All Lecturers

Our ICW lecturers introduce themselves. 
They are listed in alphabetical order by surname. 

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Balassa, Ágnes

Hungary

  • Coming soon

Beaven, Liz 

San Francisco, USA

  • 1972-1975: BA and MA at the University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1988: Waldorf Teacher Education at the Rudolf Steiner School, New York
  • 1988-91: Class teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School, New York
  • 2011: EdD in Educational Leadership at the University of California
  • 1991-2012: Class teacher and then School Administrator at the Sacramento Waldorf School, California USA
  • 2013-2016: President and Senior Administrative roles, California USA
  • 2016-23: First Associate Professor, then Provost/ Academic Vice President and later Special Assistant to the President at the California Institute of Integral Studies
  • Since 2022: Executive Director at the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education

Bharuth, Virashni

Hungary

  • Coming soon

Bleckmann, Paula

Germany

  • 1972: Born in Munich (Germany). 
  • Diploma in Biology (Konstanz University, Germany)
  • Class teacher at the inclusive Waldorf School in Emmendingen
  • 2006: Ph.D. in Media Education with a focus on supporting parents in establishing healthy media habits in the family 
  • 2015: Habilitation thesis on Internet Gaming Disorder and Prevention Strategies, Freiburg University of Education
  • Founder of the Germanwide Prevention Programme „ECHT DABEI“
  • Since 2015: Professor of Media Education at Alanus University in Alfter near Bonn
  • Counselling and evaluation activities at national and EU level (horizon 2020 evaluator,  contracted expert for DigComp revision)

Boland, Neil

New Zealand

  • Initial training as musicologist (Manchester and London)
  • Taught in Waldorf education as kindergartner (Japan), class teacher (New Zealand) and in high school (Germany)
  • Doctorate on Steiner’s indications on music for young children, Mood of the fifth: Interbeing with(in) the Refrain
  • Since 2011, School of Education, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand teaching/supervising at all levels, on many aspects of education
  • Adjunct Professor, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Bransby, Kath

United Kingdom

  • Working in Publishing and health administration
  • 15 years working as a teacher and senior leader in early years and primary
  • Trained as Waldorfkindergarten teacher, and introduced many aspects of the pedagogy into her work. This innovation was recognised by education authorities, and she began delivering training in storytelling, literacy, outdoor learning and craft more widely in the north of England. 
  • 2019: Education Coordinator for Waldorf UK, the national federation for Steiner Waldorf education in the UK
  • Since 2025: Board member at the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education (ECSWE)

Bratt, Caroline

Sweden


  • President/ Vice chancellor Waldorf Teacher Training College Waldorflärarhögskolan (WLH) 



Brierley, David L.

Norway

  • Co-founder of Rudolf Steiner University College in Oslo 
  • Pioneer in establishing the examination-free Waldorf upper schools in Norway
  • A coveted lecturer in teacher education in Waldorf seminars and state universities and in Finland, Latvia, Sweden, Iceland, U.K., Spain, Portugal, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, and the United States as well as in his native Norway
  • He is the author of ten books on educational methodology the latest ‘Brains are Born, Minds are Made’ to be published by Steiner Books, New York August 2023 with translations into four other languages 
  • He is a fellow of the Fundación Botin Platform for Innovation in Education in Santander and Madrid, Spain where he worked with the question of creativity in schools and teacher education. Today central in building Waldorf teacher education in Ljubljana and Zagreb 

Cherng, Hornfay

Taiwan

  • 1960: Born in Yunlin (Taiwan). 
  • B.A. in Philosophy (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan)
  • Science teacher at an Elementary School in Taipei County
  • 1991: PhD in Curriculum Studies (Indiana University, USA)
  • 2012: Founder of the Center for Waldorf Education, National Hsinchu University of Education
  • 2016 President of the Association of Anthroposophy in Hsinchu
  • 2018: Director of the Master Program for Waldorf Teachers, National Tsing Hua University

Collier, Kelly

South Africa

  • 1998-1999: Resarcher and Administration - Research Assistant to Prof. June Bam Hutchison
  • Founding Member, Director, Co-Ordinator: Sacred Unity Circle Gaia Waldorf School
  • Since 2023: Mentee Lecturer at the Centre For Creative Education

De Kiefte, Frank

The Netherlands

  • Frank de Kiefte has worked as a teacher and school principal in a Waldorf school. He was affiliated with the Guidance Service for Waldorf Schools as an educational consultant, and since 2001, he has been working for Helicon University of Applied Sciences and the Vrijeshool Pabo, respectively. 

