GAMYMEDE AND GANYMEDA In the Educational Zodiac, beginning with Cancer in Class 1, the vestibule of high school, Class 8, is an Aquarian year. The Greeks also had their zodiac, here Aquarius is represented by Ganymede, Cup Bearer of the Gods. As confirmation of this high school spirit, he is a 14-year-old boy (Roman Catatimus); […]
BOOK: A Steiner High School
A Steiner High School: The Evolution of the Steiner High School
Spirits of Fire An Evolutionary Overview of a Steiner High School EDUCATION TOWARDS FREEDOM “Freedom of the will is experienced when there is a balance between physical and spiritual tendencies, when the upward force of levity works counter to the downward pull of gravity – when the angel holds the devil in check. If man […]
A Steiner High School: 7 “Deadly Sins” of Adolescence
THE “SEVEN DEADLY SINS” – OF ADOLESCENCE! Note that like all of Alan Whitehead’s writings the opinions below are his own and may not align with Earthschooling or Waldorf Books. We will be updating some of these chapters in the future with additional and/or updated information. At around the 14th years, stirrings of nameless passions […]
A Steiner High School: The 12th Grade Student
MUSE OF DELINQUENCE – CLASS 12 Calliope, the 9th and ‘head’ Muse, took the Eurythmy gesture for knowledge, and slowly left the stage – the Class 12 end-of-year, end-of-school performance was ended! The beautiful hall held the sacred silence, as did the audience. But gradually a few self-conscious shuffles and coughs signaled the return of […]
A Steiner High School: The 11th Grade Student
SPINNAKER OF THE SUN – CLASS 11 “And then one of the students asked the Iman why every mosque had a crescent moon on the top of the dome – you could see he didn’t expect a question like this from a 17-year-old.” The dark-eyed Class 11 Guardian turned and looked out to sea; her […]
A Steiner High School: The 10th Grade Student
THE MARTIANS HAVE LANDED – CLASS 10 “Hai!” roared the instructor, and twenty 16-year-olds advanced in attack mode. The teenagers were hardly a hand-picked lot, preparing for a commando raid behind enemy lines; they were girls and boys of all sizes and shapes – some a little too plump for good health, other rather then […]