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Waldorf School Anti-Racism Education Activity

Posted by Tom Last on August 17, 2020 at 2:26pm

 

MARXIST INSPIRED ANTI-RACIST WALDORF SCHOOLS?
You are encouraged to investigate the Waldorf school of your interest to find out if they endorse critical race theory or (racist) anti-racism education.

SCHOOL

 

DIVERSITY

EQUITY

INCLUSIVITY

Asheville Waldorf School
NC

Social Equity and Diversity Committee (extreme)
https://ashevillewaldorf.org/social-equity-diversity/

Austin Waldorf School
TX

Teachers and Admin put through diversity and inclusion training.
https://austinwaldorf.org/parent-corner/embracing-change-austin-waldorf-school/

Brooklyn Waldorf School
NY

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
https://www.brooklynwaldorf.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion/

Sacramento Waldorf School

Diversity And Inclusion
https://sacwaldorf.org/about-sws/diversity-and-inclusion/
How to Speak to Young Children About Race
https://sacwaldorf.org/young-children-race/ by teacher
Book: Who Are You?: The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity by Brook Pessin-Whedbee
Blog article quote: “By recognizing our own privilege and using it to help others, we make the world we are about to
go into better,” by admin

Bay Area Center For Waldorf Teacher Training

Only source found this newsletter, rest of site appears clean
Newsletter, Kenneth Smith, Director; BACWTT
https://www.bacwtt.org/town-meeting-june-4-2020/

Cedarwood Waldorf School
Portland

Assessment of Inclusivity & Multiculturalism (AIM)
https://www.cedarwoodschool.org/aim-survey?rq=diversity
Antiracism Commitment
https://www.cedarwoodschool.org/antiracism-committment

Cincinnati Waldorf School

Awsna BLM statement
Antiracism statement:
As waldorf educators we hold the dignity of life and the human being at the center of our work. It is our responsibility to bear witness to what is happening in the world, to elevate the voices of marginalized people, to change the course of inequities, and to break down structural prejudice in all forms where it exists, particularly in waldorf education. (block on homepage)
https://www.cincinnatiwaldorfschool.org/

City of Lakes Waldorf School

Antiracism commitment
https://www.clws.org/diversity-equity-inclusion/

Chicago Waldorf School

Antiracism commitment
affiliated with The National SEED Project that is administered by Wellesley College. The project--"SEED" stands for Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity--was founded by renowned scholar Peggy McIntosh (author of Unpacking the White Knapsack)
https://www.chicagowaldorf.org/

RSF Social Finance

On the RSF Social Finance website:
https://rsfsocialfinance.org/our-story/#

I've heard that Rudolf Steiner made racist comments. Is this true?

"Yes. We find Rudolf Steiner’s comments about and characterizations of race wrong, offensive, and indefensible. Our staff and board reject any and all racism. We have engaged in an honest examination to acknowledge and confront Steiner’s statements on race, as well as racism in our time. We are committed to ongoing learning and positive action to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, both at RSF and in the world."

Green Meadow Waldorf School

Diversity and teacher training

We are proud to have trained nearly 100% of our faculty and staff in the Undoing Racism framework. A 14-member cohort completed an Equity Pedagogy Seminar in Fall 2019 with Randolph Carter of East Ed and Jenna Chandler-Ward of Teaching While White. We have worked with Gender Spectrum, The Ackerman Institute for the Family, Dr. Howard Stevenson, Simone Gamble, Dr. Weldon McWilliams IV, and many others to train faculty, staff, students, and parents on a variety of topics related to diversity and inclusion.
https://www.gmws.org/diversity/
Diversity resources
Black Lives Matter Reading List (removed from website)

Haleakalā Waldorf School
Hawaii

Diversity & Inclusion Committee
A Statement of Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement
https://www.waldorfmaui.org/

Hartsbrook School
Hadley, MA

Hartsbrook’s Response to Injustice
https://hartsbrook.org/blog/2020/06/hartsbrooks-response-to-injustice/

Highland Hall
Northridge CA

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
https://www.highlandhall.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=188638&type=d&pREC_ID=1949905

Kimberton Waldorf School
Phoenixville, PA

Social Justice resources
A Discussion On Anti-Racism With Mari Avicolli
"This anti-racist self-reflection work is not easy or comfortable, and we acknowledge the courage it takes each individual to look within for evidence of racism or bias. This is the only way forward to a peaceful and socially just world, which is one of the core principles of our school."
https://www.kimberton.org/?s=diversity&id=13165

Maine Coast Waldorf School

MCWS ANTI-RACISM STATEMENT
https://www.mainecoastwaldorf.org/mcws-anti-racism-statement/

Maple Village Waldorf School
Long Beach, Ca.

