Our Storied Hearts - SCHOOLS

Stories speak a language of their own, one that touches our hearts in a way so different from the important needs of our everyday brains. Seeing life through the lens of a story can uplift, clarify and inspire our hearts in the way Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s famous fairy tale for adults The Little Prince puts it, helping us see what’s invisible to the eye. They exemplify the power of imagination at the core of Steiner education.

Stories are therefore a key daily experience for children in a Steiner primary school, and a welcome addition to high school teaching methods. Steiner teachers tell stories from the heart, in person via the spoken word, creating a story presence in the classroom. Each year our Steiner curriculum has recommended stories that are signposts on the journey of human development which each child travels as they grow up. Schools surround their students in living stories from around the world in a nourishing and character-building progression. This talk will share some classics as well as some less well known.