Conference Proceedings

ECSWE International Conference – Conegliano

Date of Conference: 7th May 2010

"Che cosa nutre i nostri bambini? What nourishes children?"
In the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, the theme of nourishment is addressed by the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education in an international conference in Conegliano, Italy. The aim is to bring attention to bear on the importance of nourishment in early childhood, not only physical, but also mental and emotional nourishment and their implications for the future well being of the individual and of society.

ECSWE One-day Conference – Warsaw

Date of Conference: 18th September 2009

"Healing the Past: moving into the future through a holistic education"
Maria Swierczek of Warsaw Waldorf School welcomed the 70 participants to the conference. A letter of support was read out from the Minister of Education. The month of September is a month that abounds with historic and bleak events from the human story. In this sense, the different speakers shared not only the platform but also a concern that we listen with care to the past and the different truths that echo into the present and that we remember to reflect on the memories that are carried into our cultures and our times.

European Conference in Timisoara, Romania

Date of Conference: 8th May 2009

"European Conference in Timisoara, Romania – Social and Emotional Education: the arts as a foundation for a healthy personal development in childhood."
On the eve of Europe Day – 8th May – over 200 people from more than 20 countries participated in a wideranging, one-day conference on Social and Emotional Education, focusing on the arts as a foundation for healthy personal development in childhood.

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