Desai, Kavita


Do Carmo Abi-Sâmara, Maria

Brazil

  • 1967: Born in São Paulo (Brazil);
  • Fields of study: management, handworking;
  • 2018: Master’s degree in Arts, education and cultural history.  Theme: The artisan’s experience in the pedagogical process;
  • 2008-2013: Handworking teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School in São Paulo;
  • 2013- now: Management teacher and handworking teacher at the Rudolf Steiner University College in São Paulo.

Gerwin, Douglas

United States of America

  • Gerwin, Ph.D., has taught history, literature, German, music, and life science at college and Waldorf high school levels for some 40 years. As Executive Director of the Center for Anthroposophy (CfA), he divides his time between adult education and mentoring Waldorf schools across North America. 
  • Himself a Waldorf graduate, Douglas is the founder of CfA's Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program, as well as the first Executive Director of the Research Institute for Waldorf Education. He is author and editor of ten books on Waldorf education, as well as numerous articles on education and anthroposophy. He recently co-authored the latest survey of Waldorf graduates, published in book form with the titled Into the World: How Waldorf Graduates Fare After High School (2020).  At present, Douglas resides on the outskirts of Amherst, Massachusetts.
  • B.A., Hons., University of Sussex, 1972
  • Ph.D., University of Dallas, 1984

Goldschmidt, Gilad

Israel

  • Born and raised in the middle of the Negev Desert at Kibbutz Revivim, Israel.  
  • Study fields: Education, Waldorf education, philosophy.
  • Doctorate in education at Haifa University: Waldorf graduate research. 
  • Professional Background: Teacher at the first Waldorf School in Israel in Harduf, teaching in David Yellin academic college in Jerusalem, Tel-Hai academic colleg and Oranim academic college Waldorf education: Waldorf education, alternative education and spirituality in education.
  • Co-Chairman of the Association for Waldorf Education in Israel.

Kaliks, Constanza

Brazil

  • 1967: Born in Chile, grew up in Brazil.
  • Fields of study: Mathematics, Education, Philosophy.
  • 2014: Doctorate on pedagogical aspects in the work of Nicholas of Cues
  • 1992-2011: waldorf high-school Mathematics teacher in São Paulo
  • 1992-2011: teacher in the waldorf teachers training in São Paulo
  • Since 2012: Leader of the Youth Section at the Goetheanum, Switzerland



Kökendy, Akos


Lindholm, Markus

Norway

  • 1956: Born in Oslo (Norway). 
  • 15 years teacher at the Waldorf School Oslo (class teacher, secondary level and high school science education)
  • Fields of study: Waldorf education in Dornach; Biology and physical geography at the LMU/Munich and UiO/University of Oslo.
  • 2006: Doctorate on the topic: "Zooplankton diversity and ecology on seasonal floodplains in the Okavango Delta, Botswana" 
  • since 2002: associate professor at the Rud. Steiner University College/Oslo.
  • since 2007: researcher, from 2013 senior researcher and research manager (2017-2019) in freshwater ecology at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research/NIVA.
  • Since 2019: Professor in science didactics at the Rud. Steiner University College/Oslo. 

Lutzker, Peter

Germany

  • 1957: Born in New York City, New York
  • Fields of Study: Music, Literature, Linguistics, Didactics of Foreign Language Teaching in Chicago, Freiburg, Norwich, Vermont, Eichstätt
  • 2006 Doctorate on “The Art of Foreign Language Teaching: Improvisation and Drama
  • in Teacher Development and Language Learning.” 
  • 1986 - 1994 English and Music teacher at the Frankfurt Waldorf School
  • 1994 - 2010 English and Music teacher at the Rudolf  Steiner School Düsseldorf
  • Since 1990 Pre-service and in-service teacher training courses for foreign language 
  • teachers in Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Taiwan
  • Since 2010 Professor for Waldorf Pedagogy and Foreign Language Teaching at the
  • Freie Hochschule Stuttgart (Waldorf Teachers College, Stuttgart) 
  • 2019-2020 Honorary Professor at the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 

