedagogical measures. For example, within the scope of a summer program in July. Our colleague Johannes von Mitzlaff reports on the activities…
Learn moreIn the Wake of the Earthquake in Turkey: Parents Concerned About Their Children's Future

During our second emergency pedagogical intervention in Turkey in June and July, we also worked with parents. Many parents took advantage of the emergency pedagogical sessions offered by Friends of Waldorf Education and shared their experiences, worries, and fears.
Learn moreMore than a year after the beginning of the war: emergency and trauma pedagogical work in Ukraine

Another intervention in Kyiv by an emergency pedagogical team from Friends of Waldorf Education made it clear, just how important continuous emergency and trauma pedagogical care is within Ukraine.
Learn moreMeeting of the Iberoamerican Network

In July of 2023, 17 representatives from various South American countries and Spain met in Medellín, Colombia. Our colleague Fiona Bay was also there.
Learn moreSecond Intervention in earthquake torn Türkiye

The severe earthquake in February 2023 caused particularly extensive damage in the Turkish province of Hatay. The provincial capital Antakya was largely destroyed by the earthquake. Many people are still living in emergency shelters and tents. Since June 24, an Emergency Pedagogy team of the Friends…
Learn moreSupport for young people from vulnerable communities in Brazil

In June, an emergency pedagogical seminar series started for educators, psychologists and social workers who work with young people from vulnerable communities. They are particularly affected by the aftermaths of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Learn moreEmergency Pedagogy in Syria after the earthquake
After the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, a team was able to carry out an acute intervention in the south of Turkey. However, for security reasons, it is currently very difficult to enter Syria. We do not yet have a solid network there that would allow us to work directly on the ground. Yet the…
Learn moreThe Friends at the World Teachers' Conference at the Goetheanum

From April 10 to 15, the World Teachers' Conference took place at the Goetheanum. 1,000 teachers from over 60 countries met for five days in Dornach, Switzerland. Under the motto "Affirming - Nurturing - Trusting, an Education for Today and Tomorrow," lectures discussed important aspects of teaching…
Learn moreUkraine: Introductory seminars in emergency and trauma pedagogy
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From the 13th to 24th of March 2023, a team of 7 international and local trauma educators conducted two 4-day introductory seminars in Trauma Education in the western Ukrainian cities of Rivne and Lviv.
Learn moreEmergency Pedagogy in the Turkish earth quake zone

On February 6, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5, occurring in quick succession, caused widespread destruction in parts of Turkey and Syria. More than 50,000 people were killed - including at least 45,968 in Turkey and 7,259 in Syria - and thousands were injured. The earthquakes also…
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