Sunbridge Institute - Waldorf Teacher Education

The Work of the Teacher Development Committee: A Pedagogical Leadership Workshop
2017-01-28 09:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Sunbridge Institute, 285 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, 10977, United States
A one-day workshop on:
~ Teacher Development
~ Mentoring
~ Evaluations

Join three experienced Waldorf professionals in exploring best practices in Waldorf teacher development. For administrators, teachers, committee members, and pedagogical, faculty, and section chairs.

SCHEDULE
Saturday, January 28, 2017
9am-5:30pm

FACILITATORS
Sabine Kully is Faculty Chair and high school eurythmy teacher at The Waldorf School of Garden City (NY), where her oversight of the whole school community includes hiring and firing, curriculum development, and community building. Prior to joining Garden City in 2008, Sabine served as College Chair, High School Coordinator, and Vice-President of the Board of the East Bay Waldorf School in El Sobrante, CA, where her school oversight responsibilities included faculty and staff evaluations and welfare. From 2000-04, she was College Chair and Dean of Faculty at the Rudolf Steiner School in NYC which she joined as a faculty member in 1993; among her many responsibilities there were coordinating the HR Committee and the hiring, firing, evaluation, and professional development of faculty and staff.
A Swiss Waldorf school graduate, Sabine earned her eurythmy diploma from the Eurythmeum in Stuttgart, Germany, completed her artistic education at Eurythmy Spring Valley, and received a pedagogical eurythmy diploma from Antioch New England. She has served many years as an AWSNA rep and has led parent anthroposphical study groups since 1998.

Karen Crandall is currently class teacher for the fifth grade at the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs, NY. This is Karen’s third class cycle. She led her first class, grades one through eight, from 1993-2001 and her second class from 2007-2012 (picking up the class in the middle of their 3rd grade year). Karen has chaired the Teacher Development Committee in the school since 2009 and has been leading the All School Study in Anthroposophy since 2013.
A member of the Sunbridge Summer Series faculty, Karen holds a BFA from Penn State University and an MSEd from Sunbridge College.

Jessica Heffernan Ziegler has been the Executive Director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008. Her professional focus on governance issues, personnel development, and leadership skills are utilized in both her Executive Director position and in her work as co-instructor of Sunbridge’s Collaborative Leadership course and related workshops.
Jessica has worked as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf school administrators and teachers, as well as other professionals, for many years, consulting in diverse institutions and schools in both the US and Germany. Her Waldorf background also includes serving as the first administrator and a board member at a Waldorf school she co-founded in Everswinkel, Germany. She is currently engaged in training with SECA International and is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development, an international consulting group. Jessica, who did biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke, holds a BS in Business Management.

Participants of our last pedagogical workshop had this to say:
~ Excellent! Very able and skilled facilitators
~ I thought the workshop was very well-organized. I gained a lot hearing about other school situations.
~ This was so interesting and satisfying.
~ Information and knowledge shared with warmth and humor: a great combination!
~ It was a wonderful day.

FEE
$175 with online registration (available through 9am Friday, January 27). Cost includes snacks and lunch and a $25 non-refundable registration fee.
Discount Options (only one discount may be applied):

Sunbridge teacher education program students and graduates receive a discount off the workshop price
Sending schools receive a 5th registration free (plus cost of food) for every 4 paid registrations.

Please contact registrar Tamara Photiadis for the appropriate registration code : registrar@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x16

Space permitting, we will accept walk-ins on the day of the workshop; walk-in fee is $190, payable at the door through check or credit card.

REGISTRATION
Click HERE to register.

HOUSING
Workshop housing is available through the Threefold Educational Center and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Please click here to learn about housing options.

Questions?
Contact: info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge Institute reserves the right to cancel any offering at any time. If Sunbridge cancels, all registrants will be notified and will receive a full refund. If the registrant cancels, he or she will receive a full refund less the non-refundable registration fee. Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.

The Four Core Elements of Successful Leadership
2017-04-21 19:00 - 2017-04-22 17:30 UTC
The newest workshop in our Collaborative Leadership: Mastering the Essentials series

Inspiring

Intervening

Steering

Coaching

Explore these core elements of successful organizational and business leadership and acquire the tools needed to deepen your own development as a successful leader. For administrators, managers, section and committee heads, and all those with leadership responsibilities in Waldorf schools and other workplace settings.

SCHEDULE
Friday, April 21, 7-9pm
Saturday, April 22, 9am-5:30pm

FACILITATORS

Joachim Ziegler, PhD, has been working in the fields of Organizational Development and Human Resources Development since 1994. A partner in MIRA Companions for Development, an international group of consultants, Joachim’s current list of American and international clients encompasses the banking, pharmaceutical, retail, and manufacturing sectors, as well as anthroposophical institutions and Waldorf schools. Joachim is a member of the College of Social Sciences Section at the Goetheanum and the international Association for Social Development. He has taught at the University of Muenster and at Germany’s first private university in Herdecke. Joachim holds an MA in Adult Education and a PhD in Medical Education.
Jessica Heffernan Ziegler has been the Executive Director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008. Jessica’s professional focus on governance issues, personnel development, and leadership skills are utilized in both her Executive Director position and in her work as co-instructor (with Joachim Ziegler) of Sunbridge’s Collaborative Leadership course and related workshops. Jessica has worked as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf school administrators and teachers, as well as other professionals, for many years,consulting in diverse institutions and schools in both the US and Germany. Her Waldorf background also includes serving as the first administrator and a board member at a Waldorf school she co-founded in Everswinkel, Germany; she also sits on the board of the Otto Specht School in Chestnut Ridge, NY. Jessica is currently engaged in training with SECA International and is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development, an international consulting group. She did biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and holds a BS in Business Management.

FEE
$225, with online registration (available through 7pm, Thursday, April 20). Cost includes snacks and lunch and a $25 non-refundable registration fee.
Discount Options (only one discount may be applied):

Sunbridge teacher education program students and graduates receive a discount off the workshop price.
Sending schools receive a 5th registration free (plus cost of food) for every 4 paid registrations.

Please contact registrar Tamara Photiadis for the appropriate registration code : registrar@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x16
Space permitting, we will accept walk-ins on the day of the workshop; walk-in fee is $240, payable at the door through check or credit card.

REGISTRATION
Click HERE to register.

HOUSING
Workshop housing is available through the Threefold Educational Center and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Please click here to learn about housing options.

Questions?
Contact info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.

Sunbridge Institute reserves the right to cancel any offering at any time. If Sunbridge cancels, all registrants will be notified and will receive a full refund. If the registrant cancels, he or she will receive a full refund less the non-refundable registration fee. Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.

Working with Parents
2017-06-26 08:00 - 2017-06-27 17:30 (America/Halifax)
A 2-Day Workshop on Developing and Sustaining Healthy Teacher-Parent Relationships
Behind every child stands a parent… or two, or three, or four! As teachers we tend to focus on our students, sometimes forgetting the fact that our relationships with parents are every bit as important. In this workshop we will explore the different facets of the teacher-parent relationship; discuss successful ways of sharing with parents the wonderful, challenging task of guiding their child through childhood; and do some hands-on activities to strengthen our powers of observation and compassion.
Topics we will cover include:
• Navigating the (often tricky) parent/friend divide
• Running effective and rewarding parent evenings
• Creating an atmosphere of trust and collaboration
• Writing tactful, informative year-end reports
• Establishing guidelines for healthy communication
• Preventing and managing crises
Instructor Melissa Merkling is currently an Educational Support Coordinator and Extra Lesson teacher at the Housatonic Valley Waldorf School in Newtown, Connecticut, which she founded in 1989. Melissa grew up in New York City and attended the Rudolf Steiner School from kindergarten through 12th grade. After studying art at Bennington College and spending four years in Italy, she worked in television, edited a non-profit publication, and earned a Certificate in Waldorf Early Childhood Education from Sunbridge College. At Housatonic Valley she has held virtually every position, from Early Childhood and Grades teacher to Administrator, Enrollment Director, and College and Board member. Melissa has attended and led anthroposophical classes and study groups for over twenty years. She currently serves as a pedagogical mentor for students in Sunbridge’s Waldorf Elementary Teacher Education program. She is also a professional editor and proofreader, and the mother of a grown son.
Schedule
Monday, June 26: Registration opens at 8am and concludes by 8:30am; Classes run 8:30am-5:30pm
Tuesday, June 27: Classes run 8:30am-5:30pm
An hour is given for lunch, with shorter breaks for morning and afternoon snacks
Fee
$335 (includes all materials and non-refundable $45 registration fee). Discounts may apply; see registration form for details.
Visit https://www.sunbridge.edu for more information.

Painting with Plant-Dyed Wool
2017-06-26 08:00 - 2017-06-27 17:30 (America/Halifax)
This summer, immerse yourself in the beautiful craft of needle-felting!
Under the expert instruction of an established craftsperson and Waldorf educator, you will:
– Explore the art and technique of needle-felting
– Discover how to layer the surface and manipulate color, light, and texture
– Work with the natural, delicate beauty of plant-dyed wool
– Create your own wool painting, and bring home the know-how to continue this craft on your own
This 2-day workshop is open to educators, parents, artists, and others. No previous needle-felting experience necessary. All tools and materials will be provided.
Instructor Judit Gilbert is an accomplished fiber artist specializing in needle-felted wool pictures depicting fairy tales, using plant-dyed colors. Her artwork can be seen on her website, woolpictures.com. Judit is also a teacher at Green Meadow Waldorf School, where she is currently teaching fifth grade with the class she has been with since first grade. Previously, she taught in elementary schools in her birth country of Hungary, and helped launch a Waldorf school in her home town. She is also a trained eurythmist who has performed with the Eurythmy Spring Valley ensemble. Judit did her undergraduate study at the Theological University of Szeged (Hungary); earned a certificate in Waldorf Education from Emerson College (UK); a Eurythmy diploma from Eurythmy Spring Valley; and a BA in Eurythmy Education from University College of Eurythmy in Oslo, Norway.
Schedule:
Monday, June 26: Registration opens at 8am and concludes by 8:30am; Classes run 8:30am-5:30pm
Tuesday, June 27: Classes run 8:30am-5:30pm
An hour is given for lunch, with shorter mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks
Fee
$350 (includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee). Discounts may apply; see registration form for details.
Visit https://www.sunbridge.edu for more information.

Eurythmy and the Growing Child
2017-07-02 14:45 - 17:00 (America/Halifax)
Open to all but especially relevant for Waldorf teachers and parents
Eurythmy is essential in order for Waldorf Education to fully serve the child. But what is eurythmy? What does it actually do for the child? How does it fit into the Waldorf curriculum, and what is its contribution and impact?
In this highly experiential workshop, you will deepen your understanding of why this art form is so essential to the Waldorf pedagogy, and experience for yourself elements of the eurythmy curriculum from kindergarten across the grades.
Through discussion and activity you will:
– Discover what eurythmy reveals about human development
– Work your way through the development of the child by means of exercises appropriate to each developmental phase
– See how the Waldorf curriculum comes to life through movement and gesture
– Learn about the interplay between eurythmy and academic experiences
– Acquire the language and understanding to talk about eurythmy to Waldorf parents in a valuable way
– Work, play, laugh, and have fun!
Eurythmy and the Growing Child is designed as both a stand-alone as well as a means of enhancing your experience in another Sunbridge Summer Series 2017 offering.
Instructor Laura Radefeld teaches grades 8-12 eurythmy at Green Meadow Waldorf School (NY), where she has been a member of the faculty since 2010 and also sits on the Collegium and the Curriculum Development Committee. She is also on the faculty of the Eurythmy Spring Valley Pedagogical Eurythmy program. Laura is a graduate of Eurythmy Spring Valley four-year artistic eurythmy training and Emerson College Waldorf Teacher Training.
Workshop Schedule
Sunday, July 2: 2:45pm registration. Workshop runs from 3-5pm
Workshop Fee
$45 (including non-refundable $25 registration fee). Discounts may apply; see registration form for details.
Visit https://www.sunbridge.edu for further information.

