School of Spiritual Science
The School of Spiritual Science is there to research areas where there is nothing to measure or count, where the tools of anthroposophy make it possible to follow the path to the mysteries of life in order to help the soul and spirit—in animals and humans—find their home.
NEWS
Marianne Schubert steps down as section leader
Marianne Schubert has led the Visual Arts Section for almost six years, but she has known the Goetheanum for much longer as a member of the ...
Johannes Kühl retires as Section leader
After 23 years in office, Johannes Kühl has stepped down from his leadership of the Natural Science Section at the end of 2019. He was the ...
Art Therapy in India
The art therapy school Swaasthyakala Niketan in Bangalore has been recognized by the Medical Section; the second training course will start in April.
A hundred years
At Easter 2020 Anthroposophic Medicine will celebrate its one hundredth birthday. The special anniversary will be marked with various events and ...
Award for Søren Toft
The Section for Mathematics and Astronomy as a place of research includes the Kepler Observatory at the Goetheanum. It is from there that Søren ...
The next hundred years
The Section’s activities focused on the Waldorf 100 celebrations: perceiving, giving impulses, sharing experiences – and taking Rudolf Steiner’s ...
Sections
Understanding life from within, because all life originates from the spirit. The eleven sections of the School of Spiritual Science work therefore to see life, to understand it and then to promote it everywhere, so that this origin remains wellspring today. Transform what has become into what is becoming.
- Becoming Human
- with Nature
- through Art
- in the Social
- in Healing
Becoming Human
General Anthroposophy
In the General Anthroposophical Section of the School of Spiritual Science, central questions of contemporary humanity and anthroposophy are researched and cultivated.
Youth
Spirituality begins with questions and intuitions. In our youth this search is pure and authentic. That is why we encourage young people to create spaces for discussion in order to find their own language and lifestyle for all that lies beyond words.
with Nature
Natural Sciences
As humans we are part of life, its very soul. It becomes conscious in and through us in animals, plants and someday in minerals. The next step is to understand nature, not control it even more but to discover its very essence.
Agriculture
To live from nature calls upon us to give her life in return. Life is relationship, so our task is to find and discover new life cycles where the earth nourishes us.
Mathematics-Astronomy
Ancient myths speak of thinking of human beings born from the stars and guided by them. Today, freed from the stars, a new bond can be formed with the universe, which can take humans beyond the sphere of the earth.
through Art
Performing Arts
Music, drama, dance, and eurythmy are all art forms of time. They lead us beyond time—it becomes space, panorama. The goal is the imagination, to seek and grasp what is eternal in the moment.
Visual Arts
Our spiritual nature as humans and that of all life becomes visible in painting and sculpture, which is beyond words and concepts. Here we experience what is spiritual, where understanding and feeling are united.
Literary Arts and Humanities
How a text becomes a poem, a shape becomes a sculpture, a picture becomes painting: that is determined by the "how." Beauty and truth come together. Here is the source for the quietest form of human happiness.
Pedagogy
Pedagogy befitting human beings helps every child to develop its own potential and to understand itself and the world. This type of education encourages children to awaken to what they have intended for life before it begins.
Social Sciences
We become human beings among other human beings especially when we cultivate community as a living being. If it is healthy, it cultivates soul and spirit and enables all individuals to grow and find themselves.
in Healing
Medicine
Crisis and transformation are part of the journey to finding oneself. Therefore medicine should not so much seek to defeat the disease as to reawaken the natural health of the organism and give it strength and direction for self-healing.
Weekly Journal
Weekly journal ‹Das Goetheanum›
The weekly journal ‹Das Goetheanum› publishes reflections, in-depth studies, reviews, and articles on the current world, the development of anthroposophy and the anthroposophical movement. The journal's editorial staff is independent, but works closely with the School of Spiritual Science, whose activities it seeks to make visible.
Study and Professional Development
The International Studies Programme at the Goetheanum in Switzerland gives young people in particular the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of anthroposophy. The study programme's objective is for students to become familiar with and deepen their knowledge of fundamental spiritual science contents and methods. The programme is full-time. A high level of individual commitment is required.
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First class
Rudolf Steiner's lectures for the School
On the occasion of the founding of the General Anthroposophical Society during the 1923/24 Christmas Conference, Rudolf Steiner outlined the School for Spiritual Science and began its operation as its director immediately afterwards. He envisaged dividing it into three classes and sections.
Goetheanum Leadership
The current members of the Goetheanum Leadership are pictured in this photo. From left to right: Justus Wittich, Florian Osswald, Constanza Kaliks, Claus-Peter Röh, Marianne Schubert, Christiane Haid, Gerald Häfner, Stefan Hasler, Johannes Kühl, Georg Soldner, Joan Sleigh, Matthias Girke, Ueli Hurter, Oliver Conradt, Jean-Michel Florin.
Secretariat for members of the school of spiritual science
Contact
Members of the School of Spiritual Science and representatives please contact Karin Eckstein
hochschule@goetheanum.ch
Tel: +41 61 706 43 09