Diversity and Inclusion
https://maplevillagewaldorf.org/diversity-inclusion/

Marin Waldorf
San Rafael, CA

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
https://www.marinwaldorf.org/dei

Monadnock Waldorf
Keene, NH

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
https://www.monadnockwaldorfschool.org/diversity

Olympia Waldorf School

DIVERSITY STATEMENT
http://www.olympiawaldorf.org/diversity.html
Hire teachers with anti-racist/ anti-biased framework.
http://www.olympiawaldorf.org/early-childhood-faculty.html

Orchard Valley Waldorf School
East Montpelier, VT

DIVERSITY STATEMENT: anti-oppression lens
https://www.ovws.org/orchard-valley-waldorf-school-diversity-statement

Pasadena Waldorf School, Ca.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

PWS statement against Systemic Racism from the College of Teachers and the Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Mandate Group - in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
https://www.pasadenawaldorf.org/

Potomac Crescent Waldorf School
Alexandria, VA

DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION Statement
https://www.potomacwaldorf.org/copy-of-shopping-programs

Rudolf Steiner School
NY

DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION Statement
https://steiner.edu/social-justice/

San Francisco Waldorf

Anti-Bias Resources
https://www.sfwaldorf.org/community-life/equity-and-inclusion/resources

Diversity Committees

https://www.sfwaldorf.org/community-life/equity-and-inclusion/mcc

Santa Fe Waldorf School

NM

DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION Statement
Anti-racism training, study, and discussion
https://www.santafewaldorf.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion

Shining Mountain Waldorf School
Boulder, Co.

Statement on Racial Injustice and Anti-racist resources
https://shiningmountainwaldorf.org/articles/smws-statement-on-racial-injustice/

Summerfield Waldorf

Santa Rosa, Ca

Addressing Racism
https://summerfieldwaldorf.org/addressing-racism/

Sunbridge Institute
Teacher Education
Southfield, Mich.

DIVERSITY AT SUNBRIDGE affirmative action
https://www.sunbridge.edu/about/diversity-at-sunbridge/
Sunbridge’s 2020 teachers conference - Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement

https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/2020-teachers-conference-calling-it-like-it-is-uncovering-and-dismantling-racism-in-the-waldorf-movement/

Swallowtail Waldorf School
Cornelius, Oregon

DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION Statement - Anti-racism school commitment

https://www.swallowtailschool.org/dei

Urban Prairie Waldorf School
Chicago

EQUITY and DIVERSITY, anti-racism resources
https://www.urbanprairie.org/about/equity-diversity/

Waldorf School at Moraine Farm
Beverly, MA

Diversity Pie Chart
https://waldorfmoraine.org/diversity/
Hired non-Waldorf school director
https://waldorfmoraine.org/urvi/

Waldorf School Of Atlanta, GA.

DIVERSITY & EQUITY STATEMENT anti-racist resources, retraining teachers
https://www.waldorfatlanta.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=446796&type=d&pREC_ID=1649243

Waldorf School of DuPage

Warrenville, IL

affirms Black Lives Matter on front page

https://www.waldorfdupage.org/

Waldorf School of Garden City, NY

DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION Statement, anti-racism resources for white people
https://www.waldorfgarden.org/basics/dei/

Waldorf School Of Lexington, Ma.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION Statement, GENDER DIVERSITY STATEMENT
https://thewaldorfschool.org/diversity

Response to Injustice, anti-racist resources
https://thewaldorfschool.org/insight/2020/6/3/response-to-injustice?rq=resources

Waldorf School Of Louisville, KY

Societal Injustice and Outrage Statement, anti-racist resources
https://www.waldorflouisville.com/

Waldorf School of Mendocino County, Ca.

Societal Injustice and Outrage Statement, anti-racist resources
https://mendocinowaldorf.org/social-justice

Waldorf School Of New Orleans, LA

DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION Statement
https://www.waldorfnola.org/dei
How We Are Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
https://www.waldorfnola.org/post/how-we-are-addressing-diversity-equity-and-inclusion

Waldorf School of Philadelphia, PA

DIVERSITY and INCLUSION Statement
https://phillywaldorf.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion/
Accused of ‘microaggressions’ by “Parents Of Color” group
https://mcusercontent.com/d70fc3e41e6a368fe39f8262b/files/0d0453cc-b59d-427b-84df-7d18c620c4f2/Dear_WaldorfSchoolOfPhiladelphia_POC_Recommendations_3Jun20.pdf

Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork
Carbondale, CO

EQUITY and INCLUSION Statement, anti-racist resources
https://waldorfschoolrf.com/mission

Washington Waldorf School, DC

Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice, Anti-racism Statement & Resources
https://www.washingtonwaldorf.org/community/committee-for-diversity-equity-and-social-justice/

Whatcom Hills Waldorf School

Bellingham, WA

Anti-racist resources
https://www.whws.org/resources

Whidbey Waldorf School
WA

DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION Statement, re-training
https://wiws.org/community?rq=diversity

 

 

 

 

Waldorf School Of St. Louis, MO

This sounds good!

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

We welcome students, parents, faculty, and staff of all races and sexual orientations, and of all faiths and creeds. We respect and support each individual’s spiritual beliefs and practices.

