There are experiences that accompany you throughout your life ...
The 10-11 years are the heart of childhood, a period of harmony prior to the arrival of adolescence. In Waldorf schools it is accompanied by immersion in the world of classical Greece, their mythology, your science, his art, Homero, Socrates, Alexander the Great ... Throughout the course those images accompany us in narrations, theater plays, songs, verses ...
The final part of this tour is a meeting of the 5th grade classes of Waldorf schools in Spain and Portugal in Ampurias, to participate in an Olympics in the magical setting of the ruins of a city, first Greek then Roman. Athletes are tested in jump, carrera, struggle, javelin and discus, not to be first, but in search of his gestures of the ideals of Beauty, Truth and Strength, not to outperform others or to seek the best result, but to find yourself in the process of giving your best.
The stone remains of the amphitheater and the arena of ancient Emporiae bear witness to the experiences of these children, dressed in their robes, representing Sparta, Athens, Delfos, Eleusis or Thebes. The ruins bear witness to the resurgence of the Hellenic ideal in them, in those pure experiences of themselves, of his strength, of its harmony, of her perfection ... you can see it in the brightness of her eyes, in the determination of his gaze, in the fluidity and speed of actions, in the passion of their movements… Everyone has reached perfection at some point, the memory of that leap they took is engraved in their souls, how his partner managed to throw the javelin like never before, how his partner managed to finish the marathon test and they hugged him at the finish ...
They return as victors, but without losers, victors of themselves, enriched and transformed by the Beauty experience, Truth and Strength, for the authentic experience of themselves and their companions on an unforgettable trip, fruit of past experiences and seed of others that are yet to come.
Juan Luis Alegria Ibáñez. Waldorf Alicante School. IIP Dharma College Alicante.
