Public Talk

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Public talk

February 6, 2016 - 09.00

at Jagad Alit - Waldorf

Anneke Maissan
Anneke has worked as a nurse for 22 years in an Anthroposophical Health care centre. Since 1991 she has a private practice as a psycho social worker, doing biography work, relationship work, and counselling. She wrote a book: ‘Opvoeden is mensenwerk’ (Education is human work).
About her talk: The four steps to maturity. Anneke will speak about the elements that are important during the three seven year periods of the child’s development i.e. reverence, learning by example and imitation, loving authority and truth, so when the child turns 21, he or she may have truly matured.

George Maissan
George has worked for 35 years as an Anthroposophic doctor at the Therapeuticum Calendula in Gouda, Holland. He also worked for Weleda and wrote a repertorium for young doctors about anthroposophical medicines.
About his talk: Waldorf Education as a healing art. When we speak about the healing art of Waldorf education we presume that people are ill before they receive education. The notion of illness is not about regular illness. We will work this out by using the concept of the Three-fold human being.

Edith van der Meer
Edith has been a handwork teacher at Taikura Rudolf Steiner School, Hastings, New Zealand for 14 years and a kindergarten teacher at the same school for 7 years. She is currently involved in kindergarten support, and gives parent and craft courses. She helps to coordinate the Steiner Early Childhood course at Taruna College in New Zealand.
About her talk: Simplicity Parenting. Today’s busier, faster society is waging an undeclared war on childhood. With too much stuff, too many choices, too little time, children become anxious. There are ways to help parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom needed for the child’s individuality to flourish.