by Per Eisenman

What is the Youth Section?

What is the Youth Section? It is many things. It is a worldwide network of active, questioning, young change agents. It is a group with no members. It is a space for discussions about the spiritual striving of youth—those questions that keep you up at night and wake you up in the morning. The Youth Section is one of eleven sections of the School for Spiritual Science.The School for Spiritual Science is the esoteric heart of the worldwide Anthroposophical Society. The School is dedicated to the support and furtherance of spiritual scientific research as it is elaborated in the work of its founder, Rudolf Steiner.

There are no Membership Requirements

The Youth Section is special in that, while the other sections require membership in the School of Spiritual Science, the Youth Section has no membership requirements and, in fact, no members. There are, however, many people of varying ages active under its wings. In a certain sense, any time young people are striving to find their own inner meaning, to answer the burning questions of their time, they are doing Youth Section work. Most people involved in the Youth Section are inspired by Rudolf Steiner’s work, or connected to others who are inspired by his work.

The Work

The work takes different forms: projects, study groups, conferences, conversations. The home of the Youth Section is at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, the worldwide headquarters of the Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science. Many activities are spearheaded from there, but the Youth Section finds its life through local initiatives taken up around the world. When young people ask their own questions and take initiative rather than waiting for programs to be created for them, Youth Section work is taking place.

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