Eurythmy is an artistic form of movement, particular to Steiner schools, that strengthens and harmonises the life forces in the child and young person. It is also a social art and the children learn to work together on quite complicated forms, to find a common expression of a verse or piece of music. Great concentration is required as are alertness, attention to posture, listening, respectfulness of others, quickness, the capacity to come to inner quiet, and as a whole class to collectively arrive at an open and listening state of being.

For the younger classes, eurythmy is brought largely through verses and imaginations that lead them through forms and gestures, that complement the morning lesson the children are working with. For example, in first class, they will move the forms of the consonants and experience the soul gesture of vowels. In second class they may work vigorously with the times tables as a basis for dynamic movement and rhythmic patterns. In the older classes more complicated forms are brought that require concentration and cooperation. During the Ancient Greece lesson in class 5, the students feel themselves as the Greek gymnast or hero, with the power to speak and act to meet great challenges. In high school, reverence for life, a respect for each unique individual within the context of working socially as a group underlie the work.