The book which was recently published by the US biologist Craig Holdrege offers a vivid tour of discovery investigating wildlife. In “Seeing the Animal Whole – And Why It Matters”, he describes features typical of particular animals, inspiring the reader to become involved in the design of living beings, as well as the independent activity of living organisms.

The Berlin initiative “Back on Track” supports school children with refugee backgrounds in their transition into German schooling by offering supplementary instruction in their native language. The program lays a crucial foundation for further successful education for these children and youth.

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.