Waldorf in Stuttgart, Germany?

[Plarka]

I don't know if anyone here would happen to know, but might as well ask! We're going to stay with some American military friends in Stuttgart, Germany in a few days. I saw online that that's where Waldorf Steiner education began. So I wondered if there are any Waldorfy places there we should go to? Toy shops or anything?

I don't think my friends would know, they're older and their kids are grown up and they've only been there a couple years.

[lyrebird]

Try the school there, they should be able to put you in contact with a few people. There might even be a playgroup you could attend while you're there (as a visitor) to see how things are done in Germany. That would be a good way of meeting people, etc. 

[Plarka]

Great idea!  I'm going to try and find out.

[Tigerle]

Yeah, it's Steiner heartland.

This is the first ever school:

http://www.waldorfschule-uhlandshoehe.de/

This is the teacher's college:

http://www.freie-hochschule-stuttgart.de/
 

This is the seat of the Anthroposophical society:

http://www.rudolf-steiner-haus-stuttgart.de/

Apparently there is a special exhibition until May:

http://www.rudolf-steiner-haus-stuttgart.de/rudolf_steiner_haus/downloads/sonderprogramm.pdf

And another in the Stuttgart fine arts museum (it's Steiner's 150th birthday or something).

http://www.kunstmuseum-stuttgart.de/index.php?site=Ausstellungen;Aktuell&id=44&bereich=Kosmos_Rudolf_Steiner

Not sure what they do, but it looks very Waldorf:

http://www.eurythmeum.biz/

You might also like guided tours at the anthroposophical cosmetics companies around:

http://www.wala.de/service/veranstaltungen/besichtigung/

http://weleda-naturals.de/index.php?id=erlebniszentrum0

Enjoy!