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SUMMARY:Info Session: Early Childhood and Elementary Teacher Education
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for our fall online Info Session\, an opportunity for interested adults to delve into Sunbridge’s Early Childhood and Elementary Teacher Education offerings and experience. On tap are conversations with program directors and graduates\, information about our subject teacher intensives\, and presentations on Sunbridge and our admissions policies and financial aid opportunities. \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Wednesday\, October 11\n4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EASTERN TIME \n\nInterested in Waldorf high school teaching? Register for that info session. \nLooking to explore Waldorf education? Check out our January 26-27 Waldorf Weekend. \n  \nFor further information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/info-session-early-childhood-and-elementary-teacher-education-2/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Early Childhood,Featured,Grades,In Process,Info Session,Open Day
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SUMMARY:Info Session: High School Teacher Education
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for a virtual Info Session to learn about Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education program which next enrolls July 2024. On tap are discussions with director Steve Sagarin and program core faculty\, as well as information on admissions and financial aid. \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Wednesday\, October 11\n7:00pm-8:15pm EASTERN TIME \n\nInterested in Waldorf early childhood or grades teaching? Register for that info session. \nLooking to explore Waldorf education? Check out our January 26-27 Waldorf Weekend. \nFor further information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/high-school-info-session-3/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,High School,In Process,Introductory,Open Day
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SUMMARY:Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement
DESCRIPTION:The protests that followed the killings of members of our Black communities in spring 2020 served to wake many people up to the realities of racism in America—realities to which the Waldorf movement has not been immune. Accepting the fact that racism exists within Waldorf education and taking on the work of recognizing and eradicating it from our classrooms is a goal to which we must commit ourselves if we are to truly educate our children (and ourselves) toward freedom. \nCalling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement was first presented by Sunbridge in September 2020. The need for and interest in the event proved to be so widespread\, it has been repeated to new audiences several times since. This workshop is an encore presentation of that original event. \nDescription  \nOver the course of three one-and-a-half-hour sessions taking place virtually in real-time on Friday evening and Saturday morning and afternoon\, this workshop will: \n\nDefine and articulate the ways many Waldorf school curricula center whiteness and set it up as an ideal\, to the detriment of all;\nUse the frameworks of racial identity formation and biography work to better understand how we become who we are in a racialized society and how that impacts our engagement with the children in our care;\nShare practical tools\, resources\, and success stories with the goal of dismantling racism in Waldorf schools and communities.\n\nRegistrants will be sent advanced reading material. \nFacilitators \nKeelah Helwig is currently an early childhood educator and chair of the Early Childhood program at The Waldorf School of Garden City (her alma mater). Keelah has served as chair of WSGS’s College of Teachers and is a founding member and chair of its Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Committee. She is proud to be a founding member of the Sunbridge Diversity Fund Scholarship Committee and is also a Board trustee of Sunbridge\, AWSNA\, and WECAN. A skilled facilitator\, mentor\, evaluator\, and shepherd\, Keelah is passionate about motivating school communities and inspiring lasting and meaningful change. Following her WSGS graduation\, Keelah earned a BA in theatre from Spelman College and her masters in early childhood education from Sunbridge College. \nVicki Larson served as director of communications and marketing at Green Meadow Waldorf School from 2011-2021 and is a founding member of Sunbridge’s Diversity Fund Scholarship Committee. Vicki\, who has been involved in anti-racism initiatives and community organizing for social justice for more than 20 years\, has been a consultant to Waldorf schools across the US since 2014; she has also held positions in publishing\, resource development\, translation and interpretation (English/Spanish)\, international women’s human rights\, and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. She graduated with honors from the University of Florida in Gainesville with a major in English and minors in religion and women’s studies. \nHeather Scott is currently a core faculty member of Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education program and pedagogical director of the Waldorf School of Lexington. Prior to moving east to join the Lexington faculty in 2023\, Heather worked at The Waldorf School of San Diego for 17 years\, where she taught high school humanities and graduated two eighth grade classes. She also spent time teaching at The Community School for Creative Education\, a public\, Waldorf-inspired charter in Oakland\, CA. Heather’s interests are in diversifying Waldorf middle- and high-school curricula. She is passionate about supporting anti-racism through a grounding in history and biography and has a decades’ long interest in African-American culture and literature\, especially attuned to Black women writers. Heather earned her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and her MA from The University of New Hampshire\, Durham. \nAll three presenters are members of Alma Partners. \n  \nSchedule \nThis workshop takes place in live Zoom sessions. Sessions will not be recorded. \nSessions\nFriday evening\, October 27: 7:00pm-8:30pm ET\nSaturday\, October 28: 10:30am-12:00pm and 1:00-2:30pm ET \nAll times are US EASTERN \nNOTE ON ATTENDANCE: Due to the sensitive nature of these discussions and because each builds on the next\, we strongly encourage registrants be able to attend all three Zoom sessions. In order to receive a Certificate of Attendance\, you must attend all three sessions.  \nCost \n$175 includes $25 non-refundable registration fee \nDiscount options  \n15% off for \n\nSchools sending more than one participant. NOTE: In order to equitably serve as many schools as possible\, this event is limited to ten (10) attendees from the same school. Should you wish to exceed this cap\, please contact Admissions Coordinator Barbara Vitale (info below)\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nDiscounts may not be combined \n\nFree for current Sunbridge program students in good standing (plus a $25 non-refundable registration fee)\n\n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \n  \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/calling-it-like-it-is-uncovering-and-dismantling-racism-in-the-waldorf-movement-3/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,Grades,High School,In Process,Introductory,Weekend Workshop