Mandal, Lajja

China

  • Born in Mumbai, India, 1973
  • Schooling in Dubai, UAE
  • 1994: Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Bhavans College/ Bombay University
  • 1994-1995: Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology - Patholohy/ Mitibai College
  • 1997-1998: Bachelor of Education - Hansraj Jivandas College of Education/ Bombay University
  • 2005-2007: Basic&Advanced training/ Rudolf Steiner Education
  • 2012-2014: Certification in Eurythmy
  • 2005-2018: Teacher, Tridha, a Rudolf Steiner School/ Mumbai, India
  • Since 2018: Class 6 Teacher/ Vice-Principal, Forest House Waldorf School/ Hongkong - China

Mangels Guerra, Melanie

Brazil

  • 1964: Born in São Paulo, Brazil
  • Fields of study: Nursing and Obstetrics, Waldorf Education.
  • 2017: Master’s degree in education and language.  Theme:  Dialogue, argumentation and narrative: an update oft he conventional skill of reading, writing ans couting.
  • 2997-2011: Class teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School in São Paulo;
  • 2017- now: Dean and teacher at the Rudolf Steiner University College in São Paulo. Director oft the Brazilian Waldorf Schools Federation and brasilian member oft the International Forum at the Goethenaum.

Mouawad, Rim N.

Lebanon

  • 1972: Born in Beirut, German mother and Lebanese father.  
  • Fields of study: Education, special and inclusive education, teacher development, destiny learning, self-development courses, Waldorf education and curative transformative education  
  • Guest trainer in Sekem ( Egypt),  co-taught an online course on inclusion with Ulrike Barth ( Elewa platform, Alanus university) 
  • 2013: Doctorate from Aberdeen University, Scotland on the topic: “Impact of participatory appreciative inquiry within destiny learning on the self-development of Lebanese special educators”.“ 
  • 2013: Honorary diploma from Camp-hill Community, Aberdeen, Scotland
  • 1993-2000: Special education teacher and therapist at FiSTA First Step Together Association  
  • 2000-2013: Teacher trainer and school principal at Step Together 
  • Since 2014: elected as an international member in the training Council for inclusive social development  (Dornach, Switzerland),
  • Since 2007: lecturer at the Lebanese American University, and American University of Beirut. Teaching special education and early childhood education courses 
  • Since 2013: President Step Together and head of Waldorf Beirut , initiator of teacher training center at Step Together using the trinal method ( art, theory and practice) 

Oberman, Ida

 United States of America 

  • Dutch-born and German-educated  
  • Graduated from the Waldorf School in Tübingen, Germany
  • Waldorf teaching diploma in Stuttgart Germany, BA from Swarthmore College, PhD in Education from Stanford University
  • After a decade of teaching in New York City,  she served as the education program officer of the Hewlett Foundation in Menlo Park, CA
  • 2010: Founder and executive director of Oakland’s TK-8 Community School for Creative Education [CSCE]  
  • 2017: In collaboration with Mills College, Alanus University, Friends of Waldorf Education, and  CSCE, Ida launched the Mills Waldorf Professional Development Certificate Program
  • Over the past two decades: Has guided practitioner and researcher groups to present together at conferences including the National American Education Research Association Annual Meeting on cutting-edge work surrounding focus on the whole child and systems change  
  • She serves on the board of  Faith in Acton East Bay, a multi-racial, multi-ethnic federation of houses of faith and schools representing 60,000 families in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties 
  • 2023: Senior Research Fellow, Alanus University 


Paulino, Emma

 United States of America 

  • Born 1955 in Mexico
  • 1997-2020 Organizer, Faith in Action East Bay (FIAEB)(formerly Oakland Community Organizations)
  • 2018-2023 Director of Leadership Formation and Organizing, FIAEB
  • 2022- Present Director of Leadership Formation, FIAEB
  • 2023- Present Organizer, PICO International

Pavlov-West, Tatjana

Germany

  • Born and raised in Berlin 
  • Studied English, American & French Literature and Art History in Berlin and London 
  • 2019: PhD University of Pretoria (South Africa), published in 2020 as Images of The Wounded Mouth: Dissonant Approaches to Trauma in Literary, Visual and Performance Cultures. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto. 
  • Extended teaching- and research-stays in Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa 
  • 1991-1999: Teaching experience in state schools (Berlin) 
  • 2000-2022: Lecturer in anglophone literary, cultural and visual studies at the TU Berlin, University of Potsdam, University of Pretoria (South Africa), and University of Tübingen 
  • 2009-2011: Experience in arts-based group therapy for young adolescents with selective mutism 
  • 2016-2021: English Teacher in Waldorf schools (Tübingen and Balingen) 
  • 2018-2020: Waldorf foreign language teacher training (Mannheim) 
  • Since 2019: Associate Researcher der University of Pretoria (South Africa), English Department 
  • Since 2022: Head of the English Subject Year at the Freie Hochschule Stuttgart 
  • Research areas: Postcolonial Studies, Diversity Studies and Global Learning (with an emphasis on racism, gender, migration, climate change, human rights, etc.), art history, creative writing, performance poetry & art 

