For many years now, Waldorf education in France has been repeatedly attacked in the press - mostly with unsubstantiated claims. At the same time, independent schools are generally heavily regulated by the French authorities. According to the government, a law that came into force in 2018 is intended…

Every four years, four representatives from Waldorf schools in different Latin American countries organise a conference in one of the Latin American countries. The Covid pandemic led to an interruption, and the last conference took place online. This year, from 19th to 25th July, over 400 Waldorf…

Julian Scholl and his family have been educational sponsors for many years. For example, they currently have educational sponsorships in Hungary and Brazil. In an interview with us, Julian Scholl talks about his connection to Waldorf education and the enrichment that an educational sponsorship means…

An international team from Friends of Waldorf Education worked with children, youth and staff at an SOS Children's Village Summer Camp in July 2024.

From 1st to 5th July, at the beginning of the summer holidays, the second major transnational conference of the Central Eastern European Waldorf school movement took place in Košice, Slovakia. Around 250 teachers took the opportunity to take part in a wide range of training programmes, covering…

The earthquake in February 2023 in Türkiye and Syria continues to leave deep wounds and a great need for humanitarian aid among the local population. It is estimated that around 760,000 people in Türkiye alone still live in emergency shelters (Source: United Nations Population Fund…

People with disabilities have been supported at the Phoenix therapeutic education school in Kharkiv for over 20 years. It is almost impossible for them to flee the war abroad, or even within the country. Not all pupils have been able to leave the city, even though it has been the target of repeated…

Shortly after the incursion, the Waldorf school in Horodenka became a refuge for many families from eastern Ukraine. This was also made possible through donations that the Friends of Waldorf Education were able to pass on to the school. Yurii Shkremetka from Shkola Pokuttia reports on the second…

The inclusive Waldorf school Stupeni (Steps) was founded in Odessa in 1992. In an email, Natalia Lukyanchenko told us about the school's work in the winter months of 2023/24:

The Waldorf School in Dnipro was founded in 1995. At the beginning of the war, the city of Dnipro was the target of several air raids in which many civilians died. Despite the ongoing situation of threat, the school manages to run a reliable, daily school routine. In February 2024, the school…