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Isla Coogans
Hi everyone! My name is Isla, I’m 18 years old from Sydney Australia and have been in Steiner schooling my whole life! Disconnecting is important to me as it helps me to not only appreciate my surroundings more but also to appreciate myself more, and to truly be in touch with who I am as
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Pietro Gioioso
Hey there! I’m Pietro, and I live in Florence, Italy! I honestly struggled a bit with what to write here, so I decided to start with what I love most: music. Music is always there for me: when I’m happy, when I’m not feeling well, in every moment of my life. It’s a place where
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Norea Dijkstra
My name is Norea, a 20-year-old Cultural Anthropology student from the Netherlands. Connection is deeply important for me; I can feel very alone when I don’t feel connected to the people around me. I believe that connection can be very vulnerable, because it requires trusting others with a part of yourself, but I think it
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Katrina Hoven
My name is Katrina. I have been working with the Youth Section in Dornach since the spring. I’m a German American who grew up in California but have been lucky enough to have lived in a few US states and four different European Counties. I’ve also traveled extensively on five continents. Because of this, I
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Nathaniel Williams
Working on practical, social or cultural projects is a powerful way to develop connections. Today it is possible to be connected at every moment with people and events all over the world, but being everywhere, all the time, all at once can also feel like being nowhere. To disconnect is to make priorities, to dedicate
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Anastasia Chikhladze
Sipping the tea from the cup. Laughing and telling stories around the table. Connecting with people… Dancing in the street or at the party. Strangers joining… Moving body and feeling life. Connecting with people… Singing in the choir. People singing in different voices, making harmony. Connecting with people… Cool, isn’t it? I am Anastasia, 17
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Meet Gareth Dicker
Hello ISC2026! I am so looking forward to facilitating our time together at this inspiring conference. I’ll be playing hooky from my work as a Waldorf high school physics and math teacher in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, just to be with you all. Already it feels well worth the flight to Switzerland. I was asked
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Anna Christina Steffens
I’m Anna, an 18-year-old, lifelong Waldorf student from Trento, a small town in northern Italy. I grew up speaking both Italian and German, and this sparked in me the love for languages. Over the years I’ve studied English, Latin and ancient Greek, and that taught me to appreciate the hidden connections that link different languages
