2024-2025 Lecture Series
Dr. Brad Kershner, Head of School
This school year, KWS Head of School Dr. Brad Kershner will host a series of public lectures on topics important for all parents and educators. Each event will be open to the public and recorded, and will include time for questions and discussion. Learn more at the link below.
Location: Kimberton Waldorf High School Library
410 W Seven Stars Rd
Phoenixville, PA 19460
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024 at 7pm
Cultivating Community: Overcoming Cultural Fragmentation in a Polarized World
In the context of an upcoming Presidential election, we will consider how we can understand our current cultural and political predicament from a developmental, growth-oriented perspective, with an emphasis on recognizing some of the most prevalent patterns and dysfunctions that inhibit the health of diverse communities.
Monday, Oct 28, 2024 at 6:30pm
Mental Health in a Changing World: Raising Children in a Digital Society
This lecture will summarize recent research and insights related to mental health, the impacts of digital technology, and how some cultural trends are exacerbating the problems our children must learn to resolve.
Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 at 7:30pm
Artificial Intelligence & Natural Intelligence: What is the Difference and Why Does it Matter?
Amidst the hysteria of hype about AI (and the elusive and perilous promise of AGI), there are fundamental and important distinctions between AI and humans that are not being well communicated or understood. This talk will try to summarize some important insights and distinctions related to AI and humans, to clarify what we should be concerned about and how we can shape and respond to the evolution of technology.
Saturday, Feb 22, 2025 at 10:00am
As Within, So Without: Understanding the Hemispheric Brain and the Genius of Waldorf Education
This lecture will explore the ways in which our individual and collective experience is filtered through and shaped by our hemispheric brains, and the ways in which Waldorf education offers an integrated and balanced approach to learning that enables holistic understanding of and relationship to the natural and social world.
