Waldorf school
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Waldorf school
A school that teaches according to Rudolf Steiner's educational principles. The focus is on holistic education that promotes artistic, practical, and intellectual abilities equally.
Ihre Kinder besuchen eine Waldorfschule, weil sie das pädagogische Konzept überzeugt.
Her children attend a Waldorf school because she is convinced by the educational concept.
The name 'Waldorf' does not come from 'Wald' (forest) and 'Dorf' (village). It comes from the Waldorf-Astoria cigarette factory, for whose workers' children the first school of this kind was founded in 1919.
Viele wissen nicht, woher der Name Waldorfschule eigentlich kommt.
Many people don't know where the name Waldorf school actually comes from.
The preposition 'auf' is used to express attending the school, and 'in' is used to describe the location. So you say 'ein Kind geht auf die Waldorfschule' (a child goes to a Waldorf school) or 'er ist Lehrer an einer Waldorfschule' (he is a teacher at a Waldorf school).
Mein Neffe geht seit diesem Jahr auf eine Waldorfschule.
My nephew has been going to a Waldorf school since this year.
The concept of 'Waldorf' is not limited to schools. There is also the 'Waldorfkindergarten' (Waldorf kindergarten) for younger children and 'Waldorfpädagogik' (Waldorf education) as a term for the entire educational concept.
Sie hat sich intensiv mit der Waldorfpädagogik beschäftigt, bevor sie ihr Kind anmeldete.
She studied Waldorf education intensively before enrolling her child.
private school
'Privatschule' and 'Waldorfschule' can easily be confused because many Waldorf schools are also private schools. However, 'Privatschule' mainly says something about the operator and the financing: the school is not run by the state, and tuition often has to be paid. 'Waldorfschule', on the other hand, says something about the type of teaching and the educational approach. When talking about costs, the operator, or state versus private, 'Privatschule' fits. When talking about the special school concept based on Rudolf Steiner, 'Waldorfschule' is more precise.
An der Waldorfschule spielen Musik, Kunst und Handwerk eine große Rolle.
At the Waldorf school, music, art, and crafts play a major role.
Die Eltern haben sich über die Kosten der Privatschule informiert.
The parents found out about the costs of the private school.