Literacy in the Early Grades
2017-07-07 18:30 - 2017-07-09 13:00 (America/Halifax)
Developing Your Skills to Teach Writing and Reading in Grades One-Three
Professional development for Waldorf teachers and homeschool parents
Explore the genius of the Waldorf approach to literacy as together we draw on current resources and practices to inform your teaching. You’ll discover ways to integrate treasures from Orton-Gillingham and Project Read into your Waldorf classroom while learning practical, effective, and imaginative techniques for teaching writing and reading in the early grades.
Incorporating speech, spelling, writing, and reading, this course covers:
• Moving from oral to written tradition
• Learning a structured, yet flexible, way to teach reading skills
• Decoding and encoding the English language through a linguistic understanding
• Using a multi-sensory approach for all
• Developing scope and sequence of a literacy curriculum
• Working with parents on literacy questions
In addition to grades 1-3 class teachers, Waldorf remedial and reading specialists, and homeschool parents working with a Waldorf curriculum, those who would also benefit from the information imparted in this course include Waldorf kindergarten teachers, upper grades class teachers, world language teachers, and pedagogical and faculty chairs.NOTE, however, that this is not an introductory course: Participants should have Waldorf training and/or experience as a Waldorf class teacher; exceptions will be made at the instructor’s discretion.
Instructor Margot Amrine, a teacher of literacy skills to children from preschool to grade 12 since 1976, is currently fourth grade class teacher at The Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (MI). This is Margot’s third lower school class since joining the School’s faculty in 1989; she has also chaired the School’s College and was a founding teacher of their high school. In addition to teaching, Margot is Director of the Waldorf Institute of Southeastern Michigan and mentors Waldorf teachers in the Midwest area. Previously, she taught at the Waldorf School of Lexington (MA) and before that, was a kindergarten teacher in public schools in Ohio and Vermont. A member of the Anthroposophical Society since 1981, Margot holds a BMA in Music/Art History from the University of Michigan School of Music; she has a particular interest in language arts and in working with parents, and enjoys traveling and playing the cello.
Schedule:
Friday, July 7: 6:30-7pm registration. Class runs from 7pm-9pm
Saturday, July 8: Classes runs from 9am-5:30pm, with time for breaks and lunch
Sunday, July 9: Classes run from 9am-1pm, with mid-morning break
Fee:
$335 (includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee). Discounts may apply; see registration form for details.
Visit https://www.sunbridge.edu for further information.

The Urban Waldorf Kindergarten
2017-07-17 08:00 - 2017-07-18 17:30 (America/Halifax)
Meeting Young Children’s Needs in a City Setting
In this two-day workshop, we will have the opportunity to come together as colleagues to explore and highlight the experience of working in an urban Waldorf early childhood setting. Through this exploration you will discover the singular advantages that urban settings bring to Waldorf early childhood education, learn how working in an urban Waldorf kindergarten contributes to the greater Waldorf movement, and walk away feeling even more confident in your work in using Waldorf pedagogy to meet the specific needs of urban children and families.
Among the topics we will consider as we identify and discuss some of the unique and formative experiences of city life, and the challenges urban Waldorf early childhood educators face, are:
– Finding creative ways to use the space you have for movement activities
– Creating stories and circle time activities
– Celebrating nature and the cycles of the year in a city setting
– Cultivating the will of the young child
– Exploring how speech and sound play a role in the lives of urban children
– Fostering a diverse community of parents
Instructor Meggan Gill is a Lead Teacher in the Early Childhood section at the Brooklyn Waldorf School, where she has taught Parent-and-Child and Kindergarten classes and has been actively involved on the school’s Faculty Council and Board of Trustees. Prior to joining Brooklyn in 2009, she taught Parent-and-Child classes as well as Nursery classes at NYC’s New Amsterdam School. Meggan first learned about Waldorf Education while earning a liberal arts undergraduate degree in health sciences at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, when she visited the Olympia Waldorf School as part of her “Arts and the Child” class. Soon thereafter, she began working in their extended day and early childhood programs and eventually earned her certificate in Waldorf Early Childhood Education from Sunbridge.
Schedule:
Monday, July 17: Registration opens at 8am and concludes by 8:30am; Classes run 8:30am-5:30pm
Tuesday, July 18: Classes run 8:30am-5:30pm
An hour is given for lunch, with shorter breaks for morning and afternoon snacks
Fee
$335 (includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee). Discounts may apply; see registration form for details.
Visit https://www.sunbridge.edu for more information

Painting in the Grades
2017-07-17 08:00 - 2017-07-18 17:30 (America/Halifax)
Creative Ideas and Practical Techniques for Watercolor Painting in Grades 4-8
Professional development for elementary teachers and homeschool parents
In this hands-on workshop, teachers will receive guidance in watercolor painting while exploring Waldorf curricula themes.
Under the instruction of a highly experienced class teacher and trained artist, you will:
• Examine elements of artistic composition, including color and form
• Work with various watercolor techniques
• Practice wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry painting
• View student examples
• Discuss themes that work well for specific age groups
• Learn how paintings can span the years
• Explore methods for establishing good classroom habits and maintaining a focused mood of artistic exploration
You’ll leave with valuable skills, newfound confidence, and practical ideas to bring back to your classroom, along with the variety of paintings you will create.
Instructor Steve Simonak is currently fourth grade class teacher at Brooklyn Waldorf School. Prior to coming to Brooklyn in 2016, Steve was a longtime faculty member at Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School; during his 26 years there, he served as a class and high school teacher; middle school math and arts teacher, and Council of Teachers chairperson. He also established the Hawthorne Valley Surveying Practicum and wrote many class plays that have been performed around the country. Steve, who holds a BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute, received his Waldorf Teaching Certificate from the Alkion Center (for which he is a contributing faculty member) and has training in Foundation Studies from Antioch. Before becoming a Waldorf educator, he was a teacher in New York City. Steve’s hobbies include New York State history, medieval Christian painting, gardening, birdwatching, and bird photography.
Students who took a Sunbridge art course with Steve in summer 2016 had this to say:
~ Steve offered a very comprehensive art class. I appreciated the many techniques covered as well as the ongoing feedback discussions.
~ Very knowledgeable and many examples… (with) step by step instructions
~ Awesome! Steve was super helpful and gave great feedback and helpful suggestions.
~ His stories of how own classroom experience also provided another level of informative discussion and insights.
~ This course was very helpful. It moved at a pace that was conducive to our class’s broad interests and needs while still challenging us to go outside our comfort zone.
~ I was impressed by how much I learned in such a short space of time.
~ Thank you, Steve! I am feeling much more confident.
Schedule:
Monday, July 17: Registration opens at 8am and concludes by 8:30am; Classes run 8:30am-5:30pm
Tuesday, July 18: Classes run 8:30am-5:30pm
An hour is given for lunch, with shorter mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks
Fee:
$335 (includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee). Discounts may apply; see registration form for details.
Visit https://www.sunbridge.edu for further information.

Collaborative Leadership
2017-07-23 18:30 - 2017-07-28 13:00 (America/Halifax)
Personalized Strategies for Becoming a More Effective Member of Your Leadership Team
Professional development for decision-makers—including administrators, directors, board and committee members, and faculty chairs—working in Waldorf schools or other workplace settings
No matter what your position or title is (administrator, department head, board member, faculty or section chair, director, administrative committee member, college of teachers member, staffer, key volunteer, etc.), if you participate in a planning or problem-solving process in your school, business, or organization, you have leadership responsibilities. In this highly-useful course for leaders and decision-makers, our focus is on practical work.
Through a process imbued with the anthroposophical understanding of the human being and successfully applied in organizations from multi-million dollar nationals to Waldorf schools, you will learn how to improve your effectiveness as a member of your leadership team.
Each participant is asked to bring to the course his or her own organizational question, project, or challenge. Using your real-life cases, we will apply these four core models for collaborative leadership:
– Three main leadership tasks: maintaining and creating identity / creating space for healthy, stable relationships / assuring professional results
– Diagnostic and planning tools: how to look at an organization as a whole and understand the dynamics of intersecting segments
– How to create processes toward healthy decision-making
– The balance between power and trust
Your course takeaway will be an individualized action plan for the question, project, or challenge you have brought with you, along with an understanding of the necessary skill set with which to execute it.
Bonus: Ongoing coaching support! To support you as you implement throughout the year what you have learned and practiced during the summer, this course includes conference calls facilitated by co-instructor Jessica Heffernan Ziegler scheduled from October through May. In these one-and-a-half-hour-long coaching conversations, you and your classmates will continue to hone your collaborative leadership skills, addressing and supporting one another’s progress and challenges, and so gain further insights, understanding, and expertise.
Instructor Joachim Ziegler, PhD, has been working in the fields of Organizational Development and Human Resources Development since 1994. A partner in MIRA, an international group of consultants, Joachim’s current list of American and international clients encompasses the banking, pharmaceutical, retail, and manufacturing sectors, as well as anthroposophical institutions and Waldorf schools. Joachim is a member of the College of Social Sciences Section at the Goetheanum and the international Association for Social Development and has taught at the University of Muenster and at Germany’s first private university in Herdecke. He holds an MA in Adult Education and a PhD in Medical Education.
instructor Jessica Heffernan Ziegler has been the Executive Director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008; previously, she taught collaboration and group dynamics in Sunbridge College’s Administration, Biography, and Elementary Teacher Education programs. Jessica has worked as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf school administrators and teachers, as well as other professionals, since 2004, consulting in diverse institutions and schools in both the US and Germany with a focus on governance issues, personnel development, and leadership skills. She was also co-founder, administrator, and Board member of a Waldorf school in Everswinkel, Germany, and is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development, an international consulting group. Jessica, who holds a BS in Business Management, did biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and is currently engaged in training with SECA International.
Students who took Collaborative Leadership in previous summers had this to say:
~ The experience and dedication to the whole process that our facilitators brought to a very rich and full week was very, very satisfying.
~The professional material was exceptional. The clarity of the presentation was superb.
~ There was a surprisingly beautiful balance of theory and artistic work that was completely relevant and complimentary.
~ Excellent content, excellent presenters.
~ I am working in a school, yet I know I can also apply this training to any business.
~ I’ve been wanting to take this course for some time; I will encourage others from my school to attend.
~ The coaching calls have been helpful on several levels… having a like-minded community of school leadership team members reflecting on the same topic at the same time deepens the quality of our leadership process (and keeps) our summer work focused and moving forward.
~ This course exceeded my expectations!
Schedule
Sunday, July 23: Optional campus tour 5:30-6pm; Registration 6-7pm; First session runs from 7-9pm
Monday, July 24-Thursday, July 27: Classes begin each day by 8:30am and run through 5:30pm, with an hour for lunch and short mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks.
Friday, July 28: Classes begin by 8:30am and end between 12-1pm, with a mid-morning break.
Fee
$875 (includes all materials, monthly coaching calls, and non-refundable $85 registration fee). Discounts may apply; see registration form for details.
Visit https://www.sunbridge.edu for further information.