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SUMMARY:Decolonizing Our Curriculum\, with Martyn Rawson & Linda Williams
DESCRIPTION:Born out of interest in instilling and promoting diversity\, equity\, and inclusivity in classrooms and school communities\, Waldorf educators nationwide and beyond are eager to bring changes to what constitutes a Waldorf education. But decolonizing the Waldorf curriculum is more fundamental than just adding more diversity to what we teach\, and it’s even more than providing mirrors (so children recognize themselves)\, windows (into other cultures and ways of being)\, and sliding glass doors (to enter other worlds in the imagination). The question of decolonizing curriculum—not only what we teach\, but how\, when\, why\, where\, and by whom—is really a question of deconstructing un-reflected\, tacit assumptions\, expectations\, and prejudices. It’s about re-envisioning Waldorf education and its relationship to Rudolf Steiner and anthroposophy. \nThrough advance reading\, facilitator presentation\, directed questions for small group conversations\, journaling\, and research tasks\, this important workshop will provide you with a thought-provoking analysis and awareness of what it really takes to decolonize a Waldorf curriculum. Those of you who heard Martyn Rawson speak at the Goetheanum at last April’s World Teachers Conference will be afforded an opportunity to pursue this topic with him further. We are very pleased that joining Martyn will be longtime Waldorf educator and speaker (and fellow Goetheanum presenter)\, Linda Williams. If you haven’t worked with either before\, you are in for a very meaningful experience. \nFacilitators \n \nMartyn Rawson was born in Glasgow\, Scotland\, in 1954 and started Waldorf teaching in 1979. Today he is still teaching: high school history\, art studies\, and English at Christian Morgenstern School in Hamburg\, Germany\, and as a professor at Freie Hocshule Stuttgart\, Germany\, and National Tsinghua University\, Taiwan. He is also a teacher trainer and teaches regular courses in China\, Taiwan\, South Africa\, Europe\, and occasionally the US and Canada. A co-founder of York Steiner School (UK)\, Martyn earned his EdD from the University of Plymouth (UK) and is an active researcher whose main fields are curriculum research (including decolonizing)\, student learning\, and assessment.  He publishes in mainstream publications\, academic journals\, Waldorf publications\, and on his website\, and his books can be found at Steiner Press. Martyn is educational advisor to the European Council of Steiner Waldorf Education and a member of the European Commission Working Group on Schools. \nCo-chair and a founding member of Sunbridge’s Diversity Fund Committee\, as well as a Sunbridge Board trustee\, Linda Williams ’87 is currently grades coordinator and faculty chair at the Detroit Waldorf School\, where she first started her class teaching career in 1987 and graduated her last 8th grade class in 2022.  In addition to leading several DWS classes\, she also taught at the Urban Waldorf School in Milwaukee\, served as director of the Elementary teacher training program at the Waldorf Institute of Southeastern Michigan\, and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in elementary literacy and urban education as professor of teacher education at Eastern Michigan University. The recipient of numerous teaching awards and fellowships. Linda is a frequent presenter and workshop leader\, including presenting on resilience at the 2023 International Teachers Conference at the Goetheanum. She is also a consultant and mentor teacher for the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America\, as well as for several Waldorf schools\, including on issues of diversity and inclusion\, as well as a member of Alma partners\, the AWSNA Board of Trustees\, the Pedagogical Section\, and the International Forum (Hague Circle). Linda earned her BA from Justin Morrill College at Michigan State University\, her MA in Waldorf Education from Mercy College\, and her doctorate in Curriculum\, Teaching\, and Educational Policy\, with a cognate in Literacy\, from Michigan State University. \n\n\n\nSchedule \nThis workshop takes place in live Zoom sessions. Sessions will not be recorded. \nSessions (All times are US EASTERN)\nFriday evening\, January 12: 7:00pm-8:30pm ET\nSaturday\, January 13: 10:30am-12pm and 12:30-2:00pm ET \nIn order to receive a Certificate of Attendance\, you must attend all three sessions.  \nCost \n$175 includes $25 non-refundable registration fee \nDiscount options  \n15% off for \n\nSchools sending more than one participant\, or\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\, or\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nFree for eligible current Sunbridge program students in good standing (plus a $25 non-refundable registration fee) \nDiscounts may not be combined. Eligibility will be verified by Sunbridge staff. \nParticipants will be sent reading in advance of the workshop. \n\n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \n  \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/decolonizing-our-curriculum/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,Grades,High School,In Process,Weekend Workshop
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SUMMARY:Waldorf Weekend: Foundations and Fundamentals of Waldorf Education from Early Childhood through High School
DESCRIPTION:Open to students of education and especially relevant for new and prospective Waldorf community members (teachers\, parents and grandparents\, staffers\, and board members). \nOur lively and informative Waldorf Weekend workshop is designed to provide an experiential survey of the basis and basics of Waldorf education. In addition to exploring the Waldorf curriculum across the grades\, your workshop includes a discussion of Rudolf Steiner’s insights in human development and a look into the anthroposophical underpinnings of the Waldorf impulse. You’ll enjoy hands-on artistic activities and there’ll be plenty of time for questions and answers. Our Waldorf Weekends are a most memorable—and fun!—learning experience. \nThis workshop takes place in person.  \n  \nPresenters \nMeggan Gill ’10 became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021 and is also a member of the Sunbridge teacher education faculty. A trained Waldorf early childhood educator and a specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, Meggan is also a member of Alma Partners and is active in WECAN and AWSNA. Her teaching experience includes serving as lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School from 2020-21 and\, from 2009 to 2020\, serving on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School where she led parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and was active on the Faculty Council. Prior to joining BWS\, Meggan taught kindergarten at the Olympia Waldorf School and parent-and-child and nursery classes at the New Amsterdam School. Meggan earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge. \n\n\n \nWinnie Stern ’14 is director of Sunbridge’s Elementary Teacher Education program. She is also currently a Green Meadow Waldorf High School history teacher\, after having taken a class of Green Meadow students from first through eighth grade as class teacher. A former substitute teacher\, Winnie initially became interested in exploring the foundations and goals of education through a philosophical lens\, and discovered Waldorf education while seeking to answer the question “What kind of education helps to create a happy and healthy human being?” She holds a double-major BA in philosophy and education from Brooklyn College\, an MA in philosophy and education from Columbia University Teachers College\, a NYS teaching license in grades 1-6 education\, and her Waldorf teacher certification from Sunbridge Institute. \n\nPrevious Waldorf Weekend participants had this to say: \n~ The weekend has been wonderful. The information was communicated in a clear way\, and I feel like I have a much deeper understanding of what it means to look at the world through the Waldorf lens.\n~ It was excellent. The instructors were extremely knowledgeable.\n~ The weekend was outstanding! I was deeply inspired\, both as a teacher and as a human being.\n~ Highly informed\, warm-hearted facilitators with a deep concern for the group’s understanding and experience.\n~ This was one of the single most wonderful weekends in my life. I came with the intention of learning more about Waldorf education. I am leaving with a feeling of a shifting of my soul.\n~ This was a wonderful workshop\, and I highly recommend that everyone from teachers to parents take interest and reap the benefits. \n\n\n  \nSchedule \nFriday\, January 26: Check-in registration takes place from 6:30pm-6:50pm. Please arrive with enough time to check in and get settled. The workshop begins promptly at 7:00pm and runs until 8:30pm. \nSaturday\, January 27: The workshop runs 9:00am-5:00pm\, with times for breaks and lunch \n\nHousing/Meals \nCampus housing is reserved directly through Threefold Educational Center. \nDinner will be available for purchase at Threefold Cafe on Friday evening. Saturday breakfast\, lunch\, and snacks are included in your workshop cost. \nRead more about local housing and dining options while visiting Sunbridge. \n\nDiscount options  \n15% off for \n\nSchools sending two or more registrants\, or\nPayment made in Canadian dollars\n\nDiscounts may not be combined.  \n\nCost  \n$270 includes Saturday breakfast\, lunch\, and mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks\, and a $25 non-refundable registration fee \n\n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/waldorf-weekend-4/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,Grades,High School,Introductory,Weekend Workshop
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SUMMARY:Info Session: High School Teacher Education
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for a virtual Info Session to learn about Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education program which next enrolls July 2024. On tap are discussions with director Steve Sagarin and program core faculty\, as well as information on admissions and financial aid. \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Wednesday\, February 7\n7:00pm-8:15pm EASTERN TIME \nREGISTER \nInterested in Waldorf early childhood or grades teaching? Register for that February 13 Info Session. \nFor further information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/info-session-high-school-teacher-education/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,High School,In Process,Info Session
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SUMMARY:Info Session: Early Childhood and Elementary Teacher Education
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for our winter online Info Session\, an opportunity for interested adults to delve into Sunbridge’s Early Childhood and Elementary Teacher Education offerings and experiences. On tap are conversations with program directors and current students\, information also about our subject teacher programs in World Language and Elementary Music\, and presentations on Sunbridge and our admissions policies and financial aid opportunities. \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Tuesday\, February 13\n4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EASTERN TIME \nREGISTER \nFor further information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/info-session-early-childhood-and-elementary-teacher-education/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Dynamics of Play: Exploring the Current State of Play & What the Pandemic Has Taught Us
DESCRIPTION:Conversations on the value of play in early childhood and early grades education have recently resurfaced\, along with growing concern over the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on all areas of child development. In two independent but related workshops (one presented online\, the other in person) for highly experienced\, currently practicing Waldorf early childhood educators and grades 1-3 teachers\, we will re-examine and begin recommitting to the essential role of play in education\, helping to inspire you to create therapeutic environments that foster healthy play for children from early childhood up to third grade. \nThe pandemic’s impact on children extends far beyond education. It has created a children’s mental health crisis leading to high rates of anxiety and depression among young people. Through an examination of theory and collaborative conversations\, this online workshop will explore how the pandemic impacted play in cultural practices while developing respectful family partnerships. Together we will: \n\nExamine myths about play\nConnect to contemporary research on play\nExplore a trauma-informed approach to play-based learning\n\nOpportunities for community learning will include facilitator presentations\, small group conversations\, individual reflections\, and artistic activities. \nFacilitators \nLisa Miccio provides mentoring and professional development to early childhood educators\, including as lead instructor of Sunbridge’s “Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education” Summer Series course. In 2023 she founded The Berry Basket playgroups and family programs in Warwick\, NY\, where she serves as director and parent & child playgroup teacher. From 2022-23 Lisa served Acorn Waldorf School as the Neighboring Tree Project Specialist\, overseeing a grant-funded AWS initiative that aimed to create community partnerships with local early childhood educators\, schools\, and centers. She taught kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City\, where she chaired the DEIJ committee\, from 2017-2022\, and for a dozen years prior was on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School\, where she taught in and served as a co-chair of the early childhood section\, directed the early childhood admissions and