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Waldorf Teacher Education
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Course Descriptions

Waldorf Teacher Education

Our Waldorf programs are accredited!

Antioch University New England's Waldorf Teacher Education programs are the only accredited Waldorf master's programs in the country. Our program is also the only Waldorf Teacher Education program that offers an elementary/early childhood public school teacher certification option.

There is a Waldorf program for you.

MEd with State Certification (40-credit)

The MEd in Elementary/Early Childhood Education with NH Teacher Certification is an on-campus, year-round program for people who want to become certified public school teachers. At the end of the program, students are prepared to apply for NH Certification. Once certified in New Hampshire, students can go on to get certified in 42 other states, which have reciprocity with New Hampshire.

MEd without State Certification

People who only want to focus on Waldorf education and do not want state certification can earn an MEd in Elementary/Early Childhood Education in the 40-credit year-round program. Those with Waldorf experience can choose the 32-credit summer sequence program.

Waldorf Certificate

Those who are not seeking a master's degree but want to complete the Waldorf Teacher Education can take this 28-credit Waldorf Certificate program either year-round on campus, or as a summer sequence program. Those with associate's, bachelor's, or master's degrees are eligible for this program.

MEd for Experienced Waldorf teachers

Waldorf teachers with seven or more years of experience can earn an MEd in Elementary/Early Childhood Education in an accelerated 13-month program taking classes in two summer semesters, supplemented with online and self-directed work in the fall and spring.

Learn from distinguished faculty.

The Waldorf program's internationally renowned faculty have been Waldorf classroom teachers themselves for many years. They have published books on the subject, and are popular speakers in Waldorf communities the world over.

What is Anthroposophy?

Waldorf Education was developed at the beginning of the twentieth century by Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian educator, philosopher, scientist, and artist. He based this new art of education on a knowledge of the developing human being called anthroposophy. Anthroposophy offers a philosophy of personal transformation that is of great value to the vocation of teaching. Antioch University New England's Waldorf Teacher Education Program, based on Steiner's philosophy, was inaugurated in 1982 to meet the rapidly growing need for Waldorf teachers in North America.

Waldorf 2010 Summer Intensive: July 11-30

   

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Debbie Spitulnik

Debbie Spitulnik, MEd '95

First Grade Teacher
Washington Waldorf School
Bethesda, Maryland
Undergraduate: Elementary and Special Education, Syracuse University

What inspired you to choose Antioch's Waldorf program?
I was disillusioned with the educational system I had taught in for many years. I enrolled my son in a Waldorf school and substitute taught there. It was exactly what I was looking for, a style of teaching that I believed in.

What parts of your program have proven most useful?
Everything from my Waldorf program has been applicable and useful to my teaching. I still refer to my notes and my final project. There was so much depth in the program. Antioch University New England provided a truly extraordinary experience.

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