Waldorf education was created by Rudolf Steiner based on his own human intellectual theory. Waldorf education is simply a people-oriented education that pays attention to the overall health and harmonious development of the body and mind. The system advocates that according to the law of the development of people’s consciousness, the content of teaching should be set in order to facilitate the growth of the consciousness. The living body, the soul body, and the spiritual body have been properly developed.
Under the direction of foreign teachers and assistants with rich experience in camp education, students could have all kinds of project activities such as woodwork, archery, music, construction, field hiking, etc. The pure english education environment could help children to experience the essence of European camp education, to feel the charm of language learning and to improve their initiative of English learning. And by feeling the culture of different countries, they have broaden their horizons and formed the attitudes toward the world.
By taking any one thing from all things in the world as the theme, it has, besed on local culture and from perspectives such as scientific textual research, historical development, literary deduction, and art practice, made deep exploration of the primary path of Chinese cultural enlightenment, and guided students to probe into the relationship between man and the world with things as supporting points.
1. The Da Vinci Experiential Camp: it has integrated contents of survival, art, and outdoor STEAM into new camp environment to stimulate children’s love for the outdoors, discover their interests and improve the ability to live independently outdoors.
2. The insect camp: it has made students to correct the conventional stereotyped impressions of insects and with good understanding of them through oservation and research. It is helpful to cultivate the quality of exploration and discovery and encourage children to keep the curiosity and enthusiasm of nature forever.
3. Advanved project camp: by resolving a real problem or challenge through the means of investigation, it could improve children's ability to learn, communicate, cooperate, and solve problems. It also involves project elements including engineering, architecture, drama, etc.