family programs\, and was a member of the Collegium\, the Collegium Committee\, and the Board of Trustees. Lisa’s teaching experience also includes teaching and mentoring in the Kathmandu (Nepal) Waldorf Kindergarten. A member of the Sunbridge Board since 2013\, she holds a BA in English from the College of Charleston\, an MS in Elementary Education from CW Post\, Long Island University\, and an MS in Waldorf Education from Sunbridge College. She is the mother of two Waldorf-educated sons. \n\n\nSondi Eugene is an early childhood teacher at the Waldorf School of Atlanta\, where she has been on the faculty since 2000; she has also been a guest instructor in Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program. Raised in rural New Jersey\, Sondi moved to Atlanta in 1994 and received her certificate in early childhood education from Sunbridge College 10 years later; she also graduated from the Lifeways Early Childhood and Human Development program and is certified as a Simplicity Parenting Group Leader. The parent of two children who went through Waldorf schools\, Sondi enjoys traveling\, camping\, cooking\, crafts\, and singing. \n\n\nFor the in-person companion workshop\, see also: The Dynamics of Play: Observing\, Understanding & Relating Play to Educational Objectives and the Foundations of Academic Achievement\, taking place at Sunbridge April 26-27. Registrants signing up for both workshops received a discounted price.  \n  \nSchedule \nThis workshop takes place in live Zoom sessions. Sessions will not be recorded. \nSessions (All times are US EASTERN)\nFriday evening\, February 23: 7:00pm-8:30pm ET\nSaturday\, February 24: 10:30am-12pm and 12:30-2:00pm ET \nIn order to receive a Certificate of Attendance\, you must attend all three sessions.  \nCost \n$175 includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee \nTake 15% off each registration for: \n\n\n\nSchools sending 2 or more participants\, or\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\, or\nPayments made in Canadian dollars.\n\n\n\nDiscounts may not be combined. \nNOTE: If you register for this February 23-24 online workshop (list price: $175) as well as for the April 26-27 in-person companion workshop (list price: $340)\, there is a discounted two-workshop bundle price of $415\, which includes non-refundable registration fees of $25 and $30. If selecting this bundled option\, no other discounts apply. \n\nCost for current Sunbridge program students in good standing: \n\nFebruary 23-24 online workshop only: Free\, with just a $25 non-refundable registration fee\nApril 26-27 in-person workshop only: $40 (includes a $30 non-refundable registration fee)\nBoth workshops: $65 (includes a total of $55 non-refundable registration fees)\n\n\n\nQualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.  \nREGISTER\n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \n  \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/the-dynamics-of-play-exploring-the-current-state-of-play-what-the-pandemic-has-taught-us/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
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CREATED:20230802T151920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T190454Z
UID:19745-1711134000-1711202400@www.sunbridge.edu
SUMMARY:Working with Conflict as a Catalyst for Change in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Conflict as an inevitable aspect of organizational life is a concept that most of us resignedly accept and then try our hardest to avoid. But what if we were trained in how to view conflict constructively? And shown how to use it as a valuable tool for effecting positive change in the workplace? \n\nWorking with Conflict as a Catalyst for Change in the Workplace is designed to do just that. \nThrough training provided by Sunbridge Collaborative Leadership facilitators Jessica Heffernan Ziegler and Joachim Ziegler\, PhD\, this two-part event will help you to: \n\nUnderstand what makes an organization “conflict capable”\nLearn how conflict can lead to innovative ideas and practices\nDevelop the skills needed to use conflict to improve collegial relationships and group dynamics in your own school\, business\, or organization\n\nYou will leave with highly valuable insights\, strategies and enthusiasm for your work ahead. \nNOTE: Working with Conflict is presented in two separate\, yet complementary workshops. Participants may register for either workshop\, or to fully receive maximum benefits sign up for both (and receive a discounted combination price). The second workshop will involve participants tackling real-world workplace conflicts using information covered in detail in the first workshop. \nMarch 22-23: Workshop I: Working with Conflict as a Catalyst for Change in the Workplace: Understanding the Levels of Escalation and De-escalation  \nApril 12-13: Workshop II: Working with Conflict as a Catalyst for Change in the Workplace: Practical Applications  \nFacilitators \n\nJoachim 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. \nJessica Heffernan Ziegler has been the executive director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008. Her professional focus on leadership skills\, governance issues\, and personnel development are utilized both in her executive director role and in her work as co-instructor of Sunbridge’s Collaborative Leadership course and related workshops; she also teaches Waldorf school administration in Sunbridge’s Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education program and previously taught in Sunbridge College’s Administration and Biography programs. Jessica is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development\, an international consulting group\, and works as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf administrators and teachers and 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\, and has sat on many other boards\, including her current role as trustee of the Otto Specht School in Chestnut Ridge\, NY. Jessica holds a BS in business management and did her biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and her executive coach training with SECA International. \n  \nSchedule \nEach workshop takes place in a synchronous online classroom \nALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN (NY) TIME ZONE \nFriday evening: Zoom session runs from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm ET\nSaturday: Zoom sessions run from 10:30 am-12:00 pm and 12:30-2:00 pm ET \nNOTE: Due to its interactive nature\, and the content brought by the participants\, this workshop will NOT be recorded. \nCost \nSingle workshop: $175 includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee \nIf selecting this option\, there is a 15% off discount for each registration for: \n\n\n\nSchools sending 2 or more participants\, or\nParticipants who have previously attended Sunbridge’s weeklong Collaborative Leadership Summer Series course\, or\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\, or\nPayments made in Canadian dollars.\n\n\n\nDiscounts may not be combined. \nTwo-workshop bundle: $250 includes two $25 non-refundable registration fees  \n\nIf selecting this option\, no other discounts apply.\n\nCurrent Sunbridge program students in good standing may register for a single workshop and pay just a $25 non-refundable registration fee or both workshops and pay just two $25 non-refundable registration fees. \nQualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.  \n  \n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \n  \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/working-with-conflict-as-a-catalyst-for-change-in-the-workplace/2024-03-22/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Featured,In Process,Leadership,Professional Development,Weekend Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013723
