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San Francisco Waldorf Teacher Education
- Join the San Francisco Weekend Teacher Education Program
- San Francisco Weekend Teacher Education Program Visitor Events
- From Compassion to Forgiveness, March 31, 2012
- Deepen your understanding of the human being and his destiny
- Enhance your artistic creativity
- Learn to renew the art of education and carry this wisdom with you in everything you explore
- Work with master teachers who share their expertise and insights while helping you develop classroom capacities and skills
- Learn to fully integrate practical experience, academics, and the arts while exploring social and group dynamics with your classmates
- Prepare to become a Waldorf teacher in early childhood, grades, or high school
About the Program
The San Francisco Waldorf Teacher Education Program is a three- year and three-summer part-time training specifically designed for those living and working in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Emphasis is placed upon awakening the faculties of the teacher and developing his/her creativity in preparation for becoming a certified Waldorf teacher. This program includes observation and practice teaching in Waldorf schools, as well as mentoring, and professional support. Qualified graduates may apply for teaching positions in Waldorf schools worldwide.
Academic Year: Classes meet at San Francisco Waldorf School
Summers: Classes meet at the Fair Oaks campus of Rudolf Steiner College
Classes
| Year I | Year II | Year III |
| Rudolf Steiner's Life and Work | Biography | Study of Man, part III |
| Introduction to Anthroposophy | Reading the Book of History | Practical Advice to Teachers |
| Waldorf Education and the Development of the Child | Mythology | Discussions with Teachers |
| Nature of the Human Being and His Destiny | Astronomy | Goethe’s Faust |
| Intuitive Thinking (Philosophy of Freedom) | Cosmology | Child Studies |
| Inner Work | Embryology | Classroom Management |
| The Festivals and Their Meaning | Evolution of Consciousness through Art History | Meditative Life of the Teacher |
| Parzifal | Inner Work | The Waldorf School as a Social Organism |
| Curriculum Studies | Study of Man, part I&II | Curriculum Studies & Didactics |
| Singing & Instrumental Music | Curriculum Studies | Projective Geometry |
| Speech and the Art of Storytelling | Singing & Instrumental Music | Singing & Instrumental Music |
| Clay Modeling | Eurythmy | Clay Modeling |
| Painting and Drawing | Copper Smithing/Woodwork | Clay Modeling |
| Painting and Drawing | Painting and Drawing |
Overnight Accommodations
Students in the weekend program who need overnight accommodations due to their long residential distance from the San Francisco Waldorf School are eligible to stay Friday nights in the school at no additional cost. Students must provide their own bedding..
For information concerning Admissions, Tuition and Fees, and Financial Aid, go to our admissions page or contact us.
Adjunct Faculty
Karen Apana, Diane David, Paul Gierlach, Brian Gray, Bodo Langen, Ted Mahle, Anna Rainville, Mark-Daniel Schmid, Isabelle Tabacot, Astrid Thiersch-Weber, Patrick Wakeford-Evans, David Weber, and others.
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