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The Bridge: Poised for Success with Cynthia Bennett
February 24, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Up Next on The Bridge: Poised for Success
How does Waldorf education prepare students for success in an unpredictable future? This week on The Bridge, Waldorf educator Cynthia Bennett discusses how the Waldorf curriculum develops the skills and capacities that will help our graduates find their way in work and life in that future.
Date: February 24, 2021
Time: 10am MST
Location: Online via Zoom
We will follow the presentation with a live Q&A. Please register to reserve a seat.
What You’ll Learn
In his book, A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink describes the new skills for the workers who will be needed in the future, skills that go beyond a traditional academic education:
- Design
- Story
- Symphony
- Empathy
- Play
- Meaning
Rudolf Steiner spoke of Waldorf education in a similar way. He said, “The heart of the Waldorf method is that education is an art, it must speak to the child’s experience. To educate the whole child, his heart and his will must be reached, as well as the mind.”
We integrate these skills into every lesson at The Denver Waldorf School. As the school’s mission statement reads, DWS awakens and inspires students’ critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and artistic expression, preparing them to bring relevant contributions to the world. The Waldorf school’s varied and integrated curriculum gives students the opportunity to develop, first and foremost, abilities and capacities. In our classes the ability to create, to think, and to do are paramount. Learning which builds toward understanding of the whole is the goal rather than the accumulation and memorization of facts themselves.
About Waldorf Educator Cynthia Bennett
Cynthia Bennett worked as a Waldorf high school educator teaching mathematics and science for 17 years at the Washington Waldorf School in Bethesda, Maryland. Subsequently, she led the faculty there as College Chair for four years, before leaving to take up adult education. She spent another 12 years educating four cohorts of Waldorf teachers, and introducing numerous parents to Waldorf philosophy and education through the NOVA Institute.
She now works as a Waldorf educational consultant. Cynthia came to Denver in 2017, and since then has been active at The Denver Waldorf School leading parent and faculty studies, mentoring teachers, and supporting the school in many ways. She also is a grandparent of a DWS second grader.
About The Bridge
The Bridge is a monthly webinar series hosted by The Denver Waldorf School on the benefits of Waldorf education. By connecting one another, we aim to join in the worldwide effort to educate for humanity.
About The Denver Waldorf School
The Denver Waldorf School is an urban pre-K through 12 independent school in Colorado. Founded in 1974 on Rudolf Steiner’s humanitarian curriculum, DWS believes education should foster what it is to be human, cultivate lifelong curiosity, and inspire a love for the world.
The Denver Waldorf High School offers a liberal arts education, consciously aimed to nurture and encourage adolescent ideals. The high school experience aims to balance the students’ academic needs with their longing to find meaning in the world.
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