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301: Class Plays for Grades One through Seven

For twenty-five years Eugene Schwartz’s class plays have been a mainstay of the Waldorf movement; plays such as Noah and the Flood  and A Roman Comedy have been performed hundreds of times worldwide. Since taking on his most recent class, Eugene has rewritten his fourth grade, sixth grade, and seventh grade plays and written an entirely new play for fifth grade. These plays are designed to meet the needs of today’s student – the “Millennial Child” – and they are filled with more action, more humor, and more will activity. For the first time all of Eugene's plays may be found together on a CD-ROM. This disk also includes photos of performances of several of the plays and program and poster designs by students.

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The Following Plays are included on this CD-ROM:

The Nixie of the Mill Pond, a First Grade Play

The Grimms' Fairy Tale serves as the foundation for this short play which incorporates music and eurythmy.

The Fire on Tara, a Second Grade Play

Upon St. Patrick's return to Ireland, he and his followers lit a fire atop Tara Mountain, alerting the Druids that a new spiritual impulse had arrived on their island. The Druids' challenge to Patrick and his powerful response offer a dramatic experience for a large or small class.

Noah and the Flood, a Third Grade Play

One of the most widely-performed plays in Waldorf schools worldwide, this play offers roles for first graders (the animals) and second graders (the rowdy townschildren) as well as a rich variety of parts for a third grade class.

Thor Triumphant, a Fourth Grade Play

In this extensively revised version of Thor, with Giants, Loki tries to trick Thor into taking up an impossible challenge at the hand of a Jotun king. Valkyries, warriors, giants, and Aesir provide many roles for a class of from 15 to 35 children.

Themistocles and the Persian War, a Fifth Grade Play

In this new play, the quarrels of the Olympian gods result in the fateful battle between Athens and the Persian Empire. Themistocles alone knows how strategy may prove stronger than superior numbers and a powerful fleet. A good play for a large class!  

In this thoroughly revised version of A Roman Comedy, a play which has had over 1000 performances worldwide since it was first written, the romantic adventures of Roman twins unfold before the background of Nero’s Rome and ancient Jerusalem. Music, swordplay and eurythmy bring a great deal of action to a play that works well for a class of any size. 

This short play is based on the true story of Eliza Kimberly, a Kansas farm girl whose passion for meteorites proved more powerful than the skepticism of a renowned astronomer.

In this newly rewritten version of Her Three Kings, Eleanor of Aquitaine is seen through the eyes of her first and second husbands – King Louis of France and King Henry of England – and her son Richard the Lion-Heart. The final third of the play takes place during the Crusades, making the play especially relevant for the 21st century. This is a long and demanding play that has been a  "rite of passage" into adolescence for many Waldorf students. 

Please Note: Each of these class plays will also be found on the "Elements of the Waldorf Curriculum" series of CD-ROMs. Click here for more information

302: Class Plays Grades 4 - 8: Excerpts on a DVD

This DVD presents excerpts from four of Eugene Schwartz's class plays -- Thor Triumphant, Themistocles, Roma/Amor, and Eleanor the Queen -- as well as scenes from his 8th grade production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (written by another author!). This DVD will help teachers get an idea of the ease or difficulty with which their grade level will find  the plays, sets, costumes, etc.

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The Essential Conferences were inaugurated by Eugene Schwartz in the summer of 2002 as a means for teachers to experience an “immersion course” in a given grade. Although the intensity and enthusiasm that marks these conferences is impossible to capture in a recording, these CDs give some flavor of Eugene’s presentations. At present, only lectures from the 2002 Grade Three conference and the 2003 Grade Four conference are available. These lectures are especially valuable for teachers, but parents and homeschoolers will find much that is helpful in them.

208: The Nine Year-Old Change

Rudolf Steiner’s description of the nine year-old change, according to Eugene Schwartz, is one of his greatest contributions to education. In this lecture, Eugene explores this critical stage in child development from the perspectives of physiology, neurology, psychology and spiritual transformation, and points to the many ways in which the Waldorf classroom is prepared to meet it. Eugene gives helpful hints to teachers and presents several important “personality changes" that parents may expect to occur in their child.  $17.50

209: Working With Nine Year-Olds

Although the changes that occur in the nine year-old’s life can sometimes be overwhelming, learning how to tell time and measure, learning stories from the Old Testament, learning how houses are built and how clothing is made can bring comfort, support and courage. Eugene goes deeply into the Waldorf curriculum for Grade Three and points to its therapeutic and pedagogical value in the child’s life. $17.50

218: Developmental Challenges in Grade Four

In this introductory lecture Eugene examines in detail the volatile interplay of etheric and astral forces that underlie the challenges facing all fourth graders. He explores the difference between “temperament” and “personality,” and examines their importance in the constitution of the classroom. This is an essential lecture for anyone taking on a fourth grade class. $17.50

219: Mathematics in the Fourth Grade, Part One

Learning fractions, which Eugene calls the “end of arithmetic” in the lower school, also marks an important threshold in the life of the child. This lecture looks at ways in which earlier arithmetic skills can be reviewed and solidified  through “secret numbers” and “patterns” without simply repeating the rhythmical exercises of grades 1 – 3.   $17.50

220: Mathematics in the Fourth Grade, Part Two

This lecture begins with a discussion of the importance of studying factors as preparation for fractions, and then suggests numerous perspectives from which fractions themselves may be approached.

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221: Norse Myths, Part One

It is hard to understand how important the Norse myths are to the fourth grader without understanding the Norse gods from an esoteric standpoint, which is presented in depth in this lecture. The role of “hindering beings” and “sacrificing beings” and the intimate connection of gods such as Odin and Thor with humanity are examined in relation to the fourth grader’s astral nature.  $17.50

222: Norse Myths, Part Two

Eugene suggests some approaches to teaching about the Norse gods, and points to the “fourth grade archetypes” that live in the Norse stories. He models the way a Norse story should be told, and explains why these myths are the “moral equivalent of childhood illnesses.”  $17.50

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