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The Goetheanum Adult Education Program

TEACHING ANTHROPOSOPHY TODAY
Practices • Challenges • Paradigms
For trainers, educators and instructors in
anthroposophic professional and vocational programs

MODULE I
27 th – 30 th May 2020
Modeling ways to address development and karma

MODULE II
19th – 22nd May 2021
Modeling ways to address Goetheanism and Steiner’s
perspective on Christ

(Modules I & II are designed as a unity but can be attended separately)
TEACHING ANTHROPOSOPHY TODAY - The Goetheanum Adult Education Program - Squarespace
GOETHEANUM ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM

Anthroposophy and anthroposophic initiatives, now in the second century after their
inauguration, find themselves in a changed world. What they can contribute to meeting
the challenges of this world has become more relevant and accessible. At the same time
the awareness of contexts and the longing for personalized learning paths and authentic
learning experiences calls for new approaches in anthroposophic adult education.

What knowledge and capabilities does the next generation of colleagues and leaders in
anthroposophic institutions bring with them and what essential knowledge would allow
them to guide their institutions into the future? It is challenging and rewarding to relate
this knowledge and these capabilities to the tension between established anthroposophic
practices, current academic research findings, and the ideas, exercises and practices
suggested by Rudolf Steiner. This work takes place within contemporary discourses
and challenges such as digital change, state accreditation, the heritage of colonialism,
interreligious dialogue and gender mainstreaming – to name only a few.

All of this calls for professional development and exchange between adult educators in
anthroposophic professional trainings and professional development programs. With the
Goetheanum Adult Education Program (GAEP) we invite you to share your experience and
knowledge with colleagues from around the world, to learn from other professional adult
educators in practical exercises and to lay the foundations of a network for fostering the
further development of anthroposophy and anthroposophic initiatives.

                                            We warmly welcome you to the Goetheanum

                                                                       Jean-Michel Florin
                                                                           Matthias Girke
                                                                         Constanza Kaliks
                                                                     Stefan Langhammer
                                                                             Edda Nehmiz
                                                                          Florian Osswald
                                                                            Robin Schmidt
WE AIM TO…

... create a network and a platform for adult educators in anthroposophic professional
training and professional development:
• share, reflect and give feedback on practical examples of teaching settings (such as
presentations, seminars and exercises)
• face contemporary challenges in teaching anthroposophy today
• present best practice examples, paradigms and new findings in methods and theory of
adult education
• foster further collegial exchange and collaboration

WE INVITE...

... instructors in anthroposophic professional and vocational programs, such as
Anthroposophic Medicine, Steiner Waldorf education, biodynamic agriculture, artistic
training and so on who are looking for an exchange of ideas, sharing of best practices and
professional development in how to teach and mediate anthroposophy in contemporary
ways.

AS A CO-CREATOR…

... your contributions out of your own questions and expertise will build the heart
of the program. We would therefore like to invite you to share your core questions
in anthroposophic adult education and your interests, experiences and current
challenges in teaching the themes of development and karma: what approaches
or methods have been successful and what obstacles have you come across?
We will design the afternoon colloquium based on the aspects of your practice that you
share in step 2 of the application process.

All participants are invited to bring longer or shorter contributions to the colloquium.
Depending on the number of contributions and their length, we may also organize parallel
sessions that focus on specific themes.

DATES                                              ACCREDITATION
Module I: 27th – 30th May 2020                     Certificate of participation
Module II: 19th – 22nd May 2021
                                                   APPLICATION
COSTS                                              Detailed information about the application
CHF 560 (per module, tuition fee only, meals       process:
and accommodation are not included,
                                                   www.studium.goetheanum.org/GAEP
limited scholarships available)
LANGUAGE                                           LOCATION
English (main language), peer support in           Goetheanum, School of Spiritual Science,
Spanish, German, Portuguese and French             Dornach - Switzerland
15:00 - Welcome Keynotes           16:00-16:30 - Coffee Break                                            20:30 - 21:00 - Closing

               Schedule and activities                                                                                                         16:30 - 19:00
                                                                                                                                               Implementing Best Practice (I) -                                      Contemplating the day and

