European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education
Budget
€300 — €0
EP Access
3
accredited persons
Staff
7
3.6 FTE
EU Grants
€304,693
Mission & Goals
OUR ORGANISATION: The European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education (ECSWE) consists of 27 national Steiner Waldorf schools associations representing 802 schools and some 190.000 pupils in 29 European countries. The organisation is funded by contributions of our members that are calculated based on pupils numbers in the member countries. VISION: Education enabling all children to holistically unfold their unique potential throughout their lifelong personal and professional development. MISSION: Supporting genuine Steiner Waldorf education and promoting freedom in education in Europe. PRIORITIES: To implement our mission, we promote freedom in education and school autonomy. The provision of genuine Steiner Waldorf education tailored to local needs is best achieved if the following conditions are met: 1) Freedom of curriculum, 2) diversity in assessment and 3) an age-appropriate ICT and media education, based on a development-oriented approach.
EU Legislative Interests
- Strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training towards the European Education Area and beyond (2021-2030) - Achieving the European Education Area by 2025 (Roadmap and related actions) and EEA review 2023/2024 - Proposal for a Council Recommendation on Pathways to School Success (Roadmap and all its activities) - DigCOMP 3.0 Revision - Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 and review undertaken in 2025 - Impact of social media and the online environment on young people Own-initiative procedure (INI) 2025/2081(INI) CULT - General work of DG EAC - General work of DG EMPL - General work of the CULT Committee - General work of the EMPL Committee
Communication Activities
- Events, position papers and articles on European Education Arena and the Digital Education Action Plan - Participation in Stakeholder Meetings on European Education Arena and the Digital Education Action Plan and ERASMUS+. - Participation in the Lifelong Learning Interest Group at the European Parliament with regards to the Digital Education Action Plan and the European Education Area
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
- Member of the Lifelong Learning Platform - Member of the Alliance for Childhood European Network Group - Member of Allianz ELIANT - Member of the Learning for Well-being Community - Member of AllDigital
Organisation Members
https://ecswe.eu/members/
Additional Information
In 2022 we applied for the new Civil Society Cooperation in the fields of Youth, Education and Training - FPA. In 2023 This application was evaluated positively and a Grant Agreement was signed. Following the hand-in of our work plan, we received the first installment of 140.000 in April 2023. The total sum paid for our activities in 2023 was 175.000 but due to the late payment, 35.000 were booked into the business year 2024. In 2024 the projected funding volume was 140.000 of which 112.000 were paid out during the business year 2024. Together with the late payment of the 35.000 € of the prior year, this adds up to 147.000 €. In 2025 112.000 € of income are related to the workplan for 2025 and 28.000 € for the workplan of 2024. The final instalment of 28.000 € for the workplan 2025 is expected to arrive in the first half of 2026 and will be booked into that year. Our ERASMUS+ Project in the field of ICT- and Media Education (HERMMES) that fits into the scope of the activities of the European Digital Education Action Plan 2021-27 has a total funding volume of 400.000 € that is shared with a partnership of 10 partners. Until the end of 2024 320.000 € of these funds were transferred and 60.060 € were booked as income in 2022, € 87.141 € were booked as income in 2023, and 150.144 € as income in 2024. Unused funds of 22.655 € from prior years will be booked into 2025 as income when we also expect another instalment of 80.000 € following our final report. As in prior years, this money needs to be shared with the whole project consortium. Approx. 208.500 come from membership fees paid by our members on behalf of their schools. Not all of this money is spent on advocacy and EU projects. Some money goes into networking between members and national level support. The exact costs related to EU level work and advocacy are difficult to assess, but we estimate that about 67-75 % of our budget fall into the range of activities covered by the register.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.