"Thinking / Feeling / Willing"

artistic / creative practice integral part of an epoch-based curriculum

older students or parents create instruments for younger kids

preference for natural (wood, clay, wool) materials

more φαντασία -oriented than Montessori or Freinet

"Help me to do it myself !"

four domains of focus: Practical Life, Sensing, Language and Math

free choice from didactic instruments pre-selected by the Teacher

importance of classrom's spatial setup

more "cognitive" (e.g. Polarization of attention) than Steiner or Freinet

"Through Life - for Life - through Work."

learning by doing work or providing services

usefulness-oriented activity

"Expression libre"

printing press plays important role / pupils create their own tangible media

more "hands-on" and anti-authoritarian than Waldorf or Montessori

"Head. Heart. Hand"

child-oriented and NOT market-oriented attitude ("We are teachers and not businessmen.")

integrative, holistic and synthetic

increased amount of manual, haptic or corporal activity

higher amount of parent and pupil participation

egalitarian interaction between classes and ages

own instruments and media