The History of Waldorf Education Worldwide: 1945-2019

In this second volume of the history of Waldorf education around the globe, Ms. Göbel continues from her first volume with the founding of the first Waldorf school, and begins this marvelous storytelling of the continuing adventure of this unique educational approach with the end of WWII, and ends with 2019 and the celebration of 100 years of Waldorf Educaiton. Waldorf schools have been founded throughout the world on 6 continents, and number over 1,000. The author carefully traces the establishment, struggles, and gifts of each school. Most importantly she celebrates the people who have sacrificed to make Waldorf education possible for children in each area. In Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia, Anerica and Australia, the story is repeated of successful building of Waldorf schools and the communities around them.* * *“Reading through this book, we witness a phenomenal development, unparalleled in history. Ten years after the first [Waldorf] school was established in Stuttgart in 1919, Waldorf schools had been started in Switzerland, the Netherlands, England, Norway, Hungary, Canada, and the United States. As one reads, one gradually becomes aware of an enormous global network of people, all of them inspired by the groundbreaking insights Steiner gave. …[T]he book reads like a novel. It is indeed a breathtaking saga and never becomes dull; the narrative is couched in biographical events, which make for gripping reading.” – Christof Wiechert (from his Foreword) Read more