CREATED:20240221T175043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T005021Z
UID:21361-1712775600-1712779200@www.sunbridge.edu
SUMMARY:Early Childhood Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for an informal online conversation with representatives from our Early Childhood teacher education program to get to know us and determine whether studying at Sunbridge is right for you. \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Wednesday\, April 10\n7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EASTERN TIME (NY) \nOur early childhood program is offered every other year and next enrolls this summer. Read our program overview and view our admission requirements. \n\nFor further information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/early-childhood-meet-greet/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Early Childhood,Featured,Info Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013723
CREATED:20230802T151920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T190454Z
UID:21387-1712948400-1713016800@www.sunbridge.edu
SUMMARY:Working with Conflict as a Catalyst for Change in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Conflict as an inevitable aspect of organizational life is a concept that most of us resignedly accept and then try our hardest to avoid. But what if we were trained in how to view conflict constructively? And shown how to use it as a valuable tool for effecting positive change in the workplace? \n\nWorking with Conflict as a Catalyst for Change in the Workplace is designed to do just that. \nThrough training provided by Sunbridge Collaborative Leadership facilitators Jessica Heffernan Ziegler and Joachim Ziegler\, PhD\, this two-part event will help you to: \n\nUnderstand what makes an organization “conflict capable”\nLearn how conflict can lead to innovative ideas and practices\nDevelop the skills needed to use conflict to improve collegial relationships and group dynamics in your own school\, business\, or organization\n\nYou will leave with highly valuable insights\, strategies and enthusiasm for your work ahead. \nNOTE: Working with Conflict is presented in two separate\, yet complementary workshops. Participants may register for either workshop\, or to fully receive maximum benefits sign up for both (and receive a discounted combination price). The second workshop will involve participants tackling real-world workplace conflicts using information covered in detail in the first workshop. \nMarch 22-23: Workshop I: Working with Conflict as a Catalyst for Change in the Workplace: Understanding the Levels of Escalation and De-escalation  \nApril 12-13: Workshop II: Working with Conflict as a Catalyst for Change in the Workplace: Practical Applications  \nFacilitators \n\nJoachim 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. \nJessica Heffernan Ziegler has been the executive director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008. Her professional focus on leadership skills\, governance issues\, and personnel development are utilized both in her executive director role and in her work as co-instructor of Sunbridge’s Collaborative Leadership course and related workshops; she also teaches Waldorf school administration in Sunbridge’s Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education program and previously taught in Sunbridge College’s Administration and Biography programs. Jessica is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development\, an international consulting group\, and works as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf administrators and teachers and 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\, and has sat on many other boards\, including her current role as trustee of the Otto Specht School in Chestnut Ridge\, NY. Jessica holds a BS in business management and did her biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and her executive coach training with SECA International. \n  \nSchedule \nEach workshop takes place in a synchronous online classroom \nALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN (NY) TIME ZONE \nFriday evening: Zoom session runs from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm ET\nSaturday: Zoom sessions run from 10:30 am-12:00 pm and 12:30-2:00 pm ET \nNOTE: Due to its interactive nature\, and the content brought by the participants\, this workshop will NOT be recorded. \nCost \nSingle workshop: $175 includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee \nIf selecting this option\, there is a 15% off discount for each registration for: \n\n\n\nSchools sending 2 or more participants\, or\nParticipants who have previously attended Sunbridge’s weeklong Collaborative Leadership Summer Series course\, or\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\, or\nPayments made in Canadian dollars.\n\n\n\nDiscounts may not be combined. \nTwo-workshop bundle: $250 includes two $25 non-refundable registration fees  \n\nIf selecting this option\, no other discounts apply.\n\nCurrent Sunbridge program students in good standing may register for a single workshop and pay just a $25 non-refundable registration fee or both workshops and pay just two $25 non-refundable registration fees. \nQualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.  \n  \n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \n  \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/working-with-conflict-as-a-catalyst-for-change-in-the-workplace/2024-04-12/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Featured,In Process,Leadership,Professional Development,Weekend Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013723
CREATED:20240126T204023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240129T194042Z
UID:20960-1713373200-1713376800@www.sunbridge.edu
SUMMARY:SUNY Master's Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Sunbridge’s partnership with SUNY Empire State University allows graduates of Sunbridge Institute or Sunbridge College Early Childhood and Elementary teacher education programs to apply their Sunbridge diploma or certificate toward earning a fully-accredited SUNY MEd or MALS degree with a self-designed concentration in Waldorf education\, a concentration offered only to Sunbridge graduates. \nJoin us for a free virtual info session in which Dr. Tina Wagle\, coordinator of the SUNY Empire MEd in Curriculum & Instruction program\, will discuss the specifics of these two online master’s programs and answer all your questions regarding this unique opportunity to earn a graduate degree with a focus in Waldorf education. \nThis session is open to all adults who are current\, past\, or prospective Sunbridge program students. (Note: While at the current time only Sunbridge’s Early Childhood and Elementary programs are approved for this SUNY partnership\, our High School program is also scheduled qualify in the near future\, and we invite current and prospective High School teacher education students to attend as well.) \nLearn more about our partnership here. \n  \nSchedule \nWednesday\, April 17\, Remote session\, 5:00pm-6:00pm (Eastern Time) \nREGISTER \n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Meggan Gill\, Director of Education and Organizational Culture\, at education@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x11