50th Anniversary Weekend Conference
2017-11-10 19:00 - 2017-11-11 21:30 UTC
Honoring the Past • Celebrating the Present • Envisioning the Future
You are cordially invited to Sunbridge Institute’s 50th Anniversary Weekend Conference—our 2017 Waldorf Teachers Conference and Golden Anniversary celebration rolled into one inspiring event!
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10
6-6:30pm Registration
6:30-7:30pm Light Reception
7:30-9pm Presentation: “People, Programs, and Impulses: The Waldorf Institute, Sunbridge College, and Sunbridge Institute Through the Decades” with Signe and Christopher Schaefer and others
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11
7:45-8:45am Registration & Continental Breakfast; Register for Afternoon Workshops
9am-12:45pm Keynote Addresses and Panel Discussion
“Higher Education and Spirituality” with Robert McDermott, PhD, President Emeritus and Professor of Philosophy and Religion, California Institute of Integral Studies; former President, Sunbridge College Board of Trustees and Co-Founder, The Barfield School of Sunbridge College
“The State of Waldorf Education,” with Linda Williams, PhD, Class Teacher and College Co-Chair, Detroit Waldorf School; Waldorf Institute alumna
Keynote Panel Discussion with
• Robert McDermott
• Linda Williams
• Keelah Helwig Kindergarten Teacher and Early Childhood Chair, Waldorf School of Garden City, and Sunbridge College alumna
• Susan Howard Co-Director, Sunbridge Early Childhood Teacher Education
• Douglas Sloan Professor Emeritus, Teachers College, Columbia University, and former Master’s Program Director, Sunbridge College
• George McWilliam Core Faculty, Sunbridge Elementary Teacher Education
• Moderated by Stephen Sagarin Core Faculty, Sunbridge Elementary Teacher Education
plus Singing with Jana Hawley Director, Sunbridge Elementary Teacher Education, and Sunbridge College alumna
12:45-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-2:00 Defined by Adversity: Reflections on Werner Glas (Founder of the Waldorf Institute and Sunbridge) by Ian Glas
2-2:15 Dedication of the Star Magnolia tree, planted in memory of Werner Glas
2:30-5:30pm Workshops I and II
Including
• Eurythmy with Brigida Baldszun
• Rhythmic Circle Games with Nancy Blanning
• Painting with Brigitte Bley-Swinston
• Campus Walking Tour with Leslie Burchell-Fox
• Eurythmy with Annelies Davidson
• Courage to Teach® with Cat Greenstreet
• History through Biography in the Middle Grades with Elizabeth Hall
• The Group Souls of the Honeybees and Corals: the Most Precocious in Cosmic Evolution and the Most Endangered with Gunther Hauk
• The Spiritualization of the Natural Sciences––THE Requisite for Further Evolution with Gunther Hauk
• Fiber Craft with Renate Hiller
• Waldorf Early Childhood in the World Today with Susan Howard
• Spacial Dynamics® with Jaimen McMillan
• Storytime with George McWilliam
• Speech with Barbara Renold
• Why Does Biography Work Matter? with Signe Schaefer
• Navigating Chaos: Maintaining our Balance in These Difficult Times with Christopher Schaefer
• Social Listening and the Inner Life of the Teacher with Ann Stahl
• Anthroposophy and the Western Esoteric Tradition: Bringing Alive the Mysteries with Ralph White
• Rudolf Steiner and the Art of Dying: The Journey of the Soul between Death and Rebirth with Ralph White
6:30-9:30pm Festive Dinner
Featuring entertainment with Stephen Sagarin and an auction of community highlights
Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty/event changes as needed
COST / REGISTRATION
$75 for the entire weekend (including all meals and events from Friday evening’s reception through Saturday’s festive dinner). You may instead choose to register for the conference portion only (all meals and events from Friday evening through late Saturday afternoon) for a cost of $50 or Saturday’s festive dinner only for a cost of $25.

REGISTER NOW. Space is limited, and we anticipate this event will sell out.
Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made by October 27 (refunds will be issued December 1).
SPONSORSHIPS / ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTES
For our friends who would like to help make this event possible, we are offering a wide range of sponsorship opportunities, including five different tiers of Sponsorship Packages. We also invite you to purchase an Anniversary Tribute: a personal message placed in our event program book. Anniversary tributes may be submitted online; or, see this form for details on submitting a tribute via mail. We also invite you to add your support for our next 50 years by making a gift to our Annual Fund.
HOUSING
We are expecting a large turnout for this event and encourage you to secure your housing as soon as possible.
Campus housing, including Holder House dorm and local Home Stay accommodations, is secured directly through Threefold Educational Center
Sunbridge has blocked a number of rooms at special group rates at these nearby hotels:

Quality Inn at the Spring Valley Market Place (behind Target, off Rte 59) is offering a limited number of rooms at $89. You must reserve one of these rooms by Tuesday, October 31, or they will be released to the public. Use code BN3YZ4 when reserving.
Courtyard by Marriott Montvale (on Chestnut Ridge Road) is offering King bed rooms at $139.00. You must reserve one of these rooms by Friday, October 27, or they will be released to the public.
Candlewood Suites in Nanuet is offering a limited number of rooms at reduced rates. To reserve one, you must call the hotel’s front desk (845-371-4445) and ask for the Sunbridge group rate.

MEALS
A light reception on Friday evening and breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday are included in the event. Meals will include vegetarian, vegan, and dairy-free options. Hot breakfast items will be available for purchase at Threefold Cafe should you wish to augment Saturday’s continental breakfast. The Cafe will also be open for Friday dinner and Sunday breakfast (pay-as-you-go).
QUESTIONS?
For logistical questions about the weekend, please contact Penelope Voss at 845-425-0055 x20 or info@sunbridge.edu.
For questions about sponsorships, anniversary tributes, or Annual Fund donations, please contact Tanya Corrin at 845-425-0055 X11 or development@sunbridge.edu.

THANK YOU
To our 50th Anniversary Honorary Committee for their dedication to our institution and to the following Event Sponsors:
GOLD SPONSORS
Ann and Jerry Raisch

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Understanding Classroom Management
2018-01-27 09:00 - 17:15 (America/New_York)
Understanding Classroom Management: How to Create a Healthy Learning Environment is Sunbridge’s latest pedagogical leadership workshop, relevant for administrators, pedagogical leaders, faculty chairs, and grades 1-8 teachers.
With Karen Crandall and Anna Silber
This workshop has reached its capacity. Click here to be placed on a waiting list.
Understanding Classroom Management addresses a topic that is integral to everyone’s teaching life.
Through presentation and large and small group discussions and activities, this workshop will help you discover:

Your own approach to classroom management
The ideal elements of a healthy learning environment
Common obstacles that detract from the health of your classroom

Your takeaway will be an understanding of the tools needed to inform and improve your teaching and the knowledge of how to employ them in creating a healthy learning environment for you and your students.
Facilitators

Karen Crandall is a class teacher at the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs, NY, where she currently teaches sixth grade. This is Karen’s third class cycle. She led her first class, grades one through eight, from 1993-2001 and her second class from 2007-2012. She also sits on the school’s Collegium and chairs the Teacher Development Committee. Karen, who has facilitated previous Sunbridge workshops and is a member of our Summer Series faculty, holds a BFA from Penn State University and an MSEd from Sunbridge College.

Anna Silber is Sunbridge Institute’s Director of Education. Anna taught as a class teacher at Green Meadow Waldorf School for five years and served there as a member of the Teacher Development Committee; she also worked with the Green Meadow administrator on curriculum-related projects and offered teacher support. Anna has been a student of anthroposophy for many years and lectures about Waldorf Education throughout the country; she is also the originator and lead instructor for Sunbridge’s Waldof Weekend workshops. Anna holds a bachelor’s degree in geography from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree in elementary education from Sunbridge College.

Schedule
Saturday, January 27: Doors open at 8:30am for check-in registration. Please arrive with enough time to register and get settled. Workshop begins promptly at 9 and runs until 5:15, with time for breaks and lunch.
Housing
Campus housing is reserved directly through Threefold Educational Center.
Cost

$205 (includes snacks & lunch, and a $25 non-refundable registration fee). Online registration closes at noon on Friday, January 26. Space providing, we will accept walk-in registrants on Saturday (walk-in cost is $220). This workshop has reached its capacity and walk-in registration will not be accepted.. Click here to be placed on a waiting list.
Discounts
For every 5 attendees it registers, a school may send a 6th attendee for free (the 6th registration cost will be rebated after the workshop takes place). Current Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program alumni receive a 15% discount; contact Penelope Voss (below) for discount codes. (Only one discount option may be applied.)
Questions?
Contact Penelope-Myles Voss, Admissions and Summer Series Coordinator, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.
Sunbridge Institute reserves the right to cancel any offering at any time. If Sunbridge cancels, all registrants will be notified and will receive a full refund. If the registrant cancels, he or she will receive a full refund less the non-refundable registration fee. Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.

Subject Teachers Conference: Pedagogical Foundations and Practical Aspects of Waldorf Subject Teaching
2018-04-06 19:00 - 2018-04-07 17:00 (America/New_York)
Online registration is open until noon on Friday. We will be accepting walk-ins (walk-in fee is $290, payable by cash, credit card, or check). Registration takes place starting at 6:30pm in the Main House Conference Room. (Directions here.)
A conference for subject teachers, faculty chairs, teachers-in-training, and school leadership personnel (class teachers also welcome!).
With Jana Hawley of Sunbridge Institute and Green Meadow Waldorf School, Mary Lynn Hetsko of NYC’s Rudolf Steiner School, Yolanda Navarro of the Brooklyn Waldorf School, and Patti Regan of Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School.
Subject teachers play an essential role in the life of every Waldorf school—and in the experience of every Waldorf student. Bringing their gifts and expertise in their area of specialization, subject teachers complete the breadth and depth of the Waldorf curriculum. In this inaugural conference, subject teachers from across all subject areas will convene to learn about and share with one another the challenges and opportunities inherent to subject teaching.
Through presentation, study, and breakout group work (in discussions along pedagogical topic lines, as well as individual subject areas), we will cover such issues as:

Working in multiple grades
Classroom management
Developing a subject curriculum across the grades
Keeping your lessons fresh every year
Lesson planning and scheduling
Colleagueship and your role in the life of the school
Training and other resources

Facilitators:

Jana Hawley (Music) is director of Sunbridge’s Elementary Teacher Education program and the Institute’s intensives in Elementary Music and Grades 1-12 World Language teaching. In addition to being on the Sunbridge faculty since 2002, since 2006 Jana has also been on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School, where she has served as a class teacher, music teacher, and a member of the Teacher Development Committee; she currently teaches singing in Green Meadow’s Lower School and serves as Lower School Chair and a member of the Collegium Committee. Previously, Jana spent 14 years on the faculty of the Whidbey Island Waldorf School, teaching music and main lessons, and has also been a visiting faculty member at several Waldorf teacher training institutes in the US, as well as abroad. She earned her BFA in Music from Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA, and her MSEd in Waldorf Elementary Teacher Education from Sunbridge College.

Mary Lynn Hetsko (Handwork) is the lower school handwork teacher at NYC’s Rudolf Steiner School, where she has been a member of the faculty since 2009; she also sits on their College of Teachers. Prior to her work at the Steiner School, she taught handwork at Green Meadow Waldorf School from 2005-2009 and has also led handwork workshops for the Fiber Craft Studio and at AWSNA conferences. Mary Lynn attended Ramapo College and holds a certificate in Applied Arts from Sunbridge College.

Yolanda Navarro (World Language) mentors the Spanish language teacher at the Brooklyn Waldorf School, a position she has held since 2015. From 2010-15 she was the school’s Spanish teacher and world language curriculum designer, and for two years prior served as a class teacher. Since 2016, Yolanda has also been an education consultant at Escola Waldorf Rudolf Steiner in São Paulo, Brazil, leading the world languages curriculum design and coaching and mentoring a team of twelve teachers from the world languages department.

Patti Regan (Eurythmy) teaches eurythmy throughout the kindergarten and grades at the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School; she also teaches music in Sunbridge’s Summer Series courses. Patti formerly taught music at Green Meadow Waldorf School. She holds a certificate from Eurythmy Spring Valley.

Schedule
Friday, April 6: Doors open at 6:30pm for check-in registration. Please arrive with enough time to register and get settled. First session begins promptly at 7 and runs until 9.
Saturday, April 7: Conference runs 8:30am-5pm with time for breaks and lunch

Housing
Campus housing is reserved directly through Threefold Educational Center.
Cost

$275 (includes breakfast, lunch, and mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks on Saturday, and a $25 non-refundable registration fee).
Discounts
For every 5 attendees it registers, a school may send a 6th attendee for free (the 6th registration cost will be rebated after the conference takes place). Current Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program alumni receive a 15% discount; discount codes will appear on your registration form or contact Penelope Voss (below) for assistance. (Only one discount option may be applied.)
Registration
Online registration is open through noon on Friday, April 6. If you haven’t registered online and still wish to attend, you may do so as a walk-in registration (walk-in cost is $290). Please come to the Main House Conference Room by 6:45 pm to fill out your paperwork.

