The FAQ – the Frequently Asked Questions, provide answers to the most common questions in WOB everyday life.
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There are already plenty of Balls, apart from the fact that in Bolzano there is really no attractive ballroom to use. Instead, we had a wonderful idea of organising and hosting (now for the third time) the Waldorf Music Festival, “Whatchamacallit” – 10 hours of non-stop music, theater and art.
Everybody can do what they want, but the question is- what can be achieved with that approach? The WOB was born in 2004 as an additional educational option for the Alpine region of South Tyrol, North Tyrol and Trentino and adheres to the framework guidelines set by the school authorities.
Of course not! We are a cultural and educational association which means that we work together to achieve something, because alone we would not be able to improve the world. If we invest in children and adolescents and educate them mindfully, the future can be even better.
WOB students learn everything overnight without having to make an effort… Nonsense, of course students get assignments and deadlines, but “education to freedom” is a major challenge for all involved. Reliable and independent students face challenges and find solutions, and even comfortable students can learn to take their lives into their own hands.
Rudolf Steiner is the founder of Waldorf education. Emil Molt, then co-owner of the Waldorf Astoria cigarette factory, was able to convince Steiner to co-found the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart with him. The content and method of Waldorf education is based on Rudolf Steiner’s findings on the laws of the development of children and adolescents. In addition to pedagogy, Rudolf Steiner’s humanities research also found its way into biodynamic agriculture, anthroposophic medicine and the arts.
No, Waldorf schools are schools for all talents. Brain research has impressively demonstrated that children and adolescents acquire many skills through artistic practice that go far beyond direct employment. Therefore, when Waldorf students paint, draw, model or make music, it is all about training differentiated perceptions and unfolding their creative potential. Of course, the talents of the individual students are taken into account so Waldorf teachers strive to develop the mind, creativity and independent personality of their students equally.
No. At the WOB and all Waldorf schools, children of all talents, as well as in the state-run schools, learn that in addition to their intellectual abilities, social and artistic skills are equally demanded and promoted. The individual support of children with special assistance needs is an important pillar of Waldorf education, which is implemented either with an inclusive concept, with curative education or special education schools.
Of course! The WOB complies with the framework guidelines drawn up by the school authorities, with grades, committees and all bureaucratic requirements.
The daily morning circle before class in the various classes gives the students and teachers present the opportunity to ask questions and give answers, discuss and debate what they have experienced and heard, following a good example. Ultimately, it is a democratic act, …. talk, listen and practice thinking along!
Firstly, so that we begin to appreciate the work of others. Secondly, to get an idea of the working world. These experiences facilitate our entry into the world of work after school.
Our students graduate since 2015 with an international “General Certificate of Education A Level”, which is equivalent to a Matura level.
As Campus Bolzano/Italy, we have been working for 8 years with our partners “Warnborough College” in Dublin (IR), with “Headquarter” in Canterbury (UK), whose diploma enables our students to study at colleges and universities.
Each college and university has the right to conduct additional entrance examinations and admission procedures for their programmes.
Experience shows that especially mindful Waldorf students are particularly appreciated by instructors. In a school that not only demands intellectual skills, key skills such as teamwork, creativity, and the ability to think in terms of processes develop from the first day of school. Extensive graduate studies show that Waldorf pupils study and work very successfully in all studies and occupational fields.
If you frequent schools around the world that are the result of private initiatives, then the parents have to pay a school fee, because most ministries of education do not finance privat schools adequately. The school fee has to pay for rent, teachers, administrative staff, pensions, electricity, heating, water, rubbish collection and things like notebooks, clay, toner, colouring sheets, tools and much more.