International Steiner Waldorf Parents Network (ISWPN)

ISWPN is a forum for the mutual support of parents through the exchange of ideas and experiences concerning Steiner Waldorf education. We encourage parents interested in Steiner Waldorf education to participate. The main meeting place is the website: www.waldorfparents.net  

Fundamental aims of ISWPN:

1. ISWPN is founded on the principle that parents have a right to choose the appropriate education for their children. In this lies the recognition that education is a cultural activity where freedom is a high ideal and also a human right!
2. ISWPN holds the view that the free choice of education implies that financial support should be equal for all educational settings.
3. ISWPN supports the living and evolving pedagogical impulse based on Rudolf Steiner’s ideas.
4. ISWPN supports the understanding that children’s education relies on solid cooperation between parents and teachers.
5. ISWPN is committed to developing appropriate processes and structures to support these aims.

For more information please contact: adm@waldorfparents.net  

"Our highest endeavour must be to develop free human beings who are able themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives."

Rudolf Steiner

Agreed upon by the participants of the IWPN meeting in London,

Ann Jansson Järpling, SFWF, Sweden
Stella Sömer, Estlonia
Tiina Kirss , Estonia
Mariam Francq, APAPS,
France Francoice Garbit-Poyard, APAPS,
France Matjaz Florjanz Lukan, Slovenia
Esa Mäkinen, Finland
Zaiga Kazaka, Latvia
Martin Ziemann, Germany
Birgitta Gralfs, BERT, Germany
Godi Keller, Parents Academy, Norway
Hilde Lengali, SFF, Norway