Questions?
Contact Penelope-Myles Voss, Admissions, Alumni, and Summer Coordinator, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.
Sunbridge Institute reserves the right to cancel any offering at any time. If Sunbridge cancels, all registrants will be notified and will receive a full refund. If the registrant cancels with at least 24 hours notice, he or she will receive a full refund less the non-refundable registration fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations made less than 24 hours before the conference begins, or for no-shows. Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.

Movement and Singing in the Ellersiek Tradition: Finger Plays, Circle Games, and Music for Young Children
2018-06-24 19:00 - 2018-06-27 15:30 (America/New_York)
Professional development for Waldorf teachers and parents and caretakers
Hand gesture and movement games are an essential part of a Waldorf early childhood teacher’s “tool box.” In this course, participants will immerse themselves in this delightful work originated by Wilma Ellersiek specifically to meet the needs of the young child. You will learn how to effectively engage young children and provide incarnational support through developmental movement.
Chock full of experiential activities, this course will include
• Finger plays
• Circle games
• Singing in the mood of the fifth
• Rhythmical verse
We will practice the gestures thoroughly to embody this potent work so that you are ready to begin sharing it. Spacial Dynamics will also be offered as a personal development practice to enhance awareness and presence.
Instructors
Lynn St. Pierre apprenticed with noted translator and practioner of Wilma Ellersiek’s books and work, Kundry Willwerth, and was a member of the Ellersiek working circle in Stuttgart, Germany. She presents this work to teachers and parents in workshops and classes throughout the US and Canada, Europe, Africa and India. Lynn was the founding kindergarten teacher at Applesong School in Lyons, Colorado, and is a Spacial Dynamics Level III candidate.

Heidi Sponheuer teaches this work at the teacher training center and the Whitsun Conference in Hannover, Germany. A member of the original Ellersiek working circle in Hannover, Heidi was a long-time kindergarten teacher both in the classroom and with a forest kindergarten program. She also offers private therapeutic voice and Verbeck singing lessons.

Schedule
Sunday, June 24: Optional campus tour 5:30-6pm; Registration 6-7pm; First session runs from 7-9pm

Monday, June 25, and Tuesday, June 26: Classes run 8:30am-5:30pm
Wednesday, June 27: Classes run 8:30-3:30pm
An hour is given for lunch, with shorter breaks for morning and afternoon snacks

Fee
$510 (includes all materials and non-refundable $45 registration fee).
Discount Options
10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) will automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $80 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount (not to be combined with any other offering). Discount instructions will appear on the registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. (Account must be in good standing.)
Schools registering 11 participants for any combination of 2,3 and/or 5-day offerings will be rebated one tuition of the least expensive offering. (Rebate to be issued in August.)

Questions?
Please contact Penelope-Myles Voss, Admissions, Alumni, and Summer Coordinator, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration for for refund policy.

Singing and Dancing Together in Grades 1-6: Musical Activities for Your Class
2018-06-29 19:00 - 2018-07-01 13:00 (America/New_York)
Professional development for Waldorf class, music, and movement teachers and homeschool parents
This workshop will have you singing and dancing through the grades 1-6 curricula all weekend long, as you learn and practice musical activities to bring to your students. Discover how to enliven your morning circle time with singing games that build community and coordination and bring joyful movement to your class, and how to use these singing games to enhance your class plays and deepen the experience of your geography and history blocks.
In addition to American folk music, the songs and dances you’ll learn will offer your students a breadth of diverse cultural riches, brought to you by a teacher who has done extensive research into dances of many cultures. These activities can bring new depth and life to your teaching in a way that only music and movement can!
Together we’ll address child development questions and ways to work with the curriculum as you use these activities to support your work in the classroom. You’ll come away with copies of all of the songs and resources for finding more.
Recording devices are welcome; videos will require consent of the group.
Instructor
Jana Hawley directs Sunbridge’s Elementary Teacher Education program and specialized intensives in Elementary Music and Grades 1-12 World Language teaching. In addition to being a master adult education teacher, Jana is a highly experienced class and music teacher and is a longtime faculty member of Green Meadow Waldorf School, where she currently teaches lower school music and singing and is lower school chair and co-chair of the Festival Committee. Previously, she spent 14 years on the faculty of the Whidbey Island Waldorf School, teaching music and main lessons.
Jana has been a visiting faculty member at several Waldorf teacher training institutes in the US as well as at institutes abroad, including China and Australia. She has led workshops in movement, singing, and composition, and is a contributor to The Mood of the Fifth: A Musical Approach to Early Childhood, a WECAN publication. Jana earned her BFA in Music from Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA, and her MSEd in Waldorf Elementary Teacher Education from Sunbridge College.
Schedule
Friday, June 29: 6:30-7pm registration. Class runs from 7pm-9pm
Saturday, June 30: Classes run from 9am-5:30pm, with time for breaks and lunch.
Sunday, July 1: Classes run from 9am-1pm, with mid-morning break.
Fee
$345 as a stand alone workshop (includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee).
Discount Options
10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $80 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount (not to be combined with any other offering). Discount instructions will appear on the registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. (Account must be in good standing.)
Schools registering 11 participants for any combination of 2,3 and/or 5-day offerings will be rebated one tuition of the least expensive offering. (Rebate to be issued in August.)

Questions?
Please contact Penelope-Myles Voss, Admissions, Alumni, and Summer Coordinator, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

Watercolor Painting in the Early Grades: Creative Inspiration and Practical Techniques for Painting in Grades 1-3
2018-07-01 19:00 - 2018-07-03 15:30 (America/New_York)
Professional development for teachers and homeschool parents
Join a master teacher in exploring watercolor painting in the early grades!
In this highly experiential, two-day workshop you will learn, create in, and practice the medium of watercolor painting. We’ll explore ways to introduce the language of color into the early grades curricula as you work on seasonal themes, curriculum inspirations, color dialogues, painting techniques, and the important practical work of set up and clean up with children.
First and second grade paintings will lead you into third grade creation themes, where you will learn how to layer colors to achieve darkness, and how to bring color into form. Through the process you’ll discover how to allow shapes and elements to emerge, including light, fire, and earth; sun, moon, and stars; plants, birds, fishes, and animals; and the human being itself.
Takeaways will include:

Facility with the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, including color dominance versus harmony, and balancing with complimentary colors
Creating color dialogues
The painting process, including wetting the paper, holding the brush, brush strokes, and set up and clean up with children
Ways to establish a mood in your classroom conducive to an artistic process

Your takeaway will be the paintings you produce and a newfound knowledge and inspiration for creating watercolor painting with your class.
Instructor
Renate Kurth is a longtime Waldorf educator and beloved master teacher. Renate’s Waldorf teaching career began in the Toronto Waldorf School in the 1970s; in the 1980s, she was part of the founding group—and the first administrator—of Toronto’s Waldorf Academy. In 2011 she retired after decades of serving on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School where she took several classes from first through eighth grades and taught high school chemistry. Since then, she continues to teach and lecture on Waldorf Education. Renate graduated from McGill University with a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry and genetics and did her Waldorf teacher training at Emerson College in England.

Your workshop also includes singing with Patti Regan of the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School.

Course Schedule
Sunday, July 1: Optional campus tour 5:30-6pm; Registration 6-7pm; First session runs from 7-9pm
Monday, July 2: Classes run 8:30-5:30pm
Tuesday, July 3: Classes run 8:30-3:30pm
An hour is given for lunch, with shorter breaks for morning and afternoon snacks

Fee
$360 (includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee).
Discount Options
10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $80 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount (not to be combined with any other offering). Discount instructions will appear on the registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. (Account must be in good standing.)
Schools making 11 registrations for any combination of 2,3 and/or 5-day offerings will be rebated one tuition of the least expensive offering. (Rebate to be issued in August.)

Questions?
Please contact Penelope-Myles Voss, Admissions, Alumni, and Summer Coordinator, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

Techniques and Skills for Creating Beautiful Drawings in the Grades: A Focus on Chalkboards and Main Lesson Books
2018-07-13 19:00 - 2018-07-15 13:00 (America/New_York)
Professional development for Waldorf teachers and homeschooling parents
In this workshop, grades 1-8 class and subject teachers will receive instruction in the basics of how to create beautiful chalkboard drawings and how to approach Main Lesson book drawings across the Waldorf lower and middle school curricula. Regardless of your artistic background, you’ll leave with valuable skills, new-found confidence, and ideas for projects to bring to your class.
Using curricular themes, we will cover:
• Useful techniques for drawing with chalk
• Applying perspective drawing techniques to illustrations
• Employing geometry and proportion
• Drawing the human figure
• Methods for teaching children how to lay out a page
NOTE: This workshop is taught with the expectation that you have a background in Waldorf Education.
NOTE: This workshop is filled. You may join our wait list for possible cancellations.
Instructor
Steve Simonak is currently fifth grade class teacher at Brooklyn Waldorf School. Prior to coming to Brooklyn in 2016, Steve was a longtime faculty member at Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School; during his 26 years there, he served as a class and high school teacher, middle school math and arts teacher, and Council of Teachers chairperson. Before becoming a Waldorf educator, he was a teacher in New York City. Steve who holds a BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute, received his Waldorf Teaching Certificate from the Alkion Center (for which he is a contributing faculty member), and has training in Foundation Studies from Antioch. Steve’s hobbies include medieval Christian painting, New York State history, gardening, birdwatching, and bird photography.

Your workshop also includes singing with Patti Regan of the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School.
Schedule
Friday, July 13: 6:30-7pm registration. Class runs from 7pm-9pm
Saturday, July 14: Classes run from 9am-5:30pm, with time for breaks and lunch.
Sunday, July 15: Classes run from 9am-1pm, with mid-morning break.

Fee
$345 (includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee).
Discount Options
10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $80 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount (not to be combined with any other offering). Discount instructions will appear on the registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. (Account must be in good standing.)
Schools making 11 registrations for any combination of 2,3 and/or 5-day offerings will be rebated one tuition of the least expensive offering. (Rebate to be issued in August.)

NOTE: This workshop is filled. You may join our wait list for possible cancellations.

Questions?
Please contact Penelope-Myles Voss, Admissions, Alumni and Summer Series Coordinator, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

Numeracy in the Early Grades: Strengthening Your Teaching of Arithmetic in Grades 1-3
2018-07-13 19:00 - 2018-07-15 13:00 (America/New_York)
Professional development for Waldorf teachers and homeschool parents.

This weekend workshop offers teachers guidance and practical resources to help their students establish a meaningful relationship to numbers that will serve them as a lively foundation for future learning.

You will discover how to incorporate movement, imagination, and practice as you guide your students toward fluency and confidence with the four processes. You will learn about scope and sequence in your planning, curriculum development, and assessment. Games, movement, and creative ideas will abound as this workshop opens up the world of arithmetic in the early grades for your students.

Takeaways will include:

Broadening your understanding of how the math curriculum unfolds through the grades
Discovering how helpful movement activities can support your teaching and your students’ learning
Learning to love math, if you don’t already
Learning how to foster confidence in your students
Knowing how to find helpful resources for your work

Instructor
Jeremy Clough is class teacher for mixed grades five-six at Ashwood Waldorf School in Rockport, Maine. He has been with this class—a combined class by design—since they were in first grade. A member of the Ashwood faculty since 2006, Jeremy graduated his eighth grade class there in 2011; previously, he worked at Lake Champlain Waldorf School. Jeremy holds a BA in psychology with a Spanish minor from Northern Arizona University and earned his Waldorf certificate and master’s of education degree from Antioch New England. He loves math and movement—making numeracy in the younger grades one of his favorite subjects—and is also an avid outdoorsman, gardener, and traveler.

Your workshop also includes singing with Patti Regan of the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School.

Workshop Schedule
Friday, July 13: 6:30-7pm registration. Class runs from 7pm-9pm
Saturday, July 14: Classes run from 9am-5:30pm, with time for breaks and lunch.
Sunday, July 15: Classes run from 9am-1pm, with mid-morning break.
Fee
$345 (includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee).
Discount Options
10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $80 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount (not to be combined with any other offering). Discount instructions will appear on the registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. (Account must be in good standing.)
Schools making 11 registrations for any combination of 2,3 and/or 5-day offerings will be rebated one tuition of the least expensive offering. (Rebate to be issued in August.)

