What is a Main Lesson?
Waldorf education seeks to ensure that students will experience the curriculum as deeply and as vividly as possible. To this end, each school day begins with an hour and a half seminar called a main lesson. Academic subjects are taught in this format and concentrate on one subject for three to five weeks. Most main lessons include a lively presentation, a review and discussion, and a time for the students to work on a variety of academic projects. The main lesson also allows a class to approach a subject through the arts: through recitation, drama, music, drawing and sculpture. This multi-faceted approach engages our students interest in all subjects and engenders a love of learning that can last a lifetime.
