Waldorf Students Study U.S. Constitution
by Stephen Keith Sagarin, Faculty Chair - 28 Oct 2008

On Monday, October 27, Great Barrington Waldorf High School students in grades 10 through 12 began an intensive 3 week seminar study of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights with Peter Elliston, history teacher and Georgetown University law school graduate.

"Students will read the Constitution and look especially at the personal liberties protected by the Bill of Rights as they affect their own lives, now and in the future," according to Mr. Elliston. "After this historic election, we will move to look in particular at the first amendment. Prior to the election, we'll look at the branches of government and larger issues of constitutional law. Students have also been asked to look at constitutions from other democracies from around the world.

It's hard to keep personal politics out of the class, but I'm trying. Students should understand all points of view."

"It's great," says visitor Damian Thoenges, a junior from the Munich-Schwabing Waldorf School. "American politics affect the rest of the world, so we all need to learn about it."

Several students will vote for the first time on Nov. 4. "What better time to learn about the Consitution than now, in the weeks leading up to the election?" says senior Conor Gallagher. "Everyone says this is a pivotal election. We're in an economic crisis, and we need to choose a President who can lead us out of it."

"Not to mention the war in Iraq," says senior Eliot Stier.

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