MEd in Elementary/Early Childhood Education with Waldorf Elementary Specialization (Year-Round)

without K-8 Public School Certification

Requirements

Minimum semesters: 5
Expected study sequence: Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer, Fall
Total Credits: 40

First Summer
(Classes are held for three weeks in July in Wilton, NH)
Anthroposophy: Projective Geometry
Human Development
Evolving Consciousness I
Eurythmy I, Speech I, Modeling
Singing

First Fall
(Classes are Thursday and Friday with occasional weekends in Keene, NH)
Waldorf Curriculum Preparation I: Grades 1–4
Movement and Storytelling Pre-K Classroom
Waldorf Methods in Math and Language Arts
Evolving Consciousness II
Painting I (Goethean Color Study)
Painting II (Curriculum)
Classroom Drawing
Drama

First Spring
Waldorf Curriculum Preparation II: Grades 5–8
Internship and Professional Seminar - (Internship in a Waldorf school Monday-Wednesday. Classes on Thursday and Friday with occasional weekends in Keene, NH)
Waldorf School Administration
Supervised Independent Study (Early Childhood)
Sculptural Modeling
Handwork in the Waldorf School
Electives
Supervised Independent Study (Waldorf Educational Research)

Second Summer
(Classes are held for three weeks in July in Wilton, NH)
Foundations of Human Experience
Arts to accompany Foundations of Human Experience
Science Curriculum
Eurythmy
Speech II
Bothmer Gymnastics/Games
The Adolescent (elective)
Music Curriculum (elective)
Optional one-week institutes on specialized themes

Second Fall
Internship and Professional Seminar/Practicum - (Second internship in a Waldorf school Monday-Friday for 15 weeks. Internship site can be anywhere in the country.)
Master’s Project

Last Updated: 1/29/10