Peters, Jürgen

Germany

  • 1980: Mathematics diploma at the Ruhr University Bochum
  • Lecturer in the Waldorf Teacher Training Programm in Wilton NH, USA
  • Lecturer at the Institute for Waldorf Education in Witten-Annen
  • Until 2005: Teacher of mathematics and physics at the Waldorf School in Witten, Germany
  • 2005-2008: Lecturer at the Rudolf Steiner Vocational College Dortmund and freelance consultant
  • 2009-2013: Research assistent in the Department of Education leading to the completion of a doctorate on the topic of "Workrelated behaviour patterns in Waldorf teachers"
  • 2013-2021: Lecturer for special tasks in the Department of Education
  • Since 2021: Lecturer at the Alanus University

Rawson, Martyn

Germany

  • Born 1954 in Glasgow (Scotland)
  • Studies: BA Joint Hons English Literature & History,  York University, MA Plymouth University in Educational Research, Education Doctorate Plymouth University theme: Learning as becoming a subject in a Waldorf school: A hermeneutic phenomenological study.
  • 1979- to date Waldorf teacher:  York Steiner School, Michael Hall, UK, FWS Uhlandshöhe, Stuttgart, FWS Elmshorn, Christian Morgenstern School, Hamburg.
  • Teacher education: Freie Hochschule Stuttgart, Greenwich University, Waldorfseminar Kiel, 
  • Since 2020 Hon. Professor National Tsinghua University Taiwan
  • Most recent publication: Steiner Waldorf Pedagogy in Schools (Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2021)
  • Since 2025: Honorary Professor of Waldorf Education in an International Context in the Department of Education at the Alanus University



Rohde, Dirk

Germany

  • 1956: Born in Oldenburg (Germany) 
  • Fields of study: Biology, Chemistry, Pedagogics and Ethnology in Marburg and Freiburg (Germany); Goetheanistic Science in Dornach/Switzerland 
  • Guest studies in Seattle/USA, San José/Costa Rica and Basel/Switzerland 
  • 1988-2021: Science teacher at Free Waldorf School in Marburg 
  • Since 1990: all sorts of different tasks within the Waldorf movement 
  • 2003: Doctorate on the topic: “What is the meaning of ‘lively’ teaching?” 
  • 2021: Habilitation treatise on the topic: “How do Waldorf students cope with the demands of centralized final high school exams?” 
  • Since 2022: Honorary professor of educational science with a focus on Waldorf education at the Alanus University

Saar, Sven

United Kingdom

  • Born in Germany in 1966 
  • 1990: Diploma in Waldorf Education Witten/Annen 
  • 1990 – 2008: Class teacher and Upper School teacher in the UK 
  • 2008 – 2016: Class teacher in Wahlwies/ Germany 
  • Since 2011: Regular articles for the journal “Erziehungskunst” 
  • 2016: Class teacher at Steiner Academy Hereford/UK and transition to teacher education 
  • 2022: Publication of the book "Beziehungskunst" on Sexuality, identity and humanity in Waldorf Education
  • Active mentor to developing schools in Thailand, India, the Philippines, and Kenya
  • Sven Saar gained his Waldorf Teaching Diploma at a very young age. After moving to England, he worked as a class teacher for 30 years, eight of those in Germany. He also taught in the High School, specialising in history and drama. Now he works full-time in Teacher Education and is on the faculty of several courses and universities in the UK and worldwide. Sven gives lectures and seminars internationally and works as an active mentor and advisor to schools and teachers in Britain, Germany, Asia and Africa. He is a co-founder of The Modern Teacher: Education as Art, which organises international courses such as "WALDORF DIRECT" and "WALDORF 360" . 



