Online Studies

Online-Studies

Creativity, autonomy, dialogical work and mutual concern are fundamental factors for this special online course. The program has been designed to reach a broad audience interested in addressing anthroposophical content from anywhere in the world. Using digital means in the best possible ways, we are committed to creating transformative spaces of encounter, dialogue and insights.

About the Course

Online
31 January - 26 February 2023

Convenience and flexibility are the basis of this learning experience. During the course “28 Days of Anthroposophy”, students can access virtual lectures, artistic practices and in-depth discussion groups led by the Goetheanum faculty. The program is divided into synchronous sessions (live), in which the participants meet at a specific day and time, and asynchronous video lectures (self-paced) where participants can watch and do the assignments in their own time. The joint sessions are in English, but the study work can take place in groups in German, English, French and Portuguese/Spanish, according to the number of participants.

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Content

SYNCHRONOUS LESSONS
In-depth Study, Art, Eurythmy, Colloquia, Tours

The synchronous sessions are scheduled considering the needs of participants living in different time zones so that everyone can attend simultaneously at a reasonable time for them. This is how the program aims to create a cross-cultural and international learning experience that includes a broad and diverse audience. These study sessions and artistic experiences can take place in subgroups in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish (according to the number of participants). Virtual guided tours of the Goetheanum Campus and a weekly Colloquium with all the participants allow one to explore a different form of encountering and exchanging questions and insights.

ASYNCHRONOUS LESSONS

The asynchronous video lectures consist of recorded talks and/or longer seminars in English by members of the Goetheanum Faculty and co-workers. Participants can watch these whenever they wish during their daily routine.

Deep Study Work: Living in Liminal Spaces and Threshold Moments

Synchronous Video Seminar

In January/February always Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 12.00 – 1.15pm CET

In September/October always Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 09.00 – 10.15pm CET

Français avec Bodo v. Plato
Rudolf Steiner: Directives anthroposophiques (GA 26).

Español / Português Con/com Constanza Kaliks
Rudolf Steiner: Pensamientos-guía de la Antroposofía (GA 26).
Rudolf Steiner: Máximas Atroposóficas (GA 26).

Deutsch mit Matthias Rang
Rudolf Steiner: Anthroposophische Leitsätze (GA 26).

English with Robin Schmidt
Rudolf Steiner: Anthroposophical Leading Thoughts (GA 26).

Inspiration: Including the Excluded Third

Asynchronous Video Lectures in English
5 x 20 minutes every week

To be watched before the Saturday Colloquium where you have the opportunity to discuss questions with the contributors.

Week 1
Contribution of Constanza Kaliks

Week 2
Contribution of Matthias Rang

Week 3
Contribution of Robin Schmidt

Week 4
Contribution of Bodo v. Plato

Transformative Processes in Art

Exploration of the Essence of Colours and Forms
Easy access and essential exercises in drawing and painting
With Esther Gerster

Asynchronous Video Instructions and Exercises
4 x 20 minutes for every day (whenever it fits into your day)

Synchronous Video Seminar
In February always Tuesdays at 12.00 – 1.15pm CET
In September always Tuesdays at 09.00 – 10.15pm CET

Find your inner balance through Eurythmy
Easy to access and essential exercises in Eurythmy.
With Michele Polito

Synchronous Video Seminar
In February always Thursdays at 12.00 – 1.15pm CET
In September always Thuresdays at 09.00 – 10.15pm CET

Asynchronous Video Instructions and Exercises
4 x 20 minutes for every day (whenever it fits into your day)

Additional courses

Asynchronous Video
A Selection of Lectures from the Section Leaders at the Goetheanum.
Available on the Online Platform of the Program

Saturday Colloquium
Open space for exchanging questions on the topics and experiences of the week.
Hosted by the Goetheanum Team

Synchronous Video Sunday Seminar
In February always Sundays at 12.00 – 1.15pm CET
In September always Sundays at 09.00 – 10.15pm CET

Special Sundays with

Guided Tour
Synchronous Video Tour around the Goetheanum Campus.
With Edda Nehmiz
Meet Rudolf Steiner’s architecture inside and outside, the surrounding buildings and the Goetheanum Parc – as well as some secret spaces not accessible to the public.

Conversation Groups
Ask your Question
Send in your question about Anthroposophy and we will create a session to address the different questions with the Goetheanum Team

Virtual Meeting Room
An easy-to-use online tool will allow the exchange of ideas and material or coffee-break conversations 24/7.

Lecturers

Esther Gerster

Born 1957 in Switzerland. Studied art at the Goetheanistische Studienstätte in Vienna, Austria, worked on the ceiling painting of the Great Hall in the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland. She was Executive Council and General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in Switzerland. Today she teaches painting at the Goetheanum Anthroposophical Studies, in teacher training, in grades 8-12 of a Waldorf School, gives painting courses, exhibits her art and coordinates guided tours and visits to the Goetheanum.

Constanza Kaliks

Born in 1967 in Chile, Constanza Kaliks grew up and lived mostly in Brazil. Constanza completed her studies of Mathematics in São Paulo, and went on to be mathematics teacher at the Escola Rudolf Steiner in São Paulo for 19 years. There she was also a teacher in the Waldorf Teacher training. Constanza has a Ph.D. in Education with a thesis on Nicolaus of Cuse. She is married with two children. She has been the Leader of the Youth Section at the Goetheanum since 2012 and is part of the board of the Goetheanum since 2015.

patricia.sethaler@goetheanum.ch ioana.viscrianu@goetheanum.ch

Michele Polito

Born in Germany. Trained as a social therapist and studied eurythmy in England. Afterwards fourteen years of stage work at the Eurythmeum, Stuttgart and at the Goetheanum Stage, Dornach. Studied curative eurythmy. Currently curative eurythmist at the anthroposophical clinic in Arlesheim. Active in adult education. Eurythmy teacher at the HFHS Dornach and in studies at the Goetheanum. Foto: Christian Jaeggi

Bodo von Plato

Born in Germany in 1958. Studied modern history, philosophy and Waldorf education. Board member of the Stiftung Kulturimpuls in the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, lives and works in Berlin on a research and action project on changing consciousness in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Matthias Rang

Born 1973 in Germany. Studied physics, 2007 research stay at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. Since then he has been working as a Research Fellow in the Natural Science Section at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland. 2015 Doctorate at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany, and since 2020 responsible for the leadership of the Natural Science Section together with Johannes Wirz.

Robin Schmidt

Robin Schmidt studied philosophy and cultural history, then educational science. He works as an adult educator and philosopher as well as a researcher at the School of Education FHNW in Basel with a focus on teaching and learning in the digital transformation.

Home Kit

All participants will be sent a Kit with all material needed for the programme. The cost is included in the fee. This includes:

• Copies of the texts
• Prints of the paintings you will work with
• Goetheanum site plan with photos

(It will also be available online for those enrolling or paying shortly before the start)

Application

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General Information

Costs
Participation fee: CHF 600. – (reduced prices are possible for participants with limited resources)

Technical Requirements
Desktop, Laptop or Tablet Computer with an up-to-date browser and video camera
Zoom Application (Zoom Client for Meetings, free download: https://zoom.us/download#clien...)
A test session will be offered to explore the functions


Timezones in September 09.00 CET / Switzerland
Timezones in February 12.00 CET / Switzerland

Contact
studium@goetheanum.ch

Online Application "28 Days of Insights, Art and Encounter"