Eugene Schwartz: The Power and the Pivot
Saturday May 17th 2:00-4:00pm (EDT) Zoom Only
Zoom only, but available on large screen at Anthroposophy NYC with live Q&A and conversation following
138 W15th St between Sixth and Seventh Avenues
As the first of the “daughter movements” founded by Rudolf Steiner, Waldorf education may serve as a focused lens through which to view the practical effects of Anthroposophy a century after Steiner’s death. Eugene Schwartz contends that the unconditional support given by spiritual beings to the Waldorf schools since 1919 has been withdrawn; now it is the Waldorf movement that is called upon to support the spiritual world. Are American Waldorf teachers prepared for this transformative pivot? Eugene will examine the challenges of the next decade as we strive to sustain and revivify Rudolf Steiner’s pedagogical inspiration.
Bio: In addition to his thirty-five years of experience as a class teacher, high school teacher, and educator of Waldorf teachers, Eugene has served as a consultant to Waldorf endeavors throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, England, Ireland, Mexico, Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Ecuador, and Turkey. Over the past decades, he has worked in this capacity with over one hundred twenty-five schools, including public schools in the New York metropolitan region and Waldorf charter schools across the country. For nearly a decade, Eugene was a co-worker at the Fellowship Community in Chestnut Ridge, NY, where he worked with the elderly and those approaching the threshold of death.
