The Curriculum (Overview)

Here are gathered all the curriculum materials you need to truly understand and teach Waldorf - and they're available for free!

It will never be completely free to homeschool your child, of course, with the costs of music, art, and handwork materials and the need for basic school supplies such as paper, but you can certainly do a successful job even on a very tight budget. We recommend joining a Yahoo Group for support.

Online Links

• "The Education of the Child in the Light of Anthroposophy" by Rudolf Steiner
• Past Issues of the Waldorf Clearing House Newsletter


That's It! You're Done!
(And if you don't believe me, I'm guessing it's because you skipped reading the article by Steiner and only skimmed the index of the 50 back issues of the Newsletter. READ THEM.)






Waldorf Family Network

The Waldorf Curriculum -
Main Lesson Block Rotations & Descriptions:

Curriculum Chart for Grades 1 through 12 by Melisa Nielson of A Little Garden Flower

Resources for Homeschoolers by Eugene Schwartz of Millenial Child

I hesitate to even recommend this site, because these are his personal notes for his class and this is not the Official Waldorf Way because there is no Official Waldorf Way. The curriculum at all times is in response to the individual child and there IS NO PRESCRIPTION.

That being said, it does help sometimes to see how other folks have structured their blocks.

• First Grade Main Lesson Blocks
• Second Grade Main Lesson Blocks
• Third Grade Main Lesson Blocks
• Fourth Grade Main Lesson Blocks
• Fifth Grade Main Lesson Blocks
• Sixth Grade Main Lesson Blocks
• Seventh Grade Main Lesson Blocks
• Eighth Grade Main Lesson Blocks

Making Your Binder

To access all these links online and view them on your computer will cost you absolutely nothing.

However, if you do have a small budget for paper and ink and are preparing a Curriculum Binder, I have organized all of the above as pdf files with the exception of Eugene's work which you'll need to print off his website. Make sure you get a large binder! There are 50 issues of the Newsletter.

Part I:
The Education of the Child in the Light of Anthroposophy by Rudolf Steiner




Part II:
Back Issues of the Waldorf Clearing House Newsletter
(this is the complete index, with notes as to the content of each issue - the links below are to download the newsletters)

• Spring 1967
• Winter 1967
• Winter 1968, Part 1
• Winter 1968, Part 2
• Spring 1969
• Winter 1971, Part 1
• Winter 1971, Part 2
• Spring 1972, Part 1
• Spring 1972, Part 2
• Fall 1972
• Spring 1973
• Spring 1974, Part 1
• Spring 1974, Part 2
• Spring 1975, Part 1
• Spring 1975, Part 2
• Fall 1975
• Fall 1976
• Spring 1977, Part 1
• Spring 1977, Part 2
• Spring 1977, Part 3
• Fall 1977, Part 1
• Fall 1977, Part 2
• Spring 1978, Part 1
• Spring 1978, Part 2
• Spring 1978, Part 3
• Spring 1978, Part 4
• Fall 1981, Part 1
• Fall 1981, Part 2
• Spring 1982, Part 1
• Spring 1982, Part 2
• Fall 1982, Part 1
• Fall 1982, Part 2
• Spring 1983, Part 1
• Spring 1983, Part 2
• Fall 1983, Part 1
• Fall 1983, Part 2
• Fall 1984, Part 1
• Fall 1984, Part 2
• Fall 1985, Part 1
• Fall 1985, Part 2
• Spring 1986, Part 1
• Spring 1986, Part 2
• Fall 1986, Part 1
• Fall 1986, Part 2
• Spring 1987, Part 1
• Spring 1987, Part 2
• Fall 1987, Part 1
• Fall 1987, Part 2
• Spring 1988, Part 1
• Spring 1988, Part 2




Part III:
The Waldorf School Curriculum

notes from Melisa Nielson

notes from Eugene Schwartz

notes from classes & conferences, etc.