                                                                                            WED
                                                                                                            Facing today’s challenges in
                                                                                                                                               Presenting                                                            the night as a learning tool
                                                                                                            anthroposophic adult education                                                 Getting to know each
               Module I                                                                     27.05.2020
                                                                                                            (Jean-Michel Florin, Matthias
                                                                                                            Girke, Constanza Kaliks, Florian
                                                                                                                                               Ad hoc preparation and presentation
                                                                                                                                               of an anthroposophic key concept in
                                                                                                                                                                                                   other
                                                                                                                                                                                                Apéro riche
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (practical exercises in small
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     groups)
                                                                                                            Osswald)                           groups of 5, criteria-based feedback                                  Artistic Impulse
                                                                                                                                               & evaluation (Introduction: Robin                                     Introduction: Florian
                                                                                                                                               Schmidt)                                                              Osswald

             9:00 - 9:30 - Opening           9:30 - 13:00                                                                                                                   19:30 - 21:00 - Panel Discussion         21:00 - 21:30 - Closing
                                             Implementing Best Practice (II):                  Lunch                                                                                                                 Contemplating the day and
                                             Text Study                                   Followed by an                                                                                                             the night as a learning tool
                                                                                                                                                                            Current Challenges in Anthroposophic

THU
                                                     (including Coffee Break)                 optional                                                                                                               (practical exercises in small
             Contemplating the day and                                                                                                              Supper Break            Adult Education with fishbowl
             the night as a learning tool                                                  Guided Tour      15:00 - 18:00 - Colloquium                                      participation of all                     groups)
                                             Ad hoc preparation and conducting                                                                    Goetheanum Buffet
             (practical exercises in small                                                 Goetheanum          (including Coffee Break)                                                                              Artistic Impulse
28.05.2020                                   a study of a text by Rudolf Steiner in
             groups)                                                                          Campus                                                                        Acquiring, transforming and sharing of
                                             groups of 5, criteria-based feedback &
                                                                                                                                                                            knowledge in Anthroposophy – how
                                             evaluation.
                                                                                                                                                                            does it become fruitful?

             9:00 - 9:30 - Opening           9:30 - 13:00                                                                                                                   19:30 - 21:00 - Panel Discussion         20:30 - 21:00 - Closing
                                             Implementing Best Practice (III):                                                                                                                                       Contemplating the day and
                                             Introducing exercises                             Lunch                                                                        Current Challenges in Anthroposophic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     the night as a learning tool
                                                                                                                                                                            Adult Education with fishbowl

   FRI
                                                     (including Coffee Break)             Followed by an                                                                                                             (practical exercises in small
             Contemplating the day and                                                                                                              Supper Break            participation of all
                                                                                              optional      15:00 - 18:00 - Colloquium                                                                               groups)
             the night as a learning tool    Ad hoc preparation and introduction of                                                               Goetheanum Buffet
                                                                                           Guided Tour         (including Coffee Break)
             (practical exercises in small   an exercise in groups of 5, criteria-based                                                                                     How do you prepare for a teaching        Artistic Impulse
29.05.2020   groups)
                                                                                           Goetheanum
                                                                                                                                                                            session in Anthroposophy and how
                                             feedback & evaluation.                           Campus
                                                                                                                                                                            do you renew your approach to well-
                                                                                                                                                                            known topics?

             9:00 - 9:30 - Opening           9:30 - 13:00 (including Coffee Break)
                                             Round Table Conversations
                                             Process for identifying themes and groups
                                                                                                 Between Module I and II
  SAT
                                             for projects (Jean-Michel Florin).
             Contemplating the day and
             the night as a learning tool    Plenum

30.05.2020
             (practical exercises in small
             groups)
                                             Evaluation and suggestions for module
                                             II (Stefan Langhammer)                              Project
                                             Keynote
                                             Emerging themes in anthroposophic                    In the time between module I and module II you have the opportunity to work individually or
                                             adult education (Team)                               in a team. You are invited to contribute to a relevant theme in anthroposophic adult education
                                                                                                  through exchange in a group that is created during the program, by relating the chosen topic
                                                                                                  to the latest research findings in educational science and through discussing best practice and
                                                                                                  literature. For module II you will prepare a presentation of your results and hand in an essay for
                                                                                                  the participants (with an option for publication in a book or journal). On request, your process
                                                                                                  can be supported by experts in the field or by colleagues. The topics and groups will be identified
                                                                                                  during the morning session of day four.
Study and Professional Development
Rüttiweg 45
4143 Dornach - Switzerland
Contact Info:
Edda Nehmiz
studium@goetheanum.org
0041 61 706 44 14
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