Phnom Penh Steiner Klasse

Josefina Elsler // Waldorf Alumni
attended the northernmost Waldorf school in Germany, in Flensburg. After her school days, she was successful as a sprinter for Germany.
I'm one of those people who likes to look back on their school days. I am really glad I had the privilege of experiencing a Waldorf education for 13 years plus kindergarten. The Waldorf approach has many characteristics that shape the learning and development of children in a special way. I am convinced that the artistic, social, and craft activities and the strengthening of the individual all contributed significantly to my personality. In contrast to many other young people, I was lucky enough to be able to pursue my personal interests outside of school, so that I found my means of expression in athletics alongside theater and music. It was rather a coincidence that I came to athletics at the age of 15 and found a new passion with the core discipline of the 100-meter sprint. In addition to balancing my life with a physical component, I was also able to immerse myself in a completely new world.
The 100-meter sprint is about perfection, you can't afford to make a single mistake if you want to compete at the highest level. To work to that point is a big challenge and an enormous thrill. After graduating from high school, I took up this challenge and concentrated fully on sprinting. I have worn the national jersey of Germany in the European Championships and World Championships, celebrated great successes and suffered painful defeats, but always fought on. The deep insights into high-performance sport and the valuable experiences I have gained around the world have shaped and strengthened me.

~ Katja Weitzenböck / Actress / Waldorf alumni ~
was born in Tokyo, two years later the family moved to Erlangen, from the 4th grade on she went to the Nuremberg Rudolf-Steiner School, where she also graduated from high school. After that she went to Sydney, Australia for some years, then to New York, and did her acting training in Paris, where she lived for five years. She returned to Germany and soon established herself as a film and television actress. Since 2013 she has also been increasingly seen on stage.

An experience at the Waldorf School led her to make her career decision to become an actress: the 12th grade play. „We played "Rhinoceros" by Ionesco in French. I was given the role of Monsieur Botard, the absolute meanie of the play, and had to play him as a woman, as Madame Botard. So I came into the unexpected enjoyment of the freedom of evil beyond morality and decency. We made a guest performance at another school when the scenery suddenly collapsed during the performance. And something happened there that I'll never forget. As Madame Botard, I somehow managed to build this accident into the story. This improvisation felt like flying. It was the most beautiful, intense and strongest experience of my whole school time.
Absolute, consciously experienced freedom. Years later, when I asked myself the question, "What do I want to do in my life - not what should I do, what am I most interested in? - I thought of that moment and became an actress. To this day I sometimes search for and find this mental state, which of course never lasts. Namely, when my character acts as if on its own accord, all my preparation plays along within the character, no longer consciously controlled by me. When my figure surprises me with gestures, actions, thoughts and insights, when I can only witness what's going on and simply enjoy flying. Then my character tells me about universal human truths. These are moments of absolute bliss for me.“

Children concentrated and made beautiful works last week.

Children have begun their letter-learning journey. In this approach, Grimm’s Fairytales serve as the foundation, with each new capital letter taking shape as the story unfolds, offering students a vivid and meaningful introduction to the alphabet. They are traditionally drawn using block crayons and watercolors.

Learning letter "S" with "The Elves and the Shoemaker", the story of Grimm’s fairytales.

Kids folded paper butterflies and expressed how butterflies fly. By the end of the class, there were many butterflies on the blackboard!

Phnom Penh Steiner Klasse (PPSK) is a small steiner education group with a qualified teacher in Phnom Penh. We are accepting new students for G1 and G2! Here is the Summary and if you are interested in PPSK please feel free to contact us!

Kids love to clean our lovely garden because it's not only a garden but also a big canvas!

Every morning we start with circle time.
Kids sing songs and move their bodies hopping or jumping around circle.
Using the body to employ the power of will, think, and perceive. It is an activity to balance will, emotions, and thoughts first thing in the morning.