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/suny-masters-info-session-3/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Early Childhood,Featured,Grades,In Process,Master's Degree
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013723
CREATED:20240229T175116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T003455Z
UID:21399-1713380400-1713384000@www.sunbridge.edu
SUMMARY:Elementary Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for an informal online conversation with representatives from our Elementary and World Languages & Cultures teacher education programs to get to know us and determine whether studying at Sunbridge is right for you. \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Wednesday\, April 17\n7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EASTERN TIME (NY) \nOur Elementary Teacher Education diploma program enrolls this summer. Read our program overview and view our admission requirements. Our World Languages & Cultures certificate program also enrolls this summer. You can read all about that offering here. \n\nFor further information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/elementary-meet-greet/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Grades,In Process,Info Session,Meet & Greet,Open Day,World Languages & Cultures
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240428
DTSTAMP:20260404T013723
CREATED:20230809T175901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T224520Z
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SUMMARY:The Dynamics of Play: Observing\, Understanding & Relating Play to Educational Objectives and the Foundations of Academic Achievement
DESCRIPTION:To promote accessibility\, this workshop is now taking place online.\nConversations on the value of play in early childhood and early grades education have recently resurfaced\, along with growing concern over the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on all areas of child development. In two independent\, but related\, workshops for highly experienced\, currently practicing Waldorf early childhood educators and grades 1-3 teachers\, we will re-examine and begin recommitting to the essential role of play in education\, helping to inspire you to create therapeutic environments that foster healthy play for children from early childhood up to third grade. \nAccording to the World Health Organization\, “To grow up healthy\, children need to sit less and play more.” As teachers of young children we are the guardians and defenders of their right to play. Through this workshop we will explore the relationship between play\, healthy brain development\, and the sequential social and cognitive capabilities that form the foundation for higher cognitive functions while connecting teacher observations to learning assessments\, developmental milestones\, and curriculum development. We will also examine: \n\nThe essential role of teachers in supporting play: lessons from nature-based preschools and kindergartens\nExploring the continuum of play-based learning from adult-child collaborative play to self-directed free play\nThe importance of risk-taking and nurturing resilience\n\nOpportunities for community learning will include facilitator presentations\, small group conversations\, individual reflections\, and artistic activities. \nFacilitators \nLisa Miccio provides mentoring and professional development to early childhood educators\, including as lead instructor of Sunbridge’s “Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education” Summer Series course. In 2023 she founded The Berry Basket playgroups and family programs in Warwick\, NY\, where she serves as director and parent & child playgroup teacher. From 2022-23 Lisa served Acorn Waldorf School as the Neighboring Tree Project Specialist\, overseeing a grant-funded AWS initiative that aimed to create community partnerships with local early childhood educators\, schools\, and centers. She taught kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City\, where she chaired the DEIJ committee\, from 2017-2022\, and for a dozen years prior was on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School\, where she taught in and served as a co-chair of the early childhood section\, directed the early childhood admissions and family programs\, and was a member of the Collegium\, the Collegium Committee\, and the Board of Trustees. Lisa’s teaching experience also includes teaching and mentoring in the Kathmandu (Nepal) Waldorf Kindergarten. A member of the Sunbridge Board since 2013\, she holds a BA in English from the College of Charleston\, an MS in Elementary Education from CW Post\, Long Island University\, and an MS in Waldorf Education from Sunbridge College. She is the mother of two Waldorf-educated sons. \n\n\nSondi Eugene is an early childhood teacher at the Waldorf School of Atlanta\, where she has been on the faculty since 2000; she has also been a guest instructor in Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program. Raised in rural New Jersey\, Sondi moved to Atlanta in 1994 and received her certificate in early childhood education from Sunbridge College 10 years later; she also graduated from the Lifeways Early Childhood and Human Development program and is certified as a Simplicity Parenting Group Leader. The parent of two children who went through Waldorf schools\, Sondi enjoys traveling\, camping\, cooking\, crafts\, and singing. \n\n\nFor the online companion workshop\, see also: The Dynamics of Play: Exploring the Current State of Play & What the Pandemic Has Taught Us taking place February 23-24. Registrants signing up for both workshops received a discounted price.  \n  \nSchedule \nThis workshop takes place in live Zoom sessions. Sessions will not be recorded. \nSessions (All times are US EASTERN)\nFriday evening\, April 26: 7:00 pm-8:30 pm ET\nSaturday\, April 27: 10:30 am-12:00 pm and 12:30 pm-2:00 pm ET \nIn order to receive a Certificate of Attendance\, you must attend all three sessions.  \nCost \n$175 includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee \nTake 15% off each registration for: \n\n\n\nSchools sending 2 or more participants\, or\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\, or\nPayments made in Canadian dollars.\n\n\n\nDiscounts may not be combined. \nNOTE: If you also registered for the ($175) February 23-24 companion workshop\, there is a discounted two-workshop bundle price of $250\, which includes two non-refundable registration fees of $25. If selecting this bundled option\, no other discounts apply. \n\n\nCurrent Sunbridge program students in good standing may register and pay just a $25 non-refundable registration fee (for each workshop). \n\n\nQualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.  \n\n  \n\n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \n  \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/the-dynamics-of-play-observing-understanding-relating-play-to-educational-objectives-and-the-foundations-of-academic-achievement/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,Weekend Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013723
