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In this chapter, the main principles of the Waldorf educational system are described, and the relationship between Anthroposophy as a philosophical-spiritual system and the Waldorf educational system is investigated. Annaskolan, a Waldorf school close to Garpenberg, Dalarna, a local area in northern Sweden, is used as an example and illustration. The chapter discusses the problematic issue of the relation between the Waldorf educational system and religion. The author's material consists of lectures by Rudolf Steiner from the early 1920s where he discussed the Waldorf educational system, other more recent printed material written by Waldorf teachers and interpreters, home pages for Waldorf schools, and observations and interviews during a field study trip to Annaskolan in the autumn of 2010. Keywords:Annaskolan; Anthroposophy; philosophical-spiritual system; religion; Rudolf Steiner; Waldorf educational system |
