Nanyuki is a small town at the foot of Mount Kenya, established by the British in the early 20th century. They came because of the altitude - the city lies almost 2,000 m above sea level – and because of the very pleasant and attractive climate. Today, as then, many members of the military, then the…

We already reported in the last newsletter tha,t like all schools in India, the small Waldorf School in Darbari/Rajasthan had to close and the foreign volunteers and the mentor Jaques Monteaux had to leave with a heavy heart. Before that, the school community, together with the English Waldorf…

Since schools in Kenya were forced to close due to the lockdown, teachers have been communicating with the children and with each other via WhatsApp. Since hardly anyone owns a computer, but many do have a smartphone, using this mobile phone app for sending pictures and texts and for video chat was…

The coronavirus pandemic has also reached Brazil. There it is hitting an ailing health system and families who cannot hope for support from the state. The Projeto Salva Dor – place where children can play freely, have safe spaces and receive three meals a day – had to close, like the rest of…

After the first cases of Covid-19 in Georgia, a curfew was imposed, which also affects the curative-educational Michael School in Tbilisi. Classes were continued online as quickly as possible, as Marina Shostak, one of the school’s teachers, recounts: “For a while we have already been working online…

In Russia too, schools have been closed for several weeks. There is a strict curfew in Moscow, Initially until the end of May. Only those working in systemically important professions are allowed to go to work. The Rostok Waldorf School is situated on the outskirts of Moscow. In a letter to their…

The lockdown also impacts the small rural Waldorf School Humane School in Kitale. Juliet Mia, principal and teacher of the school recounts: "The present situation is not easy for us and everyone else in the country, because some small businesses have been put on hold pending further instructions…

Following the instructions of our management board and the precautionary measures instituted by the government of Pakistan, our institution is currently closed. Consequently, we had to send our friends with special needs home and they have been advised to stay there. We are in constant communication…

The small town of Hawzien in northern Ethiopia has been the site of a Waldorf Kindergarten since 2006 and of an associated school since September 2014. The parents can only pay symbolic amounts to the school and kindergarten. School founder Atsbaha Gebre-Selassie and his colleagues are almost…