Roberto Trostli has been active in Waldorf Education since 1981 as class teacher, high school teacher, adult educator, author and lecturer. He has written many articles, several books and more than 20 class plays.
Contact email: rtrostli@gmail.com
TEACHING PHYSICS
Early in his career, Roberto became interested in teaching science and wrote Physics is Fun! – a book that has become an essential guide for countless class teachers.
This detailed, illustrated guide for teachers and homeschooling parents provides the guidance needed for teaching physics the Waldorf way. Its chapters explain background, curriculum, methodology, preparation and practical aspects. Demonstrations, activities and investigations are arranged in weekly schedules based on a clear conceptual framework. Its materials, sources, procedures and helpful comments give the guidance needed to teach with confidence.
TEACHING CHEMISTRY
More recently, a similar volume for teaching chemistry has become available:
This book is a reliable guide for Waldorf educators teaching this subject for the first time. As the product of decades of refining the curriculum, it offers help with choosing the demonstrations and activities that reveal a phenomenon most vividly. Approaching chemistry in a way that makes conceptual sense, it aims to stimulate interest and facilitate efficient learning.
THE FIRST TWO YEARS
In this helpful guide for class teachers at the start of their journey, Trostli builds a detailed picture of how critical the early grades are for laying a sound foundation for later life and learning. Teachers of the first grades can use this book to approach nature studies with a carefully prepared plan.
The early grades of a Waldorf School are taught to experience and observe their natural surroundings with awe and wonder. This intimate relationship with the environment is a solid foundation for the factual learning of later years, when an appreciation of nature’s beauty and importance will underpin scientific studies of natural phenomena.
WHY WALDORF EDUCATION?
“Waldorf education – an established and growing independent school movement – continues to be shaped and inspired by Rudolf Steiner’s numerous writings and lectures on education and child development.” (…)
“Roberto Trostli, a seasoned Waldorf teacher, has selected the works that best illustrate the fundamentals of this unique approach. In each chapter, Trostli explains Steiner’s concepts and describes how they work in the contemporary Waldorf classroom. We learn how the teacher-child relationship and the Waldorf school curriculum changes as the students progress from kindergarten through high school.”
“Rhythms of Learning is an excellent resource for parents who want to understand how their child is learning. Parents will also be more prepared to discuss their child’s education with teachers, and teachers will find it to be a valuable reference source and communication tool.”
THE TASK OF COLLEGE
“In Waldorf schools around the world, teachers gather to build an imagination of their school that opens hearts and minds to higher realities on behalf of the children entrusted to the care of the teachers and the school. This colleagueship forms a vessel for the receiving of strength, courage, light, and love for the children in each Waldorf school.”
“The ´College of Teachers´ is the name given to these circles of teachers who work actively, collaboratively, and meditatively on finding the best approach for each child through the Waldorf curriculum. Roberto Trostli describes the practices and the task of the College of Teachers with clarity and insight in these pages. The book sheds light on this unique aspect of Waldorf education and offers perceptive suggestions for success.”
