Videos by Eugene Schwartz on YouTube.com and Other Venues
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“Discover Waldorf Education” series:
1. An Overview of Waldorf Education: The Waldorf Curriculum is illustrated through the medium of classroom work by students from grades one through twelve
2. Learning to Read, Part One: The importance of movement and form perception in the teaching of reading in the Waldorf school.
3. Learning to Read, Part Two: How the Waldorf teacher recapitulates the development of letters through history to teach reading in the primary grades.
4. Grade Six Geometry: A kaleidoscopic look at the rigorous and beautiful geometrical drawings done by Waldorf sixth graders.
“Discover Waldorf Foundations” series:
For the first time ever, YouTube.com is hosting a full-length (1 hour and 40 minutes) lecture on the relationship of Waldorf education to Anthroposophy. Eugene Schwartz's lecture, Initiation or Vitiation: Can Waldorf Education Go Forward into the 21st Century? is the first in a series entitled Discover Waldorf Foundations that will examine the anthroposophical roots of Waldorf education. Due to its length, the lecture had to be divided into 12 segments, each one about 8 - 9 minutes long. The lecture can be viewed on this web site by clicking here, or by visiting the Playlist on YouTube by using this link: For an overview of the twelve installments click here.
Videos en Español . . . .
A group of Waldorf parents in Argentina have added Spanish subtitles to three of Eugene’s “Discover Waldorf Education” videos. Click to view.
. . . . and in Portugese: Pedagogia Waldorf - ensinando a ler e escrever
Gustavo Exel, a Brazilian Waldorf school parent, has subtitled Eugene’s “Learning to Read, Part One” video.
Click to view and use the “Closed Captions” button on the YouTube screen to read the subtitles.
Other Videos By and With Eugene Schwartz:
Today’s Children Need Tomorrow’s Schools: A complete lecture given at the Elmfield School, one of the oldest Waldorf schools in England. Eugene discusses the challenges faced by education in the twenty-first century and the manifold ways in which Waldorf methods can meet them.
Reading and Today’s Child: A complete lecture given to a association of journalists in Anchorage, Alaska. Eugene examines the role of literacy in our age of instant messaging and texting, and shows the importance of a slow and artistically-imbued approach to reading and writing.
No Childhood Left Behind: Excerpts from a lecture given in Jacksonville, FL. A refutation of the test-driven educational methods increasingly adopted by Congress and state legislators, this lecture presents the radically child-centered methodology of Waldorf schools.
Turning Points in the Life of the Child: Excerpts from a lecture given in Santa Monica, CA. The importance of the seven, nine, and twelve years cycles in the life of the child.
Lectures on Waldorf Education given in Izmir, Turkey: Eugene was invited by a group of private schools to give the first lectures on Waldorf education ever presented in Turkey.
Balance in Teaching Part 1 : A lecture given to graduate students in the Touro University Waldorf Masters Course.
Balance in Teaching Part 2: The second part of the Touro University lecture.
Recessitation: Bullying in the Waldorf School: Bullying is a pervasive, but often ignored part of school life. Eugene Schwartz's provocative video "Recessitation," takes a long and hard look at this issue, and includes footage of a melee on a Waldorf campus.
Essential Conferences in Mancos, CO: For the first time, a Waldorf teachers’ summer conference is captured on film. This video documents the beauty of the Four Corners’ conference site and the unique approach to Waldorf education and Anthroposophy that is cultivated at the Essential Conferences. Click on our Teacher Conferences tab for more information.
Eurythmy and Waldorf Education: Written by Eugene Schwartz, directed by Sam Russell, and produced by Hagens Recording Studio, this excerpt from a full-length DVD presents the most extensive footage of eurythmy in the classroom ever recorded. Commentary by experienced eurythmy teachers complements the beauty, grace, and focus of the students as they learn and perform. This video has been watched by over 60,000 viewers.
Eurythmy on the Stage: Written by Eugene Schwartz, directed by Sam Russell, and produced by Hagens Recording Studio, this excerpt from a full-length DVD features the Goetheanum Stage Ensemble in its cutting edge performance of Sofia Gubaidulina’s contemporary piece, “Seven Words.”
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Help support our efforts to offer free resources about Waldorf education: become a Member of MillennialChild.com.
