Founded in 2016, the Waldorf School in Alanya teaches students from kindergarten to eighth grade. As an independent school, it receives no state support and relies on parent contributions and donations for funding. The parents of most of the children work in the tourism sector and are still…

There has been a small Waldorf school in Zanzibar since 2012. In this semi-autonomous island province off the coast of Tanzania, half of the population lives below the poverty line and about 12 percent of the children are malnourished. Most of the children who attend the school come from just such…

"Medase!" is what they say in Ghana for "Thank you!". With these words, the people from the Cosmos Center in Dormaa thank the dedicated students who participated in WOW-Day 2020. Here, you can find out where your donation will go and what the school route of the "Nsuoba" - the ‘river children’ (in…

Nestled in the Galician countryside is the small, inclusive school, Meniñeiros, the only Waldorf school in Galicia, which began in 2003 with a kindergarten. Since 2009, the farm and orchard have been wonderful and much-loved places for play and learning for the children in the kindergarten and…

A new Waldorf school is being built in the city of Osijek in eastern Croatia. Since 2015, a group of people has been working to establish Waldorf education in Osijek for the first time. To begin with, there was a programme of lectures and workshops, along with the undertaking of some social…

Almost 20 years ago, in 2002, Nhu Tri, the leading nun of the Dieu Giac Buddhist Temple in Ho Chi Minh City, added a Waldorf kindergarten to the orphanage she had established and run near her temple. About 30 children find a free place of care here - some of them are children from the home, others…

For weeks now, a fire has been ablaze in the Argentinian part of Patagonia. Over 250 families have lost their homes. Several people have died, and some are missing. Many animals also fell victim to the flames. According to the Reuters news agency, more than 2,000 hectares of forest have been…

In Karlsruhe, planning is currently underway for the 9th Annual Emergency Pedagogy Conference. Entitled "The Corona Crisis - Risks and Opportunities for Children and Adolescents", this year's conference will take place from June 4-6, 2021. With this, we aim to provide a mix of in-person attendance…

In January, the new school year began in Kenya. For almost a year, schools in Kenya were pretty much closed due to the Corona pandemic. With the new school year, children are allowed to return to school for the first time in 10 months – albeit with lots of regulations regarding hygiene and physical…

A turbulent year has come to an end and we are happy to be able to give you an interim report on the WOW-Day Campaign. So far, 51 schools from ten countries have transferred their WOW-Day proceeds, totalling €86,335.11 to the Friends of Waldorf Education. We forward 100% of the money raised to…