Geography Teaching in Waldorf and Public School: Comparative Analysis of the Curriculum

Cilj ovog rada bio je komparativno analizirati nastavni plan i program geografije u waldorfskoj i državnoj školi. Analizirale su se sličnosti i razlike nastave geografije od petog do osmog razreda prema nastavnom planu i programu dvije škole, Nastavnom planu i programu za osnovnu školu (2006) i Nastavnom planu i programu za osnovnu waldorfsku školu (1998). Elementi koji su se uspoređivali su ciljevi, nastavni sadržaji, metode rada, socijalni oblici rada, izvori te ocjenjivanje. Prije same analize iznesene su glavna obilježja waldorfske pedagogije i škole te razlike u odnosu na državnu školu. Iz provedene analize uočavaju se određene razlike i sličnosti u nastavi geografije između državne i waldorfske škole. Najveće razlike postoje kod nastavnog sadržaja. Dok se u waldorfskoj školi prvo obrađuje nastavni sadržaj o domovini, zatim o Europi te ostalim kontinentima, u državnoj školi prvo se obrađuje sadržaj o Zemlji, potom osnovni pojmovi iz prirodne i društvene geografije. U šestom razredu obrađuje se sadržaj o svim kontinentima, osim o Europi koja se obrađuje u sedmom razredu, a u osmom razredu se obrađuje sadržaj o Republici Hrvatskoj. Nastavu geografije u waldorfskoj školi obilježavaju izrada učeničkih bilježnica te samostalno crtanje geografskih karata. U državnoj školi koriste se već gotovi materijali. Razliku predstavlja i ocjenjivanje koje je u državnoj školi brojčano, a u waldorfskoj opisnoThe aim of this paper was to comparatively analyze the Geography curriculum in the Waldorf and public school. Similarities and differences in Geography teaching from fifth to eighth grade were analyzed according to the curriculum of two schools, the Primary School Curriculum (2006) and the Waldorf Primary School Curriculum (1998). The elements that were compared were aims, subject matter, methods, ways of classroom interaction, sources of materials and type of grading. Prior to the analysis, the main characteristics of Waldorf pedagogy and Waldorf school, as well as its differences between the public school, were presented. From the conducted analysis, certain differences and similarities in the teaching of Geography between the public and Waldorf school can be noticed. The biggest differences are in the subject matter. Subject matter in Waldorf school starts with homeland, then Europe in sixth grade and other continents in seventh and eighth grade. Subject matter in public school starts with the content about Earth and basic concepts from physical and human geography. In the sixth grade students learn about all the continents, except for Europe which is subject matter of seventh grade. In the eighth grade students learn about Republic of Croatia. Geography class in Waldorf school is characterized by the student notebooks and geographic maps which are made by the students. In public school students use already made materials. The difference between two schools is type of grading, which is numerical in the public school and descriptive in the Waldorf school