Pedagogy

Waldorf-Steiner
The pedagogy Waldorf has his roots in the investigation of the
scientist and Austrian thinker Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925).
In agreement to the philosophy of Steiner, the human being is an
individuality of spirit, soul and body, which capacities develop in
three stages of development towards the maturity of the adult: the
first infancy, childhood, and adolescence

Nowadays is near 3000 schools in more than 90 countries, besides
public schools that apply methods Waldorf to enrich his educations. So
much it is so the UNESCO supports and promotes this pedagogy
emphasizing the education that in the child manages without to neglect
the aspects related to his physical and emotional health

Also many governments as those of Ireland, Australia, Germany, Israel,
etc, support officially the education Waldorf.

It centres on the integral knowledge of the man, seeking to exploit
all his capacities, even those who still are in potential condition.
For it, there stimulate the freedom, the creativity, the practical
knowledge, the physical aspects and the scientific contents as
everything, from a clearly holistic perspective. It is so during the
first infancy (up to seven years) there is understood that the small
one centres his world on the discovery of the universe across the
senses, and that his central activity is the development of the
physical organism. Taking advantage of the will of the child, the
pedagogy Waldorf seeks in this stage to use the imitation as method of
knowledge.

At first, the education divides in periods of 7 years, in accordance to
the different evolutionary stages in which the human qualities are
developing. The intent to respect these evolutionary
periods, without promoting a premature intelectualización.

Rebeca Wild
German Pedagoga, Founder of the school alternative center in the
Ecuador.

"Pedagogy based at liberty and limits with support of the adult "



"The freedom consists of developing the potential that every child
takes inside and not in adapting to a company which goals are
different "
" In order that this freedom on limits could be met it is necessary to
have a suitable environment where to be able to jump, move,...,
because this one is his way of understanding itself to if same and to
his environment"
" The limits that include an environment adapted to the needs of the
child provide safety to him. Only in an environment in which the
concepts liberate and limits they are lived by coherence, a harmonic
conviviality will be possible"

When it is aggrieved he must feel accompanied, but in no case to try
to explain to him the good motives that lead us to establishing these
limit, because to do it is not to respect these moment of pain"



" Definitively, where and when it is fundamental; to live means to be limited "



Maria Montessori
Doctor, psychiatrist, philosopher, psychologist,  educator… (1870-1952)
The Method Montessori offers:
1) To help the child to obtain an integral development, to achieve a
maximum degree in his intellectual, physical capacities, psychic and
spiritual.



2) To favor in the child in developing responsibility, confidence, self esteem
self discipline, and independence. In helping to conquer his independence and freedom. Through these sskills the chid will develop the ability to concentrate.
3) He helps the child to be still his " Interior Teacher ".



4) It provides a " Prepared Environment " and the freedom for 
the child to develop in all areas of development.