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“Discover Waldorf Education” series:
1. An Overview of Waldorf Education: The Waldorf Curriculum is illustrated through the medium of classroom work by students from grades one through twelve
2. Learning to Read, Part One: The importance of movement and form perception in the teaching of reading in the Waldorf school.
3. Learning to Read, Part Two: How the Waldorf teacher recapitulates the development of letters through history to teach reading in the primary grades.
4. Grade Six Geometry: A kaleidoscopic look at the rigorous and beautiful geometrical drawings done by Waldorf sixth graders.
“Discover Waldorf Foundations” series:
For the first time ever, YouTube.com is hosting a full-length (1 hour and 40 minutes) lecture on the relationship of Waldorf education to Anthroposophy. Eugene Schwartz's lecture, Initiation or Vitiation: Can Waldorf Education Go Forward into the 21st Century? is the first in a series entitled Discover Waldorf Foundations that will examine the anthroposophical roots of Waldorf education. Due to its length, the lecture had to be divided into 12 segments, each one about 8 - 9 minutes long. The lecture can be viewed on this web site by clicking here, or by visiting the Playlist on YouTube by using this link: For an overview of the twelve installments click here.
Videos en Español . . . .
A group of Waldorf parents in Argentina have added Spanish subtitles to three of Eugene’s “Discover Waldorf Education” videos. Click to view.
. . . . and in Portugese: Pedagogia Waldorf - ensinando a ler e escrever
Gustavo Exel, a Brazilian Waldorf school parent, has subtitled Eugene’s “Learning to Read, Part One” video.
Click to view and use the “Closed Captions” button on the YouTube screen to read the subtitles.
Other Videos By and With Eugene Schwartz:
Today’s Children Need Tomorrow’s Schools: A complete lecture given at the Elmfield School, one of the oldest Waldorf schools in England. Eugene discusses the challenges faced by education in the twenty-first century and the manifold ways in which Waldorf methods can meet them.
Reading and Today’s Child: A complete lecture given to a association of journalists in Anchorage, Alaska. Eugene examines the role of literacy in our age of instant messaging and texting, and shows the importance of a slow and artistically-imbued approach to reading and writing.
No Childhood Left Behind: Excerpts from a lecture given in Jacksonville, FL. A refutation of the test-driven educational methods increasingly adopted by Congress and state legislators, this lecture presents the radically child-centered methodology of Waldorf schools.
Turning Points in the Life of the Child: Excerpts from a lecture given in Santa Monica, CA. The importance of the seven, nine, and twelve years cycles in the life of the child.
Lectures on Waldorf Education given in Izmir, Turkey: Eugene was invited by a group of private schools to give the first lectures on Waldorf education ever presented in Turkey.
Balance in Teaching Part 1 : A lecture given to graduate students in the Touro University Waldorf Masters Course.
Balance in Teaching Part 2: The second part of the Touro University lecture.
Recessitation: Bullying in the Waldorf School: Bullying is a pervasive, but often ignored part of school life. Eugene Schwartz's provocative video "Recessitation," takes a long and hard look at this issue, and includes footage of a melee on a Waldorf campus.
Essential Conferences in Mancos, CO: For the first time, a Waldorf teachers’ summer conference is captured on film. This video documents the beauty of the Four Corners’ conference site and the unique approach to Waldorf education and Anthroposophy that is cultivated at the Essential Conferences. Click on our Teacher Conferences tab for more information.
Eurythmy and Waldorf Education: Written by Eugene Schwartz, directed by Sam Russell, and produced by Hagens Recording Studio, this excerpt from a full-length DVD presents the most extensive footage of eurythmy in the classroom ever recorded. Commentary by experienced eurythmy teachers complements the beauty, grace, and focus of the students as they learn and perform. This video has been watched by over 60,000 viewers.
Eurythmy on the Stage: Written by Eugene Schwartz, directed by Sam Russell, and produced by Hagens Recording Studio, this excerpt from a full-length DVD features the Goetheanum Stage Ensemble in its cutting edge performance of Sofia Gubaidulina’s contemporary piece, “Seven Words.”
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Receive a free download of Help from the Hierarchies, a new lecture by Eugene Schwartz. Mailing list members will be the first to learn of new podcasts, articles, and CD releases, as well as lecture and Internet appearances by Eugene. Click here to join the list.