Questions?
Please contact Penelope Voss, Admissions, Alumni and Summer Coordinator, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

Working Together in the Early Childhood Section: Addressing Practical Questions and Social Dynamics
2018-07-15 19:00 - 2018-07-18 15:30 (America/New_York)
Professional development for early childhood educators and section heads
In this course we will explore the social life of the early childhood section, illuminating important themes and common obstacles that prevent harmonious collegial work. Through group presentations, break-out discussions, journaling, and film, we will address three main areas of focus:
Lead/assistant relationships:

Identifying professional expectations
Defining clarity of roles
Establishing clear communication
Exploring the unique experience of working with an assistant—or as an assistant—and the accompanying gifts and challenges
Ideas for nurturing and strengthening the relationship

Racial diversity:

Taking active, concrete steps toward recognizing where you are and where you want to be
Consciously interfacing and communicating with the school community and beyond
Establishing a foundation for understanding Race as a social construct in America
Cultivating an active interest in the other

Conflict and collaboration:

Working with flexibility and creativity
Recognizing different ways of doing the “right” thing

You will come away with:

Clarity around supporting healthy professional relationships in the early childhood classroom
Strategies for identifying, communicating, and rectifying challenging relationships
Helpful strategies toward healthy collaboration
Increased confidence in being able to discuss issues of Race and Racism

Instructor
Keelah Helwig is a kindergarten teacher and early childhood chair at The Waldorf School of Garden City, her alma mater. She is also a Garden City Board Trustee and chair of her school’s Diversity Committee. Keelah started her Waldorf early childhood career in Garden City in 2006 as kindergarten assistant in the school’s new early childhood program. A graduate of their Foundation Studies program, she earned her bachelor of arts in drama from Spelman College and her master’s in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge College.
Your course also includes painting with Brigitte Bley-Swinston of Green Meadow Waldorf School.

Course Schedule
Sunday, July 15: Optional campus tour 5:30-6pm; Registration 6-7pm; First session runs from 7-9pm

Monday, July 16, and Tuesday, July 17: Classes run 8:30am-5:30pm
Wednesday, July 18: Classes run 8:30-3:30pm
An hour is given for lunch, with shorter breaks for morning and afternoon snacks

Fee
$510 (includes all materials and non-refundable $45 registration fee).
Discount Options
10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $80 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount (not to be combined with any other offering). Discount instructions will appear on the registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. (Account must be in good standing.)
Schools registering 11 participants for any combination of 2, 3 and/or 5-day offerings will be rebated one tuition of the least expensive offering. (Rebate to be issued in August.)

Questions?
Please contact Penelope-Myles Voss, our Admissions, Alumni, and Summer Coordinator, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

Managing Your Year in the Classroom: Tools and Skills for Effective Organization, Planning, and Communication
2018-07-22 19:00 - 2018-07-24 15:30 (America/New_York)
Professional development for Waldorf teachers and homeschool parents
This highly practical workshop will give you the tools and framework you need to proactively manage your year in the classroom. Using Rudolf Steiner’s lecture “Practical Training in Thought” as a launching point, together we will explore the executive functions and skills that enable us to effectively plan, focus our attention, juggle multiple tasks, and set goals and priorities.
Your workshop will cover methods for:
• Planning your lessons
• Organizing your materials
• Making classroom notes
• Time management
• Effective record-keeping
Some class time will be given to discuss communication with parents and report writing.
You will leave with strategies and tools that can effectively support your success in preparing for the upcoming year.

Instructor
Kelly Beekman is fourth grade class teacher at the Brooklyn Waldorf School. Prior to joining the Brooklyn faculty in 2016, she was a member of the faculty for nine years at The Waldorf School of Garden City, where she served as a class teacher, mentor, and lower school chair, and where her ability to plan, organize, and maintain a high level of executive functioning skills, within both her personal class preparation and her classes themselves, were highly recognized. Previously, she served as a Board trustee at The Clover Hill School and as business administrator at The Linden Hill School. A longtime student of anthroposophy, Kelly is a member of the Anthroposophical Society and the First Class of the School of Spiritual Science and the Pedagogical Section. She completed her teacher training at Antioch New England.
Attendees who took a previous Summer Series workshop with Kelly had this to say:
– Kelly was knowledgeable, organized and prepared! She graciously offered to assist us with questions beyond the days of the course.
– Kelly explained all of the information very clearly and passionately. She was well prepared and organized.
– Wonderful instructor! Kelly really knew the subject inside and out, had fantastic ideas, and was very approachable and amicable.
– I don’t think anyone could have been as thorough and detailed as Kelly. She’s inspiring!

Your workshop also includes movement with Will Crane.

Schedule
Sunday, July 22: Optional campus tour 5:30-6pm; Registration 6-7pm; First session runs from 7-9pm
Monday, July 23: Classes run 8:30-5:30pm
Tuesday, July 24: Classes run 8:30-3:30pm
An hour is given for lunch, with shorter breaks for morning and afternoon snacks

Fee
$345 (includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee)
Discount Options
10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $80 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount (not to be combined with any other offering). Discount instructions will appear on your registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. (Account must be in good standing.)
Schools registering 11 participants for any combination of 2,3 and/or 5-day offerings will be rebated one tuition of the least expensive offering. (Rebate to be issued in August.)

Questions?
Please contact Penelope Voss, Admissions, Alumni & Summer Coordinator, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

Collaborative Leadership: Personalized Strategies for Becoming a More Effective Member of Your Leadership Team
2018-07-22 19:00 - 2018-07-27 13:00 (America/New_York)
Professional development for decision-makers—including administrators, directors, board and committee members, and faculty chairs—working in Waldorf schools or other workplace settings
No matter what your position or title is, if you participate in a planning or problem-solving process in your school, business, or organization, you have leadership responsibilities. In this highly-useful course, our focus is on the practical work of being a leader and decision-maker. Through a process imbued with the anthroposophical understanding of the human being, and successfully applied in organizations from multi-million dollar nationals to Waldorf schools, Collaborative Leadership will help you learn how to improve your effectiveness as a member of your leadership team.
Each participant is asked to bring to the course his or her own organizational question, project, or challenge. Using your real-life cases, we will apply these four core models for collaborative leadership:

Three main leadership tasks: Maintaining and creating identity / Creating space for healthy, stable relationships / Assuring professional results
Diagnostic and planning tools: How to look at an organization as a whole and understand the dynamics of intersecting segments
How to create processes toward healthy decision-making
The balance between power and trust

Your course takeaway will be an individualized action plan for the question, project, or challenge you have brought with you, along with an understanding of the necessary skill set with which to execute it.
BONUS: Ongoing coaching support! To support you as you implement throughout the year what you have learned and practiced during the summer, this course includes conference calls facilitated by co-instructor Jessica Heffernan Ziegler scheduled from October through May. In these one-and-a-half-hour-long coaching conversations, you and your classmates will continue to hone your collaborative leadership skills, addressing and supporting one another’s progress and challenges—and so gain further insights, understanding, and expertise.
Instructors
Joachim Ziegler, PhD, has been working in the fields of Organizational Development and Human Resources Development since 1994. A partner in MIRA, an international group of consultants, Joachim’s current list of American and international clients encompasses the banking, pharmaceutical, retail, and manufacturing sectors, as well as anthroposophical institutions and Waldorf schools. Joachim is a member of the College of Social Sciences Section at the Goetheanum and the international Association for Social Development and has taught at the University of Muenster and at Germany’s first private university in Herdecke. He holds an MA in Adult Education and a PhD in Medical Education.
Jessica Heffernan Ziegler has been the Executive Director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008; previously, she taught collaboration and group dynamics in Sunbridge College’s Administration, Biography, and Elementary Teacher Education programs. Jessica has worked as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf school administrators and teachers, as well as other professionals, since 2004, consulting in diverse institutions and schools in both the US and Germany with a focus on governance issues, personnel development, and leadership skills. She was also co-founder, administrator, and Board member of a Waldorf school in Everswinkel, Germany, is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development, an international consulting group, and sits on the boards of Manhattan’s Rudolf Steiner School and the Otto Specht School in Chestnut Ridge, NY. Jessica, who holds a BS in Business Management, did biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and is currently engaged in training with SECA International.
Your course also include eurythmy with Sea-Anna Vasilas of Eurythmy Spring Valley.

Students who took Collaborative Leadership in previous summers had this to say:
~ The experience and dedication to the whole process that our facilitators brought to a very rich and full week was very, very satisfying.
~The professional material was exceptional. The clarity of the presentation was superb.
~ There was a surprisingly beautiful balance of theory and artistic work that was completely relevant and complimentary.
~ Excellent content, excellent presenters.
~ I am working in a school, yet I know I can also apply this training to any business.
~ I’ve been wanting to take this course for some time; I will encourage others from my school to attend.
~ The coaching calls have been helpful on several levels… having a like-minded community of school leadership team members reflecting on the same topic at the same time deepens the quality of our leadership process (and keeps) our summer work focused and moving forward.
~ This course exceeded my expectations!
Course Schedule
Sunday, July 22: Optional campus tour 5:30-6pm; Registration 6-7pm; First session runs from 7-9pm
Monday, July 23-Thursday, July 26: Classes begin each day 8-8:30am and run through 5:30-6pm, with an hour for lunch and short mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks.
Friday, July 27: Classes begin 8-8:30am and end between 12-1pm, with a mid-morning break.
Course Fee
$905 (includes all materials, year-long coaching sessions, and non-refundable $75 registration fee)
Discount Options
10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $80 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount (not to be combined with any other offering). Discount instructions will appear on your registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. (Accounts must be in good standing.)
Schools registering 11 participants for any combination of 2 ,3 and/or 5-day offerings will be rebated one tuition of the least expensive offering. (Rebate to be issued in August.)

Questions?
Please contact Penelope Voss, Admissions, Alumni, and Summer Coordinator, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

Teachers Conference: Waldorf Education and the Lifelong Cultivation of Ecological Identity
2018-11-30 - 2018-12-01
Are you looking to build a more ecologically-conscious learning community? Are you interested in developing curriculum that will strengthen your students’ sense of place, their relationship to nature, and their roles as stewards of the earth? Are you working with

Sustainability
Ecology
Environmental studies
Land stewardship
Farming
Gardening

And wondering how these topics can best express themselves in your curriculum and in the daily experiences of students, teachers, and the broader school community?
Understanding our relationship to the natural world and our connection with it—and learning how to foster this understanding within our students and our communities—is the subject of Sunbridge’s 2018 Teachers Conference. Designed for early childhood, elementary, and high school educators, this highly practical conference will help you take up these themes in the context of your own school setting and inspire new vision for your work with children and adolescents. Through developing and sharing age-appropriate curriculum and approaches that deepen one’s experience with nature and encourage and support a child’s sense of place and interconnectedness with the world, you will return to your classroom and your school inspired and equipped!