Sandhu, Rubeena

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada 

  • Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, 1976
  • 2006–2015: Bachelor of Fine Arts and Waldorf Certificate; founder and teacher at Okanagan Waldorf School, a land-based, farm and forest school in the Okanagan Valley
  • 2015–2023: Class teacher and later Head of School at Whistler Waldorf School; faculty member at the West Coast Institute for Studies in Anthroposophy (Waldorf Teacher Education)
  • 2020–present: Northwest Pacific Regional Leader for the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)
  • 2023–present: Secretary, then President of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada
  • 2023–present: MEd in Educational Leadership in School Counselling, City University of Seattle; Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
  • 2024–present: Founder of Havenwood and the New Adult Learning Institute, offering interdisciplinary retreats, workshops, trainings & programs.
  • With nearly two decades in Waldorf education, Rubeena has served as a teacher, school leader, and adult educator. She now focuses on mentoring Waldorf teachers, counselling youth and adults, and facilitating transformative adult learning experiences. Her work explores the intersections of Anthroposophy with contemporary research in neuro-affective, art-based and imaginative processes. 

Schieman, Niels

The Netherlands

  • Born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands
  • 2002: Master International Business Administration
  • 1994: Bachelor European Forestry
  • 2002-2004: Maastricht University; Teacher in Organizational sciences
  • 2004-2012: HZ University of Applied Science; Teacher in Human Ressources Management
  • 2012: Teaching certificate for higher education
  • 2012-2021: Waldorf school The Hague: Principal
  • 2018-2021: International Waldorf School The Hague; Principal and founder
  • Since 2021: Leiden University of Applied Science: Manager Bachelor of Waldorf Education

Schieren, Jost

Germany

  • Born in Duisburg (Germany) in 1963
  • Fields of study: Philosophy, German Philology and Art History in Bochum and Essen
  • Guest studies in Ann Arbor (Michigan, USA) 
  • 1997: Doctorate on the topic: "Perceptive Power of Judgement. Methodical and Philosophical Foundations of Goethe's Scientific Recognition." 
  • 1996-2006: German teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School in Dortmund
  • 2004-2008: Research assistant at the University of Paderborn 
  • Since 2008: Professor of school pedagogy with a focus on Waldorf education and head of the department of educational science at the Alanus University in Alfter near Bonn



Sievers, Ulrike

Germany

  • Born in Northern Germany in 1959
  • Fields of study: Biology, English (linguistics and literature), pedagogy, pedagogical research, Waldorf pedagogy
  • Since 1998: Waldorf teacher for English as second language, biology, chemistry FWS Elmshorn and Christian Morgenstern Schule Hamburg. 
  • Since 2004: teacher education in Hamburg, Kiel, Stuttgart, Kassel and internationally
  • Since 2016:  founder / manager of the elewa online platform for transformational learning for Waldorf teachers - www.e-learningwaldorf.de 
  • Published in 2017: Creative teaching, sustainable learning. A holistic approach to language teaching and learning.
  • 2017-2024 School leadership Christian Morgenstern Schule Hamburg
  • Since 2021: coordinator of #waldorflernt - a cooperation between the Pädagogische Forschungsstelle beim BdFWS Germany and elewa-eLearningWaldorf e.V.
  • 2022-2025: partner in the Erasmus+ project HERMMES - Holistic Education for Resilience and Media Maturity in Educational Settings

Sommer, Wilfried

Alfter / Kassel, Germany

  • Diploma in Physics
  • Doctorate in Physics: A Phenomenological Approach to Diffraction
  • Professor for School Pedagogy focusing on Phenomenological Teaching Methods
  • Co-Founder of the Kassel Youth Symposium
  • Since 1996 Teacher at Steiner Waldorf Schools
  • Since 2003 Board Member of the Teacher Training College and Pedagogical Research Center in Kassel
  • Expert on Doing Phenomenology in Science Education

Stevan, Robyn

Stolz, Uta


Strong, Kenya

United States of America

  • Adjunct faculty member at the Sound Circle Center for Arts and Anthroposophy with over 25 years of teaching experience, including 11 years in Waldorf education.
  • Facilitates programs focused on cultural awareness, equity, and inclusion within educational communities.
  • Serves in leadership and advisory roles with AWSNA’s BIPOC Advisory Board, Alma Partners, RISE for Racial Justice at the University of San Francisco, and the Inter Group Dialogue Collective at Vassar College.
  • Creates learning spaces that support dialogue, reflection, and growth in cultural consciousness.
  • Holds a Master’s degree in Education and Waldorf certification.



