The Friends of Waldorf Education have set up an emergency hotline for children, adolescents and parents to cope mentally with the coronavirus crisis. The nationwide hotline can be reached daily by calling 0721-680786622. The confidential phone counselling support is provided during the pandemic in cooperation with the outpatient clinic for emergency pedagogy at the Parzival Zentrum Karlsruhe and the outpatient clinic for emergency pedagogy in Munich – Tessin gGmbH.

Social farming combines organic agriculture with social therapy, nature pedagogy, and other experiential fields. A master’s thesis is examining its health-promoting value, using the organic farm Hofgut Oberfeld in Darmstadt as a case study. SAGST is a long-time supporter of the farm’s establishment and expansion.

The town of Heiligenberg near Lake Constance is home to around 3,000 people. More than 100 of them are members of the Hermannsberg community, founded in 1976. As one of five Camphill institutions in the area, it offers employment and residence as well as a meeting place for people with and without disabilities. With the newly build “Transparent Workshop“, a carpentry shop in the industrial area of Frickingen, the community is treading a new path and opening up to the surrounding community.

Since 1986, Ökomarkt Verbraucher- und Agrarberatung e. V. has been supporting organic farming in Hamburg, Germany. Consumers, members of the organic food industry, and in particular children and young people all profit from the non-profit organization’s diverse offering of consultation and training. The organization is now working to increase the percentage of organic food available in public institutions.

How can inclusion, participation, and self-determination be made possible, even for individuals with significant support needs? This question is currently being examined in the context of a research study being carried out by the Institut Mensch Ethik Wissenschaft (IMEW) in Berlin. A foundational part of the project, planned for two years, is practical workshops where individuals with complex disabilities are able to find a voice.

A new practical handbook supported by SAGST provides valuable ideas for teaching biology in upper-level Waldorf schools. The German-language handbook is titled “Biologie in der Waldorfschule”.