Presenters
Coleen O’Connell, MS (Keynote Addresses and Workshop Facilitation). Co-founder of the Ecological Teaching and Learning MS Program at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, an innovative master’s degree program for educators infusing their teaching practice with ecological principles, systems thinking, reflective practice, and Action Research, and Lesley University faculty member. Coleen’s mission as an educator for the past 30 years has been to bring people into relationship with the natural world with an emphasis on our interconnectedness through systems thinking. Coleen’s teaching and scholarship are focused on expanding the definition and underlying notions of environmental education to be that of ecological teaching and learning integrated across the curriculum. Focused on changing the code for education so that it becomes the practice of educating for ecological global citizenship, she weaves the concepts of sustainability, systems thinking, deep ecology, intentional communities, and traditional indigenous knowledge into her teaching practice. Coleen lectures and presents workshops throughout New England and has served on the boards of the Maine Environmental Education Association, which in 2013 awarded her the Eberhard Thiele Environmental Educator Award, and the New England Environmental Education Alliance. She earned her BS degree in early childhood education at South Dakota State University and her MS in environmental education from Lesley University.
Rev. Patrick Kennedy (Opening Talk). Director, The Seminary of the Christian Community, Chestnut Ridge, NY. A graduate of Kimberton Waldorf School, Patrick attended the seminary in Stuttgart and was consecrated into the priesthood in 2006. From 2007 to 2015 he served as the resident priest in the Washington DC area congregation and now works both as a director of the Seminary and in the local Chestnut Ridge congregation. Prior to preparing for the priesthood, Patrick studied and worked in the field of early childhood education and as a Waldorf class teacher. He received his bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from the University of California. Santa Cruz.
Calisa Tucker, MS (Curriculum Panelist). Class teacher (on sabbatical), the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor. Calisa has been a class teacher at Ann Arbor since 2002 when she joined her first class in second grade, taking them through eighth grade in 2010 before beginning her second round. Prior to becoming a Waldorf teacher, Calisa worked on an organizational learning and lean manufacturing internal consulting team for Ford Motor Company. Lessons learned in the automotive industry inspired her to seek out an education that nurtured systems thinking, creativity, and a love of learning. A faculty member of Sunbridge’s “Approaching the Grades” Summer Series courses, Calisa received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan and did her teacher training at the Waldorf Institute of Southeast Michigan.
Jeannine Davis, MS (Curriculum Panelist). Horticulture and gardening teacher, The Waldorf School of Garden City. Jeannine created, implemented, and teaches the WSGC’s organic gardening curriculum for grades one through eight. This program includes renewable energy and sustainable agriculture practices, cooking, canning, fermenting, entomology, botany, and making medicinal salves from weeds found on campus. She organizes her school-wide Earth Day event each spring, where students, faculty and staff focus on planting for a bio-diverse species and care for the school grounds; manages the school’s solar powered greenhouse, organic food, herb, and flower gardens and composting program; supports a farm to table cafeteria; recently co-piloted an eighth grade sustainability and science program; and is also a key figure in her school’s coming-of-age experience to honor the transition and challenges of entering adolescence. Last spring, she was a featured panelist at a conference at Hofstra University, speaking on “Importance of Local Agriculture to Health and Education.” Jeannine graduated from American University with a BA in public relations, earned her MS in Waldorf Education from Sunbridge College, and a certificate in Biodynamic Agriculture.
Robin Gucker (Curriculum Panelist). Longtime Waldorf early childhood educator, outdoor educator, and farm and forest kindergarten teacher. Robin most recently served as faculty chair and teacher of the farm and forest-based outdoor kindergarten program at Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm in Essex, NY. Her eighteen years of teaching experience in Waldorf settings also include nine years teaching at Lake Champlain Waldorf School. Robin was a founding parent at the Northern Lights School, a Waldorf-inspired school now located in Saranac Lake, NY, and, prior to her work in Waldorf Education, taught science and outdoor education at North Country Camps, Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center, and North Country School. She has a BA in biology and art from the University of Vermont and a certificate in early childhood education from Sunbridge College, and completed her training in Spacial Dynamics®.

Conference schedule
Friday evening, November 30: Doors open at 6:30pm for check-in registration. Conference begins at 7pm and runs until 9pm.
Saturday, December 1: Conference runs 9am-6pm with time for breaks and lunch

Cost
$285 (includes Saturday breakfast, lunch, and mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, and a $25 non-refundable registration fee).
Discounts
For every 5 attendees it registers, a school may send a 6th attendee for free (the 6th registration cost will be rebated after the conference takes place). Current Sunbridge program students and Sunbridge program alumni receive a discounted price; discount code will appear on your registration form. (Only one discount option may be applied.)
Housing
Campus housing is reserved directly through Threefold Educational Center.
Registration
Online registration is open through noon on Friday, November 30. If you haven’t registered online and still wish to attend, you may do so as a walk-in registration providing space is available. Walk-in cost is $300.

Questions?
Contact Admissions, Alumni, and Summer Coordinator Penelope-Myles Voss at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.
Sunbridge Institute reserves the right to cancel any offering at any time. If Sunbridge cancels, all registrants will be notified and will receive a full refund. If the registrant cancels, he or she will receive a full refund less the non-refundable registration fee. Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.

Deepening Your Work as An Effective Mentor and Evaluator
2019-01-24 - 2019-01-26
Guidance For Those Working with Teachers From Early Childhood Through High School
with Louise deForest
A professional development seminar for experienced Waldorf educators who are either already mentoring teachers or who wish to move into a mentoring role
“All real living is meeting,” Austrian philosopher Martin Buber once famously said. But how can we meet the other in such a way that all our experiences and expertise can enhance the others’ capacities and abilities? How do we build sufficient interest in the other to perceive and reflect back in a meaningful way? And how do we make our years of teaching useful when guiding others?
This seminar, designed for mentors working with teachers across all age and grade levels, is comprised of two on-site weekends and an interim assignment, plus follow-up coaching calls. Through presentation, discussion, group exercises, and role-playing, you will learn:

How to be responsive to the environment you are working with while maintaining core principles
How to address diversity of all kinds (gender, racial, cultural, other) to create a more inviting classroom
Strategies and techniques for building your skills as an evaluator and mentor
Steps for developing a mentoring program in your school, from paper to practice

Your seminar will include:

Exploring the role of inner development in your work as a mentor
Examining your own mentoring style
Understanding the effect mentoring has on the mentee’s class—and on the well-being of your school

You will benefit from:

Discussions on mentoring section-specific teachers, led by master early childhood and elementary educators
Artistic activities
Coaching calls in the spring and the following fall to track your progress as a mentor and help address any issues that may arise

You will come away with both a solid foundation for your own mentoring practice and tools to help your school build an effective and supportive mentoring program.

Instructor
An international lecturer, Waldorf early childhood teacher, teacher trainer, evaluator, and mentor, Louise deForest travels extensively throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and Europe, supporting teachers, parents, and schools. Currently serving as teacher mentor at the New Amsterdam School, Louise’s professional history includes serving as pedagogical director of the early childhood program at the Rudolf Steiner School, kindergarten teacher at Green Meadow Waldorf School, and co-founder of a Waldorf school in Vermont. She is also board chair of WECAN (Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America) and one of two North American representatives to IASWECE (the International Association of Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education).
Schedule
This seminar has been designed to take place in two parts, occurring over weekends in late January and late March. Participants register for both parts at once; registering for the January or March weekend alone is not possible.
Dates & Times
January 24 (Thursday) 7pm-9pm
January 25 (Friday) 9am-5:30pm
January 26 (Saturday) 9am-5:30pm
March 28 (Thursday) 7pm-9pm
March 29 (Friday) 9am-5:30pm
March 30 (Saturday) 9am-5:30pm
Cost/Discounts
$945 total for both parts. Includes breakfast, lunch, and mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks on Fridays and Saturdays, $85 non-refundable registration fee, and follow-up coaching calls.
Schools sending more than one attendee will be rebated $125 off the cost of each additional attendee (rebate to be issued after the seminar takes place). Sunbridge program alumni will receive a discounted price (final cost will be reflected on your registration form after you enter the code provided.) NOTE: Discounts may not be combined.

Online registration runs through 11am on Thursday, January 24. If you haven’t registered online by 11:00 on Thursday morning, January 24, and still wish to attend, you may register as a walk-in. Walk-in cost is $960.

Questions?
Contact Penelope-Myles Voss, admissions, alumni, and summer coordinator, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.
Sunbridge Institute reserves the right to cancel any offering at any time. If Sunbridge cancels, all registrants will be notified and will receive a full refund. If the registrant cancels, he or she will receive a full refund less the non-refundable registration fee. Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.

Project Management: A Guide to Planning, Executing, and Evaluating Projects or Initiatives of Any Size or Scope
2019-04-26 19:00 - 2019-04-27 17:30 (America/New_York)
A collaborative leadership workshop for anyone tasked with leading projects or initiatives and trying to ensure high performance collaboration.
Project management is a well-known tool of the business world and part of a management system that every business or organization needs in order to bring ideas into reality. Good project management defines whether or not you will be successful in your work.
The tools of project management are simple—the difficulty lies in implementing them into the culture of the organization.

Sunbridge’s latest collaborative leadership workshop is a crash course in understanding the project management mindset and the process for successfully carrying a project through from beginning to end.
In this very down-to-earth workshop, we will look at and touch upon:
• The seven most important tools inherent in project management (with time given to practice some of them)
• The role of direction, alignment, and commitment in the project management process
• How to instill a project management mindset and skills in both the practical habits of an organization as well as its social and ideal realms
• The project management steps essential for bringing ideas into fruition and completion
You are encouraged to bring with you a project or initiative that you are currently involved in or would like to bring to your community, to work on here.
Facilitators
Joachim Ziegler, PhD, has been working in the fields of organizational development and human resources development since 1994. A partner in MIRA Companions for Development, an international consulting group, Joachim’s current list of American and international clients encompasses the banking, pharmaceutical, retail, and manufacturing sectors, as well as anthroposophical institutions and Waldorf schools. Joachim is a member of the College of Social Sciences Section at the Goetheanum and the international Association for Social Development and has taught at the University of Muenster and at Germany’s first private university in Herdecke. He holds an MA in adult education and a PhD in medical education.
Jessica Heffernan Ziegler Jessica has been the executive director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008; previously, she taught collaboration and group dynamics in Sunbridge College’s Administration, Biography, and Elementary Teacher Education programs. Jessica has worked as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf school administrators and teachers, as well as other professionals, in diverse institutions and schools in both the US and Germany. She served as the first administrator and as a board member at a Waldorf school she co-founded in Everswinkel, Germany; is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development, an international consulting group; and sits on the boards of Manhattan’s Rudolf Steiner School and the Otto Specht School in Chestnut Ridge, NY. Jessica who holds a BS in business management, did her biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and her executive coach training with SECA International. Her professional focus on leadership skills, governance issues, and personnel development are utilized in both her executive director position and in her work as co-instructor of Sunbridge’s Collaborative Leadership summer course and related workshops.
Artistic faculty TBA.

Those who took previous collaborative leadership offerings with Joachim and Jessica had this to say:
~ This exceeded my expectations!
~ The experience and dedication to the whole process that our facilitators brought to a very rich and full week was very, very satisfying.
~The professional material was exceptional. The clarity of the presentation was superb.
~ Excellent content, excellent presenters
~ The quality was incredibly rich and practical
~ I am working in a school, yet I know I can also apply this training to any business.
~ It’s always a pleasure to come to these workshops. Many thanks!

Schedule
Friday, April 26: Doors open at 6:30pm for check-in registration. Please arrive with enough time to register and get settled. Workshop begins promptly at 7pm and runs until 8:30pm.
Saturday, April 27: Workshop runs 9am-5:30pm, with times for breaks and lunch
Cost
$285 via online registration (includes Saturday breakfast, snacks, and lunch, and $25 non-refundable registration fee). Online registration is available through noon on Friday, April 26. If you haven’t registered in advance and wish to attend, walk-in registrations will be accepted space permitting; walk-in cost is $300. Check here before arriving for walk-in registration to make sure spaces remain.
Discount Options
Because it is beneficial for several members of a school to attend this workshop together, schools registering 4 attendees will receive a rebate for the cost of the 4th registration (rebates to be issued once the workshop has taken place). Please contact registrar Tamara Photiadis at registrar@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x16 for instructions.
Current Sunbridge program students receive $80 off and Sunbridge program graduates receive $40 off the workshop cost. Accounts must be in good standing. A discount code will appear on your registration form when you answer questions about your educational background.
Discounts may not be combined.