Tyson, Ruhi

Sweden

  • 1978: Born in Stockholm (Sweden) 
  • Fields of study: Bookbinding; Pedagogy 
  • 2017: Doctorate on the topic of vocational Bildung 
  • Teacher of bookbinding at Kristofferschool 
  • Senior lecturer at Waldorf University College 
  • Senior lecturer at dep of Ed. Stockholm university 

Van Raemdonck, Margareta

Belgium

  • Born in Brussels 1957
  • MA Germanic Philology. English/Dutch
  • Qualified teacher for higher secondary education
  • 1982-1989 teacher in various secondary schools
  • Literary translator of children and youth literature from Swedish into Dutch
  • 1989- 2006 Class, English, Dutch and forestry teacher at “Zonnewijzer” steinerschool in Leuven
  • 2004-2019 Responsible for recognition of steinercurriculum in secondary education at Federation of Steinerschools Flanders
  • 2011-2019 Coordinator Secondary Steinerschools in Flanders
  • 2012-2020 Belgian representative in the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education
  • Since 2016 board member of the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education
  •  Since 2018 board member and teacher educator at EduArta, Atelier Seinerpedagogie
  • Since 2021 president of the  European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education

Viscrianu, Ioana

Romania

  • Born in 1988 in Romania
  • Study of psychology (B.Sc.) in Romania and Germany (M.Sc.)
  • Work in curative education and social therapy (2009-2011), in child and youth welfare as well as with young people with mental illnesses (2013-2015)
  • Since 2015 staff member of the youth section at the Goetheanum scientific work in the field of youth-led research (2017-2020)
  • Since 2022 research fellow in the pedagogical section at the Goetheanum
  • Areas of research: pedagogy and health, with focus on resilience.

Wagemann, Johannes

Germany

  • 1967: Born in Berlin (Germany). 
  • Fields of study: Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Teacher Training in Berlin.
  • 2010: Transdisciplinary dissertation on the mind-brain problem (University of Witten/Herdecke)
  • 2000-20017: Physics and math teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School in Essen.
  • 2014-2017: Assistant Professor of Consciousness Research with focus on Structure Phenomenology at Alanus University/Alfter. 
  • Since 2017: Professor of Consciousness Research with focus on Pedagogical Anthropology and director of the B.A. Waldorf Education program at Alanus University/Mannheim.



Wiechert, Christof

The Netherlands

  • Born in 1945 
  • Pupil at the Waldorf school in the Hague, Netherlands 
  • After studying education and geography, 30 years of teaching at the Waldorf school in the Hague
  • Cofounder of the Dutch State Waldorf Teacher Training Seminar. For many years he was a 
  • Councilmember in the Anthroposophical Society in the Netherlands 
  • Together with Ate Koopmans, he developed the „Art of Child Study“ course. He has lectured in many countries
  • Since September 1999: Has worked for the Pedagogical Section 
  • October 2001-December 2010: Head of the Educational Department of the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum in Dornach/Switzerland
  • Since 2008: Lecturer at Alanus University 
  • Since 2024: Senior research fellow at Alanus University
  • He continues to work for the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum and on pedagogical and anthroposophical themes in different countries

Zech, M. Michael

Germany

  • 1986–2000: Upper school teacher at the Free Waldorf School Prien
  • Since 1992: Lecturer in Waldorf education and subject-specific teaching methodology at various teacher training institutions
  • Since 1997: Member of the Advisory Board of the Educational Research Center
  • Since 2000: Coordinator and lecturer for the International Association for Waldorf Education in Central and Eastern Europe
  • Since 2006: Lecturer at the Kassel Teacher Training Seminar for Waldorf Education
  • Since 2008: Lecturer at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 2012: PhD awarded by Georg August University Göttingen
  • 2013: Junior Professor of History Education at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Since 2018: Professor of Cultural Studies Education at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences



Willmann, Carlo

Germany

  • 1956: Born in Furtwangen (Germany)
  • Fields of study: Theology, Art History in Freiburg/Br., Frankfurt (Germany) and Wien (Austria).
  • 1996: Doctorate on the topic: Waldorf Education - Theological and Religious Education Findings.
  • 1984-202: High school teacher for history, art history and religion at Waldorf schools.
  • 2001-2008 lecturer at the Center for Culture and Pedagogy Vienna
  • Since2009: Head of the master's course in Waldorf Education at the Danube University Krems (Austria). 
  • Since 2009: Professor of Religious Education and Ethics at the Alanus University of Art and Society in Alfter (Germany). 
     Chairman of the International Network for Academic Steiner Teacher Education (INASTE).