Steadfastness and Gratitude: Finding a Weaving Balance Between Being Highly Centred and Deeply Connected
A contribution by Clara Aerts and Li Zhang
11. April 2026 at 09:00
A contribution by Clara Aerts and Li Zhang to the World Early Childhood Conference at the Goetheanum.
Clara Aerts is a Project coordinator for the Erasmus+ project HERMMES (Holistic Education, Resilience and Media Maturity in Educational Settings), former kindergarten teacher and member of IASWECE.
Li Zhang is a pioneer of Waldorf Education and co-founded the first Waldorf school in China. She became the first Waldorf kindergarten teacher in the country. Soon after, she initiated the first Waldorf kindergarten teacher training program, and a training program for those who caring children from Birth to Three. She co-founded a nonprofit organization to supporting Waldorf kindergarten movement in China. She became a council member of IASWECE in 2011. She had organized numerous Waldor education conferences, training courses and workshops across county and Asia.