Early Childhood Teacher Education &
Training
There
are several ways to train to be a Waldorf early childhood
educator.
If
you do not yet have experience in Waldorf education, you should
consider a full-time two-year training program. These programs
can be taken either towards a Certificate or a Master’s Degree,
depending on your own educational background and intentions.
If
you are already working in a Waldorf setting, a part-time
training might be more suitable. These can also be taken toward
a Certificate or a Master’s Degree.
There
are also introductory and advanced professional development
workshops and courses, as well as training programs for home
care and child care providers. A brief listing follows. Please
contact the training center directly for information on programs,
admissions, tuition and fees.
Full-time Programs
Full-time
two-year programs in Waldorf Early Childhood Education are
offered by Sunbridge College in Spring Valley, NY, and
at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, CA. Each offers a
two-year full-time on-campus program - a Foundation or Orientation
Program followed by an Early Childhood Education Program.
Both colleges offer certificate programs; Sunbridge College
also offers a Master’s Degree option.
These
colleges also offer a wide array of workshops, conferences,
and introductory and advanced summer courses for early childhood
educators, as well as training programs in remedial education,
school organization and administration, gardening and bio-dynamics,
and the arts.
Rudolf
Steiner College
9200
Fair Oaks Blvd. Fair Oaks, CA 95628
Tel
916-961-8727
rsc@steinercollege.edu
www.steinercollege.edu.
Sunbridge
College
285
Hungry Hollow Road, Spring Valley, NY 10977
Tel 845-425-0055
info@sunbridge.edu.
www.sunbridge.edu.
Part-time Programs
Rudolf
Steiner College in California, Sunbridge College in New York,
and the West Coast Institute for Anthroposophy in British
Columbia, Canada, offer part-time two-year (three summers
and two intervening school years) practitioner-based certificate
programs for those already working in a Waldorf setting with
young children. A third summer term is not part of
this program. Students obtain a "Letter of Completion"
and are encouraged to obtain certification through the provincial
ministry
These
part-time trainings include three-week summer courses, plus
five-day intensive courses each fall and spring, with faculty
mentors who support participants in their work. These are
Certificate programs; the Sunbridge training may also be taken
for a Master’s Degree in Waldorf Early Childhood Education.
Rudolf
Steiner College
9200 Fair Oaks Blvd.,Fair Oaks, CA 95628
Tel 916-961-8727
rsc@steinercollege.edu
Sunbridge
College
285
Hungry Hollow Road, Spring Valley, NY 10977
Tel
845-425-0055
info@sunbridge.edu
West Coast Institute for Anthroposophy
c/o
Carol Young, 6159 Grieve Road, Duncan, B.C. V9L 2G9 Canada
Tel
250-701-0393.
info@westcoastinstitute.org
Childcare Provider Training
LifeWays
North America:
Courses and certificate training programs for child care providers
in home-based and center-based programs, parent-child program
directors and teachers, extended care providers, and parents
and grandparents are offered by LifeWays on the East Coast
at the Rudolf Steiner (summer) Institute, on the West Coast
at Rudolf Steiner College, and in Wisconsin at Wisconsin LifeWays
Centers.
Contact Cynthia Aldinger, Director
403 Piney Oak, Norman, Oklahoma 73072
Tel 405-447-2365
cynthia@lifeways-center.org
www.lifeways-center.org.
Sophia’s Hearth Family Center offers professional development courses
designed especially for child care providers, parent-infant
program teachers and early childhood professionals. The Center
also offers a 14-month part-time training course for those
interested in working with children in the first three years
and their families. The training arises from Waldorf early
childhood education, supported with the insights of pediatrician
Emmi Pikler and child development specialist Magda Gerber
of RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers).
Contact Susan Weber, Director
Sophia’s Hearth, 36 Carpenter St., Keene, NH 03431
Tel 603-357-3755
info@sophiashearth.org
www.sophiashearth.org
Other Early Childhood Courses
There
are also one- to three-week introductory courses each summer
at the major training centers and also at the Rudolf Steiner
Institute. These are not training programs leading to
certification, but offer rich introductory experiences. Contact
Registrar Erin Hughes, Registrar at 1-800-RSI-5191 or
www.steinerinstitute.org.
In
addition, there are Waldorf teacher education programs for
class teachers (elementary grades) that also include some
early childhood coursework:
Antioch/New England Graduate School
40 Avon St, Keene, NH 03431
Tel 603-357-3122 ext 355
admissions@antiochne.edu
www.antiochne.edu
The Arcturas Rudolf Steiner Education Program
6531 North Lakewood, Chicago, IL 60626
Tel 773-761-3026
arcturas23@hotmail.com
www.arcturus.info
The Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training
P.O. Box 2228,
Sausalito,CA 94966
bactt@sbcglobal.net
www.bacwtt.org
Center for Anthroposophy
P .O. Box 545, Wilton, NH 03086
Tel: 603-654-2566, email:
cfa@tellink.net, website:
www.centerforanthroposophy.org
Rudolf Steiner Centre
9100
Bathurst St #4, Thornhill, ONT L4J 8C7 Canada
Tel
905-764-7570
info@rsct.ca.
Sound Circle Center for Arts and Anthroposophy
9836 43rd Pl. N.E., Seattle, WA 98115
Tel
206-925-9199
info@soundcircle.org
Waldorf Institute of Southern California
17100
Superior St, Northridge, CA 91325
Tel
877-394-1444
office@waldorfteaching.org
www.waldorfteaching.org
Waldorf Institute of the Great Lakes
2555
Burns, Detroit, MI 48214
Tel
313-823-8764
info@waldorfinstitute.org
www.waldorfinstitute.org
Waldorf Teacher Training Eugene
3976 Oak Street, Eugene, OR 97405-3953
Tel 541-485-6348
info@eugenewaldorf.org
www.eugenewaldorf.org
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