In the Section for Agriculture the focus is on research, collaboration and public representation in the areas of soil management, crop cultivation, animal husbandry and the farm organism. Knowing and working with planetary-earthly correspondences is basic to the bio-dynamic method of agriculture as practised worldwide. These experiences lead to social and economic perspectives, to insights and practical implications for market structuring and to associative activity on regional, national and international levels.
For the Pedagogical Section, education is the foundation of social progress. The seeds of self determination, tolerance and peace, human rights and international understanding are sown in education. This is the art of Waldorf pedagogy. The chief task of the Pedagogical Section is pedagogical research and development based on the anthroposophical image of the human being. The Section supports ideas and initiatives to address the generational problems and the changing needs it perceives in children.
The Section for the Spiritual Striving of Youth sees its purpose more in connecting and advising than in research and teaching. It is a vibrant hub, a place of meeting, exchange and stimulation. At the same time it is a place to explore new initiatives and find ways to realise them. The essential aim of the Section is future-oriented: to support young people in their spiritual striving, their need to understand the world and their urge to be active.
The Section for Social Sciences is concerned with human relationships in the three spheres of social life: economic, legal and cultural/spiritual. Depending on the sphere different fundamental questions arise: How are the basic needs of the world's population to be met? What responsibility does a good citizen bear for the common good? What does a human being need from the world in order to reach his or her potential? With such questions in mind the Section conducts research, pursuing insight and creative forms in a range of areas including: family culture, biography work, conflict resolution/peace studies, addiction, economic questions and the science, practice and politics of law.
