he advantages of anthroposophical care are a holistic view, special applications and increased personal attention. A new scholarship fund is now specifically reinforcing the academic promotion of young talent.

The Waldorf teacher Karoline Kopp in Landsberg am Lech designed a productive approach to remote teaching in the time of coronavirus. While studying “Democracy and the Internet”, her Year 11 class used digital tools to exchange ideas with media experts and produce a multi-class and even school-wide analogue newspaper on the subject.

Aesthetic education seeks to do more than just impart knowledge. It is about training perception and an artistic appropriation of the world; it takes a view of the whole person and helps him or her to grow as a personality. At the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences in Alfter near Bonn the principle of aesthetic education thus pervades all their areas of study.

Freie Schule Weserbergland sees itself as a place for children, adolescents, and adults to learn and experience life. After the renovation of their school building, completed in 2018, the school community also breathed new life into the neglected outdoor areas with the financial support of SAGST.

Organic farming is urgently looking for qualified up-and-coming professionals. Interest and demand among aspiring Demeter farmers and gardeners are great; however, they have always been trained in independent programs that do not receive any public funding. A pilot project in Lower Saxony is now seeking state accreditation as an alternative school.