Main Lesson
The Encyclopedia of Education describes Waldorf education as a type of alternative school that focuses on a unique curricular and instructional approach.
In Waldorf world, the school days begin with a long, nonstop lesson, we called it main lesson. One subject is focus in depth in this period of time. We have main lesson each day for about 2 hours in the morning. This allow teacher to develop a wide verity of activities around the subject at hand.The main lesson is not taught from a textbook. The teacher will draw a colored chalk drawing on the board to introduce the theme or subject.
After the day's lesson, we will review everything we had learned the day before.
The curriculum at a Waldorf school can be seen as an ascending spiral: the long lessons that begin each day, the concentrated blocks of study that focus on one subject for several weeks. Physics, for example, is introduced in the sixth grade and continued each year as a main lesson block until graduation.
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Foreign Language
We started to learn English when we were 3rd grade. Before 3rd grade, we sang song in different language.
We never stop learning English till the end of our high school.
We also have lessons for Germany and Japanese but English is our main second language.
Science & Nature
In Cixin Waldorf, we had several main lesson such as electrism, dynamics, chemistry, zoology...etc. During main lesson, students do experiment, they observe and record. We let them discover the truth of nature from what they have done, not what teachers had told. In this way, they will develop the ability of discovering truth in a scientific way. We also have some science class during the rest of our day, not only main lesson. So we can give students a better enviorment to learn science and nature.
History & Geography
We had lots of main lessons are related to History and Geography. In elementary school, we learned mythology around the world; In middle School, we start to learn the history of Taiwan and other countries in this world; When we are high schoo, we study the same topic but deeper than we were. Such as Medivial History, Evolution...etc.
Mathmetic
We start learning Mathmetic while we are really young. We give students a comfortable enviorment learning Math. We had Math class over 2 hours a week. We believe our students have the skill of mathmetic.
In main lesson block, we have some subjects are different with other education system but we believe that's what we shall give to our student. Because of these reasons, our Math teachers are always learning new things, so as our students.
Eurythmy
Eurythmy is an expressive movement art originated by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with Marie von Sivers in the early 20th century. Primarily a performance art, it is also used in education, especially in Waldorf schools, and – as part of anthroposophic medicine – for claimed therapeutic purposes.
We had two Eurythmy teacher in CiXin Waldorf school. Every students are request to be in Eurythmy class half year, we take turns to solve the problem of too many students.
Art & Craft & Handwork
Art is a very important part in Waldorf education, during the drawing, hand craft, students can find their peace land. They had t obe stady, attensive and calm when they are doing handcraft. They train themselves during this process and this can also connect their hands and feet to their body, brain. In this way, you can discover that they have more control of their body.
Art classes are also giving our students more chance to try out other things and give them more chance to find out their interest.
Music
Music is also an important part of our education. In elemantary school we sang song everyday to start our morning. In high school we had the chance to choose which music lesson we want to be, wuch as the study of musician, flute, traditional Chinese music...etc.
Drama
Drama is a really significant part in Waldorf education, students learn how to act on the stage. They find their way to present themselves infront of audience. They work as a group to create the script, they make their own custom. They learn lots of things during this period of time whuch they won't have the chance to know in regular course.