Waldorf Certificate Program (Year-Round)

The Waldorf Certificate is available to individuals who are solely interested in pursuing training as a Waldorf teacher. (Applicants without a BA must have at least 60 credits and have experience in education.) The Waldorf Certificate Program is a summer entry program:

Requirements

Minimum number of required semesters: 4
Expected study sequence: Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer
Total Credits: 28–credit minimum

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 held 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
(Classes are held for three weeks in July in Wilton, NH)
Waldorf Curriculum Preparation II: Grades 5–8
Internship and Professional Seminar (Waldorf School)
Waldorf School Administration
Supervised Independent Study (Early Childhood)
Sculptural Modeling
Handwork in the Waldorf School
Electives

Second Summer
(Classes are held in Keene, 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