News from the School

Mathematics conference not only for mathematicians
24 September 2025

Mathematics conference not only for mathematicians

Detlef Hardorp, Oliver Conradt
The mathematics conference from 8 to 10 October 2025 follows a statement by Rudolf Steiner that mathematical thinking is the very method of ...
A Book that Grounds You
09 September 2025

A Book that Grounds You

Wolfgang Held, Karin Michael
The 2025 annual conference of the Medical Section will focus on Rudolf Steiner’s book Extending Practical Medicine: Fundamental Principles Based on ...
Health for All—Between Order and Freedom
23 June 2025

Health for All—Between Order and Freedom

Adam Blanning
On the WHO Pandemic Agreement negotiations, Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM), and anthroposophical commitment to public ...
Biodynamic preparations promote microorganisms in the soil
19 June 2025

Biodynamic preparations promote microorganisms in the soil

Anna Storchenegger
The use of specific preparations is a central part of biodynamics, but until recently there had been no scientific explanation for the way they work. ...
Being Inclusive Means Learning to Be Human
19 June 2025

Being Inclusive Means Learning to Be Human

Bart Vanmechelen, Franka Henn
Bart Vanmechelen is a member of the leadership team of the newly founded Section for Inclusive Social Development at the Goetheanum. Characterized by ...
“Agriculture needs cooperation”
30 May 2025

“Agriculture needs cooperation”

Sebastian Jüngel
Agriculture is under pressure due to climate change, monocultures and soil erosion. Fields are devastated by wars and the earth is poisoned by ...
Argentinian Portrait
28 May 2025

Argentinian Portrait

Mayumi Matsumiya
The Alma Humana! Conference will take place at the Goetheanum from July 23 to 27, 2025. Mayumi Matsumiya will be holding a workshop on the artistic ...
Experiencing farming with active senses
31 March 2025

Experiencing farming with active senses

Anna Storchenegger
After six years of development and testing, the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, has handed over study modules on ...
Contributions from adults with assistance needs to their social environment
18 February 2025

Contributions from adults with assistance needs to their social environment

Stefanie Schälin
To this day people with assistance needs experience discrimination and exclusion, although knowing and recognizing their contributions to the social ...
Screen Culture
18 February 2025

Screen Culture

Nathaniel Williams
A research project of the Youth Section at the Goetheanum is dedicated to understanding today's interactive screen technologies; at the same time, ...
The Earth Lives
28 January 2025

The Earth Lives

Ueli Hurter, Eduardo Rincón
A biodynamically managed farm is seen as an organism, a living being. At the annual conference “The Earth as a Living Being” from February 5 to 8, ...
Does Waldorf School Make Children Healthy, Strong, and Confident?
24 January 2025

Does Waldorf School Make Children Healthy, Strong, and Confident?

Wolfgang Held
Belle Leung and Jacinta Gorchs from the Pedagogical Section are coordinating the Resilience and Pedagogy research project.