Geometry in the Waldorf Curriculum

Catalog description

Through the development of freehand and exact geometrical drawings, students will experience geometry as inner movement and as a process of disciplined imaginative thinking. This course also includes a practical survey of geometry in the Waldorf curriculum. Topics include foundational work in form drawing, free-hand geometry, geometric constructions with compass and straightedge, geometric proofs, Platonic solids, and conic sections, as well as an introduction to projective geometry. Students will develop their own competency and comfort with geometry at all levels, while also creating grade- specific lesson plans that reflect their understanding of developmental appropriateness.