Questions?
Contact Penelope-Myles Voss, admissions, alumni, and summer coordinator, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.
Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

Literacy in the Early Grades: Developing Your Skills to Teach Writing and Reading in Grades 1-3
2019-06-28 19:00 - 2019-06-30 13:00 (America/New_York)
For Waldorf teachers and homeschool parents
Explore the genius of the Waldorf approach to literacy as together we draw on current resources and practices to inform your teaching. You’ll discover ways to integrate treasures from Orton-Gillingham and Project Read into your Waldorf classroom while learning practical, effective, and imaginative techniques for teaching writing and reading in the early grades.
Incorporating speech, spelling, writing, and reading, this course covers:

Moving from oral to written tradition
Learning a structured, yet flexible, way to teach reading skills
Decoding and encoding the English language through a linguistic understanding
Using a multi-sensory approach for all
Developing scope and sequence of a literacy curriculum
Working with parents on literacy questions

In addition to grades 1-3 class teachers, Waldorf remedial and reading specialists, and homeschool parents working with a Waldorf curriculum, those who would also benefit from the information imparted in this course include Waldorf kindergarten teachers, upper grades class teachers, world language teachers, and pedagogical and faculty chairs. PLEASE NOTE: This is not an introductory course. Participants should have Waldorf training and/or experience as a Waldorf class teacher; exceptions will be made at the instructor’s discretion.
Lead Instructor
Margot Amrine teaches at the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1989 and has shepherded several lower school classes. She has also chaired her college of teachers and is a founding teacher of the high school, where she currently teaches history and humanities. A teacher of literacy skills to children from preschool to grade 12 since 1976, Margot was the director of the Waldorf Institute of Southeastern Michigan and mentors Waldorf teachers in the midwest area. She holds a BMA in music and art history from the University of Michigan School of Music and has been a member of the Anthroposophical Society since 1981. Margot has a particular interest in language arts and in working with parents, and enjoys traveling and playing the cello.
Artistic faculty TBA

Students who took this workshop previously with Margot had this to say:
~ Margot is a great presenter with wonderful knowledge to share.
~ A master of masters.
~ She knows everything about teaching grammar/writing/reading.
~ Margot had a complete grasp on the subject and had a breadth of experience to share. She made good time for questions and created an engaging workshop.
~ Ms. Amrine is a wonderful teacher and she inspires confidence to try new things.
~ Margot is an excellent teacher of teachers. She is knowledgeable, encouraging and funny!
~ The highlight was definitely the knowledge and energy of the instructor. The clean picture of Language Arts instruction was so helpful, and the way the instructors work together mainstream elements with Waldorf pedagogy was fantastic.
~ The entire course was excellent and just right. The topics covered, time allotted and Margot’s ability to stay on track (while also including levity here and there) were right on and what I needed!
~ This was likely the most impactful educational experience I’ve had as an adult.
~ I am going home brim full of ideas and excitement for the coming year.

Schedule
Friday, June 28: Check-in registration takes place 6:30-7pm. Orientation and your first class runs 7-9pm.
Saturday, June 29: Classes begin at 9am and run through 5:30, with time for lunch and short mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks.
Sunday, June 30: Classes begin at 9am and end at 1pm, with a mid-morning break.

Cost
$360 includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee

Three Discount Options (Choose One! Discounts may not be combined.)
1. Friends and Family (Personal Discount): Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount off one or more registrations. Discount instructions will appear on your registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. Accounts must be in good standing.
2. Take Two and Save (Personal Discount): 10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) will automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $85 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
3. Send More/Save More (School Discount): Schools paying for five or more registrations will receive discounts in increasing amounts.
Make 5 registrations, receive 5% off the total cost
Make 6 registrations, receive 6% off the total cost
Make 7 registrations, receive 7% off the total cost
Make 8 registrations, receive 8% off the total cost
Make 9 registrations, receive 9% off the total cost
Make 10 or more registrations, receive 10% off the total cost
NOTE: When choosing this option, please be sure to check off “Invoice my School” on your registration form. To qualify for the Send More/Save More discount, registrations must be made by July 14.

Questions?
Please contact our summer office at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

Chalkboard Drawing for Class Teachers: Skill-Building and Inspiration for Teachers of Grades 1-8
2019-06-28 19:00 - 2019-06-30 13:00 (America/New_York)
This workshop has been cancelled.
For Waldorf teachers and homeschool parents and anyone interested in the medium of chalk drawing
In this highly practical workshop, teachers of grades 1-8 will receive instruction in the basics of how to create beautiful chalkboard drawings. Regardless of your artistic background, you’ll leave with valuable skills, new-found confidence, and ideas for your coming year’s drawings.
You will learn:

Techniques for drawing with chalk
How to approach chalkboard illustrations across the Waldorf lower and middle school curricula
Ways to model animal and human forms through the grades
Seasonal use of color

You are encouraged to bring your own pictures and ideas of what you want to focus on in the coming year, and get guidance and practice for how to bring your ideas into reality.

Lead Instructor
Brigitte Bley-Swinston has been teaching fine arts at Green Meadow Waldorf School for the past seven years. Previously, she taught at the Rudolf Steiner School in Manhattan and, from 1992-2004, served as the resident art teacher for all Sunbridge College programs. She also frequently taught courses at the Rudolf Steiner Institute and co-directed the Foundation Studies program at the Brooklyn Waldorf School. Brigitte earned her BA in art education in Berlin, Germany, her MS in Waldorf teacher education from Sunbridge College, and also studied at the Art Students League, The National Academy of Design, and the New York Botanical Garden
Students who studied with Brigitte in Summer Series 2018 had this to say:
~ Brigitte was able to bring out my inner artist I didn’t know I had.
~ Well-prepared and knowledgeable.
~ Brigitte was just wonderful.
~ Brigitte was a warm, inviting teacher who provided clear guidance.
~ Brigitte was the perfect art teacher. I always felt “seen” and respected, even when the art challenged my capacities.
~Brigitte has a very calm, easy way with student anxieties and feelings of inadequacy/frustration with art, and also met the experienced/advanced students in a meaningful way.
~ I loved everything about the class.

Your workshop also includes eurythmy with Sea-Anna Vasilas of Eurythmy Spring Valley.

Schedule
Friday, June 28: Check-in registration takes place 6:30-7pm. First class runs 7-9pm.
Saturday, June 29: Classes begin at 9am and run through 5:30, with time for lunch and short mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks.
Sunday, June 30: Classes begin at 9am and end at 1pm, with a mid-morning break.

Cost
$360 includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee

Discount Options
Three Discount Options (Choose One! Discounts may not be combined.)
1. Friends and Family (Personal Discount): Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount off one or more registrations. Discount instructions will appear on your registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. Accounts must be in good standing.
2. Take Two and Save (Personal Discount): 10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) will automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $85 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
3. Send More/Save More (School Discount): Schools paying for five or more registrations will receive discounts in increasing amounts.
Make 5 registrations, receive 5% off the total cost
Make 6 registrations, receive 6% off the total cost
Make 7 registrations, receive 7% off the total cost
Make 8 registrations, receive 8% off the total cost
Make 9 registrations, receive 9% off the total cost
Make 10 or more registrations, receive 10% off the total cost
NOTE: When choosing this option, please be sure to check off “Invoice my School” on your registration form. To qualify for the Send More/Save More discount, registrations must be made by July 14.

Questions?
Please contact our summer office at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

The Foundational Teachers' Course of 2019: Experiencing Rudolf Steiner’s Seminal Three-Part Lecture Series in the Context of 21st Century North America
2019-07-08 - 2019-07-26
This summer, to mark the historic occasion of Waldorf Education’s 100th anniversary, Sunbridge Institute’s Waldorf Elementary Teacher Education program will be recreating Rudolf Steiner’s very first Waldorf teacher education course.
The Foundational Teachers’ Course of 2019: Experiencing Rudolf Steiner’s Seminal Three-Part Lecture Series in the Context of 21st Century North America will bring together Sunbridge faculty, students, and auditing program graduates for a festive fifteen days of lecture, discussion, and artistic activity (following the same schedule Rudolf Steiner and his original teacher education students—the first cohort of Waldorf educators—experienced in August-September 1919). From jointly reading and discussing his three main texts (Foundations of Human Experience, Practical Advice to Teachers, and Discussions with Teachers), to engaging in eurythmy, singing, speech, painting and drawing, we will celebrate a momentous century of Waldorf Education, exploring Steiner’s thoughts and methods and considering them through the lens of our current time and place.
In addition to comprising the summer 2019 curriculum for our currently enrolled elementary program students, this unique offering is also open to graduates of any full program offered by Sunbridge Institute or Sunbridge College who wish to participate by registering and paying an auditing fee. (Please note: Our specialized subject intensives do not qualify as full programs.)

Faculty
Faculty will include:
Jana Hawley, MSEd
George McWilliam
Stephen Sagarin, PhD
Elizabeth Hall, MA
plus artistic specialists

Schedule
Monday, July 8-Friday, July 12: 8am-6pm
Monday, July 15-Friday, July 19: 8am-6pm
Monday, July 22-Friday, July 26: 8am-6pm

Cost / Registration
This course is included in the regular tuition paid by Sunbridge Elementary program students. Sunbridge program graduates pay a $1,500 auditing fee to attend.

Questions?
To confirm your eligibility for attending as an auditing student, or for more information about this opportunity, please contact:
Linda Ogden-Wolgemuth, Director of Education and Advancement
logden@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x10

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

The Power of Traditional Country Dancing in Grades 1-8: How Dancing Together Can Enhance Learning, Enrich Your Teaching, and Bring Social Health to Your Classroom
2019-07-19 19:00 - 2019-07-21 13:00 (America/New_York)
For teachers and homeschool parents
Learn how to harness the power of traditional country dancing to benefit your teaching and your students!
Dancing can provide children with developmentally appropriate opportunities to work on basic coordination, left-right discrimination, and the foundation senses of rhythm, self-movement, and balance, all of which are necessary for healthy sensory-motor development. In groups, dancing fosters awareness of symmetry, patterns, and geometrical forms; facilitates awareness of others; and enhances social relationships. Most importantly, dancing brings joy!
In this experiential workshop, through presentation, articles and reference materials, and movement sessions, you will:

Receive an overview of traditional social dancing through the centuries
Discover how dance positively affects learning and social health
Explore how to determine which dances and music to bring to your group
Discuss specific dances that are geared to each grade
Practice ice breakers and warm-ups
Practice calling dances, and learn about dance courtesies and etiquette

Your takeaways will include handouts with a sample of dances for each grade, resources for age- and grade-appropriate dances, and ideas for curriculum integration. Please Note: While the focus of this workshop is on grades 1-6, grades 7 and 8 dances will also be touched upon and those teachers will also benefit from the information imparted.

Instructor
Patricia Campbell is traditional country dance teacher at Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, where she works with students in grades one through eight. A lifelong dancer, and a dance caller for 30 years, Patricia began her dance involvement at HVWS in 2000, when she “called” for a Harvest Dinner & Dance fundraiser for the third grade trip. In the years since, she created the Shining River Morris Team and took on more dance projects including leading the Maypole dancing, dances for the school’s annual Halloween event, Morris dances, and a sword dance performed by the HVWS Shining River Morris & Sword Team. Patricia’s repertoire of traditional country dancing encompasses a wide range of dance genres, including historical dance (Medieval, Renaissance, Revolutionary War, Civil War, etc.), singing games, international folk dances, contra dances, square dances, and English country dances. A caller and a member of the Board and Programming Committee for the NOMAD (Northeast Music, Art and Dance) Festival for most of its 20-year run, Patricia also leads workshops and residencies, along with dance programs for numerous community groups. Her advice is always for anyone to “get a group of people together and have a dance!”
Your workshop also includes singing with Patti Regan of Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School.

Students who took this workshop previously had this to say:
– Patricia was a wealth of information and provided a multitude of useful songs and dances for grades 1-6 and beyond.
– This course was helpful for learning new rhythms and different movements to use in my classes.
– The class was very satisfying. It provided lots of dances that I will use. Patricia was very knowledgeable.
– Very high quality. I loved being with other teachers, and the sharing that Patricia made room for.
– Patricia answered all of our questions and provided many resources to take home with us.

Schedule
Friday, July 19: Check-in registration takes place 6:30-7pm. Orientation and your first class run from 7-9pm.
Saturday, July 20: Classes begin at 9am and run through 5:30, with time for lunch and short mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks.
Sunday, July 21: Classes begin at 9am and end at 1pm, with a mid-morning break.