 

It is a fundamental goal of our education to bring students to an understanding and experience of the common humanity of all of the world’s people, transcending the stereotypes, prejudices, and divisive barriers of classification by sex, race, religion, nationality, and ability.

 

This is accomplished through our carefully crafted curriculum, which gives students a deep and rich experience of selected religious traditions and cultural/historical milieus and by school-wide and individual grade celebrations of seasonal festivals.

 

We reject racism in all its forms, and embrace the principles of common humanity expressed by the founder of Waldorf Education:

 

“We must cast aside the division into races. We must seek to unite people of all races and nations, and to bridge the divisions and differences between various groups of people.”

 

—Rudolf Steiner, The Universal Human, Lecture 1

https://www.waldorfstl.org/diversity
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Jordan Peterson and Rudolf Steiner: The Fundamental Sovereignty Of The Individual

Posted by Tom Last on July 17, 2020 at 12:10pm

Jordan Peterson and Rudolf Steiner agree that the path forward that will do the most good and protect the world from tyrannical collectivism is to strengthen the sovereignty of the individual. This is the fundamental difference between social justice ideology and freedom philosophy. Social justice ideology favors group identity and collectivism over valuing and respecting the sovereignty of the individual.

The text for the video is the first paragraph of the original 1894 unedited Philosophy Of Freedom by Rudolf Steiner. The Philosophy Of Freedom begins by describing its fundamental principle, the sovereignty of the individual. Individual sovereignty is the basis for freedom, human dignity and personal responsibility.

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RUDOLF STEINER: How To Become A Free Individuality

Posted by Tom Last on July 15, 2020 at 9:39am

Please send this video link to those who may fall prey to social justice ideology: https://philosophyoffreedom.com/profiles/blog/rudolf-steiner-how-to-become-a-free-individuality

0:00 (14.0 The Question Of Free Individuality
1:00 (14.1 Group Type
2:00 (14.2 Emancipation From Type
3:05 (14.3 Opportunity According To Ability And Inclination
4:13 (14.4 Profession According To Merit
5:19 (14.5 Free Self-Determination
6:25 (14.6 Individual Thinking
7:06 (14.7 Individual Goals
7:41 (14.8 Individual Views And Actions
8:09 (14.9 Emancipation Of Knowing
9:35 (14.10 Emancipation Of Being
10:13 (14.11 Free Ethical Conduct
10:47 (14.12 Moral Contribution To Humanity

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Social Justice Activists Are Taking Over Waldorf Education

Posted by Tom Last on July 7, 2020 at 5:27pm

If  you are a student, parent or educator concerned about the take over of Rudolf Steiner's Waldorf Education by Social Justice activists contact Tom. I am looking for comments, stories and concerns about what is happening to Waldorf Education. You may remain anonymous but your stories must be told. The Marist political  ideology of the social justice movement has no place in Waldorf education as it stands in direct opposition to Rudolf Steiner's principles of freedom. 

WALDORF INSIDER REPORTS: "Hey heads up- Waldorf schools are being completely taken over by the Leftist Cult Religion of Woke. Take it from an insider. Waldorf Education has now completely abandoned the teachings & principles of Steiner, or has twisted them to fit the contemporary identity politics woke agenda. Waldorf Education is now a factory of Leftist Cult Indoctrination."

Learn more about the cult of social justice here: Postmodern Religion & the Faith of Social Justice

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Systemic Racism In Waldorf Education?

Posted by Tom Last on July 4, 2020 at 1:30pm

Is this image of a white child wearing a gold crown evidence of systemic racism in Waldorf Education? Should this little girl be confronted with her white privilege? It will happen in the New social justice Waldorf Schools in one way or another. It is so obvious to everyone else that social justice ideology is a joke that has no credibility outside the bubble of the Woke.

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Statement of Inclusion and Equity


We, the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America, recognize the historic and ongoing impact of racism on our continent and the injustice and discrimination faced by black, brown and minority communities. We understand that inclusivity and equity is a journey of both moral and educational imperative. As such, we take seriously our responsibility to bear witness to what is happening in the world, to elevate the voices of marginalized people, to change the course of inequities, and to break down structural racism in all forms where it exists, particularly in Waldorf education. 

Waldorf education espouses principles of respect for human dignity. Any narratives or indications made by Rudolf Steiner that are in contradiction to this principle are not the basis for Waldorf education and we unequivocally denounce such statements.

We know that we have far to go as an association and as individuals in our understanding of oppression and social justice. Advancing DEI is one of the compelling forces behind AWSNA’s strategic priorities. These priorities make equity and inclusion central to our work and aim to bring us closer to the world that we want for our youth.

The AWSNA executive team is spending more time than ever asking the following questions:
·  How do I participate, consciously or unconsciously, in systemic racism?
·  What meaningful actions will I take in service to the leadership and agency of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color?
·  Where are the possibilities for me to prioritize racial justice in my work to further Waldorf education?..... WHAT???? Waldorf principles are not the priority anymore??
·  How do I actively engage in anti-racism both personally and professionally'?  
 

https://www.waldorfeducation.org/awsna

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