The Art of Waldorf Education - Rudolf Steiner College

Afternoon Classes: Monday-Friday 2:15-3:45 pmEnglishwith John Wulsinwaldorf high schoolWeek One: We will explore Goethe’s Faust, one of Western Literature’s great tragedies. How canwe better understand the nature of evil, and its role in the evolution of the modern human being?Required reading: Faust by Goethe, Kaufmann translation.Week Two: We will explore the relationship between language and consciousness, electives suchas Modern Poetry and African-American Literature, senior speeches, and the senior play.Course Fee: $340 (per week)History and Governmentwith James StaleyWeek One: Government We will survey economic thought from Adam Smith to Rudolf Steinerand globalization, and explore tools for our young people in grasping the dilemmas and choicesfacing their world.Recommended reading: The Worldly Philosophers by R.L. Heilbroner.Week Two: Symptoms of our Times We will use current events as a window into teachingsymptomatically, moving beyond the political and obvious to discern the local, national, andglobal forces shaping our world.Recommended reading: Working by Studs Terkel (or any of Terkel’s oral histories such as MyAmerican Century, Hard Times, Coming of Age)Course Fee: $340 (per week)Geometrywith Dr. Ernst SchuberthWeeks One and Two: We will study levels of projective geometry and non-euclidian geometry.Students are expected to share brief contributions and be involved in the class plan.Course Fee: $680 (two weeks)Chemistry/Physicswith John PeteringWeeks One and Two: A hands-on exploration of the sense-based phenomenology, sciencetopics, and the pedagogy which underlies the final chemistry and physics blocks. Depending onthe students’ needs, we will work out a schedule accommodating them.Course Fee: $680 (two weeks)33