Cost
$360 includes all materials and a non-refundable $30 registration fee

Three Discount Options (Choose One! Discounts may not be combined.)
1. Friends and Family (Personal Discount): Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount off one or more registrations. Discount instructions will appear on your registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. Accounts must be in good standing.
2. Take Two and Save (Personal Discount): 10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) will automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $85 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
3. Send More/Save More (School Discount): Schools paying for five or more registrations will receive discounts in increasing amounts.
Make 5 registrations, receive 5% off the total cost
Make 6 registrations, receive 6% off the total cost
Make 7 registrations, receive 7% off the total cost
Make 8 registrations, receive 8% off the total cost
Make 9 registrations, receive 9% off the total cost
Make 10 or more registrations, receive 10% off the total cost
NOTE: When choosing this option, please be sure to check off “Invoice my School” on your registration form. To qualify for the Send More/Save More discount, registrations must be made by July 14.
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Questions?
PPlease contact our summer office at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

Working with Parents: Developing and Sustaining Healthy Teacher-Parent Relationships
2019-07-19 19:00 - 2019-07-21 13:00 (America/New_York)
For Waldorf teachers of all levels
Behind every child stands a parent… or two, or three, or four! As teachers we tend to focus on our students, sometimes forgetting the fact that our relationships with parents are every bit as important. In this workshop we will explore the different facets of the teacher-parent relationship; discuss successful ways of sharing with parents the wonderful, challenging task of guiding their child through childhood; and do some hands-on activities to strengthen our powers of observation and compassion.
Topics we will cover include:

Navigating the (often tricky) parent/friend divide
Running effective and rewarding parent evenings
Creating an atmosphere of trust and collaboration
Writing tactful, informative year-end reports
Establishing guidelines for healthy communication
Preventing and managing crises

Instructor
Melissa Merkling is currently an educational support coordinator and extra lesson teacher at the Housatonic Valley Waldorf School in Newtown, Connecticut, the school she founded in 1989 and at which she has held virtually every position, including early childhood and grades teacher, administrator, enrollment director, and College and Board member. Melissa has attended and led anthroposophical classes and study groups for over twenty years. She currently serves as a pedagogical mentor for students in Sunbridge’s Waldorf Elementary Teacher Education program, and she is also a professional editor and proofreader. Melissa attended NYC’s Rudolf Steiner School from kindergarten through 12th grade, studied art at Bennington College, and earned a certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge College.
Students who previously took this workshop with Melissa had this to say:
~ It was great to hear from a teacher with so much experience and wisdom. She gave us a lot of tools and ideas on how to work with parents. What a gift!
~ The content was well delivered. Melissa was well prepared and added artistic activities, which helped the mood of the heavy topics but also the quality of the group dynamic.
~ I enjoyed the practical nature of the topic, the realistic and artistic quality of instruction, and the excellent resources provided.
~ Melissa was very prepared and had many great tips. She was funny, fun, and very wise. She facilitated very well.
~ Excellent balance of information and experiential activities.

Your workshop also includes singing with Patti Regan of Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School.

Schedule
Friday, July 19: Check-in registration takes place 6:30-7pm. First class runs 7-9pm.
Saturday, July 20: Classes begin at 9am and run through 5:30, with time for lunch and short mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks.
Sunday, July 21: Classes begin at 9am and end at 1pm, with a mid-morning break.

Cost
$360 includes all materials and non-refundable $30 registration fee

Three Discount Options (Choose One! Discounts may not be combined.)
1. Friends and Family (Personal Discount): Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount off one or more registrations. Discount instructions will appear on your registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. Accounts must be in good standing.
2. Take Two and Save (Personal Discount): 10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) will automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $85 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)
3. Send More/Save More (School Discount): Schools paying for five or more registrations will receive discounts in increasing amounts.
Make 5 registrations, receive 5% off the total cost
Make 6 registrations, receive 6% off the total cost
Make 7 registrations, receive 7% off the total cost
Make 8 registrations, receive 8% off the total cost
Make 9 registrations, receive 9% off the total cost
Make 10 or more registrations, receive 10% off the total cost
NOTE: When choosing this option, please be sure to check off “Invoice my School” on your registration form. To qualify for the Send More/Save More discount, registrations must be made by July 14.

Questions?
Please contact our summer office at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20

Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.

2019 Teachers Conference: Addressing Sensory Development in the School-Age Child
2019-11-08 19:00 - 2019-11-09 17:30 (America/New_York)
A conference on approaching the twelve senses as an essential tool for teachers
With keynote speaker Adam Blanning, MD
Walk-in registration will be accepted on Saturday morning. Come to the Main House at Sunbridge between 7:45-8:45. Walk-in cost is $330; cash or credit card.
The conference takes place in the Arts Building/Rose Hall on the Green Meadow Waldorf School campus.
Students struggling to be successful in their educational environment, whether in independent or public school classrooms, is a trend which shows no sign of abating. More and more, children are exhibiting difficulty paying attention in class, forming and remembering thoughts, expressing themselves and listening to others, and developing healthy social relationships.
Sunbridge Institute’s 2019 teachers conference offers an approach for educators seeking new and creative ways to engage—and engage with—these children, in order to help them feel more comfortable within themselves and find their place in the world.
Through the guidance of leading anthroposophical physician and Waldorf school consultant Adam Blanning, MD, our conference takes a close look at the school-age child through the lens of the twelve senses—understood by Rudolf Steiner to be the entryways through which each individual can relate to and make sense of the world around them—so we may learn how to better understand and serve the children in our care today.

Rudolf Steiner and the Twelve Senses
Steiner divided the twelve senses into three groups, directly tied to the first three life cycles of the developing human being during their first twenty-one years. Unfolding from birth to approximately age seven, the four foundational senses—life (health, vitality), touch, movement, and balance (also known as the lower or inner senses)—connect young children to their own bodies, anchoring them physically to the world and giving them their sense of self. From about ages 14-21, the development of the four upper (or outer) senses—hearing, language, concept, ego—serves to help adolescents find their connection to other human beings, expanding their sense of cognition and of relating to one another, along with their intellectual capacities.
Between these two stages lies the soul (or feeling) senses of smell, taste, sight, and warmth. It is through these middle senses that the school-age child of 7-14 establishes a connection with and relationship to the outer world. Focusing on this stage of sensory development, our conference will delve into what happens as children move between the lower and the upper senses during the grade school years—and what teachers can do to help facilitate a healthy transition.

Description
In this conference, we will:

Examine what it is already embedded in the Waldorf curriculum that helps children on their sensory journey
Share observations of where we see children getting off-track in their sensory development
Explore what concrete steps we can give to the school-age child so they can navigate their sensory journey in a more integrated and fluid manner

We will approach our topic from the general (How do children move between the senses?) to the specific (How is Waldorf Education serving children who live in an increasingly visual world, from screens to main lesson books?), using specific curricula as framework for our exploration. We will hone in on some common grades 1-8 subjects, both academic and artistic, and view the progression of how these subjects are taught through the lens of the twelve senses.

Through presentation, discussion, and small group work focusing on specific curricular approaches (for class and subject teaching and remedial support), among the questions we will address are:

How do we work with the twelve senses, taking children from developing themselves to developing a relationship to the world?
How do the four middle senses serve as an essential bridge between the lower and upper senses and move children from just seeing the world to being interested in the world?
Where are children getting “stuck” in one of the senses and how do we recognize and support those children?
How does working with the twelve senses affect diverse learners?
What changes can we make to our curriculum to effect healthy sensory development?

While our 2019 Teachers Conference is designed specifically for class and subject teachers, it is open to anyone interested in children and Waldorf Education.

Suggested background reading to familiarize you with the twelve senses before attending the conference:

Spiritual Science as a Foundation for Social Forms by Rudolf Steiner, Lecture III, August 8, 1920 (available at SteinerBooks, Amazon, etc.) or online at the Rudolf Steiner Archive)
Understanding Deeper Developmental Needs by Adam Blanning, MD, chapters 12 and 13 (available at SteinerBooks, WECAN, Amazon, etc.)

Keynote Speaker
Adam Blanning is currently serving as president of the Association for Anthroposophic Medicine and Therapies in America (AAMTA) and sits on the board of the Physicians’ Association for Anthroposophic Medicine (PAAM), for which he directs the training courses for doctors. He is also a founding member and core faculty for the “Nurturing the Roots” course in Waldorf early childhood therapeutic education and is on the staff of the Denver Center for Anthroposophic Therapies, the medical practice he founded in 2003. In addition to his work as an educational and developmental consultant for Denver-area Waldorf schools, he lectures regularly about anthroposophic medicine and child development, including being a guest speaker for conferences in the US, Canada, New Zealand, and Switzerland. Dr. Blanning attended the University of Colorado, both as an undergraduate studying English literature and for his medical degree, and taught family medicine at New York Medical College and the University of Colorado School of Medicine. His (proud) mother is Nancy Blanning, Sunbridge’s Early Childhood program co-director.
Your conference also includes presentations by Will Crane (Spacial Dynamics® movement educator) on subject teaching, Elizabeth Hall (class teacher at Green Meadow Waldorf school, and Sunbridge faculty member) on class teaching, and Jeanette Rodriguez (program director of the Otto Specht School in Chestnut Ridge, NY) on remedial support..

Schedule
Friday evening, November 8: Doors open at 6:00pm for check-in registration. Conference begins at 7pm and runs until 8:30pm.
Saturday, November 9: Conference runs 9am-5:30pm with time for breaks and lunch.

Housing
Campus housing is reserved directly through Threefold Educational Center.

Cost
$315 (includes Saturday breakfast, lunch, mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, and a $25 non-refundable registration fee).

Discount options
Only one discount may be applied:

Send More/Save More (School Discount):

For every three attendees a school registers/pays for, a fourth registrant attends for free.
Schools sending ten or more attendees receive an even higher discount (about 35% off the conference cost).
Schools interested in taking advantage of one of our volume discount opportunities should fill out a volume discount form, and then follow instructions provided in the form regarding having each attendee complete their individual registration. Requests for volume discounts must be submitted no later than one week prior to the conference date.

Friends and Family (Personal Discount): Currently enrolled Sunbridge program students receive a 30% discount and Sunbridge program graduates receive a 15% discount. Discount instructions will appear on your registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section. Accounts must be in good standing.

Registration
Online registration is open through noon on Friday, November 8. If you haven’t registered online by that day/time and still wish to attend, you may register as a walk-in, providing space is available (check this web page for updates). Walk-in cost is $330.
REGISTER

Questions?
Contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.
Sunbridge Institute reserves the right to cancel any offering at any time. If Sunbridge cancels, all registrants will be notified and will receive a full refund. If the registrant cancels, he or she will receive a full refund less the non-refundable registration fee. Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.

Decades of Talking about Social Change: An Evening with Christopher and Signe Schaefer
2019-11-22 19:30 (America/New_York)
For over 50 years Chris and Signe Schaefer have been discussing and working for social change. Their ongoing conversation—on whether change happens through systemic and structural transformation, through individual development, or is reliant on both—is reflected in their two new books:

This November, join the Schaefers for an evening of dialogue about human development, social transformation, and the struggles of our times, with short readings from their new books.

Date/Time/Place
Friday evening, November 22, at 7:30pm in Upper Brookside
This event is free and open to the public.
(Also check out Chris’s workshop the following Saturday morning.)

About the Schaefers
Chris and Signe Schaefer each have a long history of teaching, first at Emerson College in England and then, for many years, at Sunbridge College, where Signe directed the Foundation Studies and Biography programs and Chris directed the Waldorf School Administration and Community Development program; they also both served on the Sunbridge Board. In the years since, Signe co-founded the Center for Biography and Social Art, and Chris has facilitated organization and community development with Waldorf schools and other institutions; he is also co-director of the Center for Social Research at the Hawthorne Valley Association.
Signe is the author of Why on Earth? – Biography and the Practice of Human Becoming, as well as a co-author of Ariadne’s Awakening and co-editor of More Lifeways. Chris’s previous books include Partnerships of Hope: Building Waldorf School Communities and Vision in Action: Working with Soul and Spirit in Small Organizations.
Now retired from teaching, the couple lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
