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The Magic of Making Things: Educating the Will

The Magic of Making Things: Educating the Will

Update: 2025-09-15
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Evan Sanders is Design and Technology teacher at Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School in Sydney. He teaches the artisan subjects where students produce useful and beautiful objects which are so emblematic of Steiner schools. A former Steiner student himself, he values the learning that goes into working with the many different materials in the Steiner curriculum at different ages, from wool, textiles and clay in primary school to wood, metal, glass, stone and more in high school. For Evan, making things is not just about making things. It is also a parable about human development, human resilience and human creativity. When a student makes a useful and beautiful object, they are also making themselves.


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 The beautifully performed theme music ‘Libertango’ is played by Esther Abrami and Alexandra Whittingham. 


 Esther’s website: ⁠⁠https://www.estherabrami.com/⁠⁠


 Alexandra’s website: ⁠⁠https://www.alexandrawhittingham.com/⁠⁠


Podcast produced by: ⁠⁠https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/ 

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The Magic of Making Things: Educating the Will

The Magic of Making Things: Educating the Will

Steiner Education Australia