CREATED:20240318T221128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T222008Z
UID:21497-1715194800-1715198400@www.sunbridge.edu
SUMMARY:High School Teacher Education Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for an informal online conversation with Steve Sagarin\, director of Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education program\, to get to know us and our program which enrolls this summer (intensive dates: July 15-26). \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Wednesday\, May 8\n7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EASTERN TIME (NY) \n\nFor further information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/high-school-teacher-education-meet-greet/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,High School,In Process,Info Session
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240622
DTSTAMP:20260404T013723
CREATED:20240115T040246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240605T172146Z
UID:20813-1718496000-1719014399@www.sunbridge.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education: An Immersion in the World of the Waldorf Nursery / Kindergarten
DESCRIPTION:This week’s course will be taught remotely in real-time. For those who would prefer  attending in person\, this course is also being offered on campus from June 23-28. Read all about Summer Series 2024. \nOpen to everyone\, including current and prospective early childhood educators\, parents\, grandparents\, and caregivers. \nJoin us for a wondrous journey! In this comprehensive course\, you’ll explore the essential elements of Waldorf early childhood education. Through the guidance of highly experienced Waldorf early childhood educators you’ll delve into child development; learn about rhythms\, transitions\, and the cycle of the year; explore the importance of play; examine the inner development of the teacher; experience circle time activities\, lessons in handwork\, art\, and movement\, and the essentials of a morning in a Waldorf early childhood setting; and develop a true practical understanding of Waldorf early childhood education. A perennial Sunbridge summer favorite\, this rich and extensive course has launched many early childhood careers. \nWatch Lisa talk about this course.  \n  \nInstructors \nLisa Miccio\, lead\, is founder\, director\, and parent & child playgroup teacher at The Berry Basket Playgroups and Family Programs in Warwick\, NY; she also sits on the Sunbridge Board of Trustees and provides professional development training and mentoring of teachers new to nature-based early childhood education. From 2022-23 Lisa served Acorn Waldorf School as the Neighboring Tree Project Specialist\, overseeing a grant-funded AWS initiative that aimed to create community partnerships with local early childhood educators\, schools\, and centers. She taught kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City\, where she chaired the DEIJ committee\, from 2017-2022\, and for a dozen years prior was on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School\, where she taught in and served as a co-chair of the early childhood section\, directed the early childhood admissions and family programs\, and was a member of the Collegium\, the Collegium Committee\, and the Board of Trustees. Lisa’s teaching experience also includes teaching and mentoring in the Kathmandu (Nepal) Waldorf Kindergarten. She holds a BA in English from the College of Charleston\, an MS in Elementary Education from CW Post\, Long Island University\, and an MS in Waldorf Education from Sunbridge College. She is the mother of two Waldorf-educated sons. \n \nMotria Shuhan is the founder/director of Acorn Waldorf School in Accord\, NY\, where she serves as lead teacher in the Oaks Mixed Age Kindergarten. Prior to Founding AWS\, she spent nine formative years at the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School\, working in the nursery and kindergarten and serving as pedagogical chair for three years. Motria also serves as a mentor and educator in Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program. With a special interest in the art of puppetry\, Motria has staged shows for conferences\, festivals\, and other community events. She completed a three-year Advanced Therapeutic Course for Early Childhood Educators in Denver and her Waldorf Early Childhood training at Sunbridge College. \n \nRie Seo teaches kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City.  Before joining the WSGC faculty\, Rie served as the aftercare lead teacher at New Amsterdam School. She also led nursery and parent/child programs at a Waldorf-inspired Japanese Saturday Program in Brooklyn and was the founder and lead teacher for outdoor Waldorf-inspired parent/child classes in Queens. Rie earned her BA in drama from Tamagawa University in Tokyo\, Japan; her MFA in theater design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts; a certificate in early childhood education from LifeWays; and a diploma in Waldorf early childhood teacher education from Sunbridge. \n \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021 and is also a member of the Sunbridge teacher education faculty. A member of Alma Partners and a specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also an active committee member and workshop presenter for AWSNA and WECAN. Meggan’s teaching experience includes most recently serving as lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School and\, from 2009-2020\, serving on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School\, where she led parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and was active on the Faculty Council. Prior to joining BWS\, she taught kindergarten at the Olympia Waldorf School and parent-and-child and nursery classes at the New Amsterdam School. Meggan\, who originally hails from the Pacific Northwest and is a certified yoga teacher\, earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge. \nParticipants who took this course previously had this to say: \n\nAmazing. This is one of the best courses I’ve taken in my life.\nI am beyond grateful.\nThe class was a fun mix of lecture\, break-out groups and experiential learning.\nIt was well structured\, the faculty was exceptional and held each class with knowledge\, joy and humor. I appreciated the opportunity we were given to be broken into groups\, discuss topics and get to know more about the participants.\nI found the topics engaging\, loved the puppetry and am thankful for the library of music!\nI really enjoyed attending lectures and the articles that were provided for homework. It was great to dive right in and begin learning more about Waldorf EC. I found everyone to be very passionate and present in the program. I found that I got something out of every class.\nIt was an incredibly insightful and grounding experience.\nNot only am I walking away with tools in my pocket\, but with a growth and awareness in myself that I was not expecting.\nLisa is wonderful. I have never met a teacher who in five days would be able to change a group of strangers in such a profound way.\nI really enjoyed Motria’s way of sharing information\, her patience and fluid way of moving through topics. It is clear that she is very passionate about her work and enjoys sharing that with others. \nI loved Rie’s ability to bring you into the work (regardless of it being on zoom.) She is clearly passionate and I enjoyed her lessons.\nMeggan’s class was so helpful and insightful. There were so many things about circle time that I didn’t fully understand and this course really helped me learn. I really appreciate the openness\, humor and warmth that she brings to the class.\nThe entire course was so nourishing and fulfilling. It gave me more than I ever expected. I would suggest this course to all teachers and parents interested in deepening their knowledge in Waldorf EC education. It was truly eye-opening.\n\n  \nSchedule \nThis course takes place June 16-21 in a synchronous online classroom. ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN (NY) TIME ZONE \nSunday evening\n7:15 pm-7:25 pm: Log in for technical check and attendance\n7:30 pm to 9:00 pm: First session \nMonday-Thursday\n9:45 am-9:55 am: Log in for technical check and attendance\nSessions take place between 10:00 am and 4:30 pm (including breaks and lunch)\n\nFriday\n9:45 am-9:55 am: Log in for technical check and attendance\nFinal session takes place from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm \nNote: Participants should be prepared to work on course-related assignments outside of their regularly scheduled instructional sessions (including some that may be assigned in advance). A complete schedule will be sent two weeks before your course start date\, along with a list of materials you will need to procure for your handwork classes.\n \n\nCost \n$615 includes all resource materials\, yearlong access to your Google Classroom\, and a $55 non-refundable registration fee \n25% discount for: \n\nStudents currently enrolled in a Sunbridge teacher education program\nSunbridge program graduates\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nAccounts must be in good standing and discounts may not be combined. Qualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.  \n \n**Materials**\nYou will need to procure these materials before your course begins. \n  \nREGISTER HERE \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/introduction-to-waldorf-early-childhood-education-an-immersion-in-the-world-of-the-waldorf-nursery-kindergarten-11/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,In Process,Professional Development,Summer Series
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education: An Immersion in the World of the Waldorf Nursery / Kindergarten
DESCRIPTION:This week’s course is being taught in-person at Sunbridge. For those who would prefer attending online\, this course is also being offered virtually on June 16-21 and again on July 28-August 2. Read all about Summer Series 2024. \nOpen to everyone\, including current and prospective early childhood educators\, parents\, grandparents\, and caregivers. \nJoin us for a wondrous journey! In this comprehensive course\, you’ll explore the essential elements of Waldorf early childhood education. Through the guidance of highly experienced Waldorf early childhood educators you’ll delve into child development; learn about rhythms\, transitions\, and the cycle of the year; explore the importance of play; examine the inner development of the teacher; experience circle time activities\, lessons in handwork\, art\, and movement\, and the essentials of a morning in a Waldorf early childhood setting; and develop a true practical understanding of Waldorf early childhood education. A perennial Sunbridge summer favorite\, this rich and extensive course has launched many early childhood careers. \nWatch Lisa talk about this course.  \nInstructors \nLisa Miccio\, lead\, is founder\, director\, and parent & child playgroup teacher at The Berry Basket Playgroups and Family Programs in Warwick\, NY; she also sits on the Sunbridge Board of Trustees and provides professional development training and mentoring of teachers new to nature-based early childhood education. From 2022-23 Lisa served Acorn Waldorf School as the Neighboring Tree Project Specialist\, overseeing a grant-funded AWS initiative that aimed to create community partnerships with local early childhood educators\, schools\, and centers. She taught kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City\, where she chaired the DEIJ committee\, from 2017-2022\, and for a dozen years prior was on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School\, where she taught in and served as a co-chair of the early childhood section\, directed the early childhood admissions and family programs\, and was a member of the Collegium\, the Collegium Committee\, and the Board of Trustees. Lisa’s teaching experience also includes teaching and mentoring in the Kathmandu (Nepal) Waldorf Kindergarten. She holds a BA in English from the College of Charleston\, an MS in Elementary Education from CW Post\, Long Island University\, and an MS in Waldorf Education from Sunbridge College. She is the mother of two Waldorf-educated sons. \n \nMotria Shuhan is the founder/director of Acorn Waldorf School in Accord\, NY\, where she serves as lead teacher in the Oaks Mixed Age Kindergarten. Prior to Founding AWS\, she spent nine formative years at the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School\, working in the nursery and kindergarten and serving as pedagogical chair for three years. Motria also serves as a mentor and educator in Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program. With a special interest in the art of puppetry\, Motria has staged shows for conferences\, festivals\, and other community events. She completed a three-year Advanced Therapeutic Course for Early Childhood Educators in Denver and her Waldorf Early Childhood training at Sunbridge College. \n \nRie Seo teaches kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City.  Before joining the WSGC faculty\, Rie served as the aftercare lead teacher at New Amsterdam School. She also led nursery and parent/child programs at a Waldorf-inspired Japanese Saturday Program in Brooklyn and was the founder and lead teacher for outdoor Waldorf-inspired parent/child classes in Queens. Rie earned her BA in drama from Tamagawa University in Tokyo\, Japan; her MFA in theater design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts; a certificate in early childhood education from LifeWays; and a diploma in Waldorf early childhood teacher education from Sunbridge. \n \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021 and is also a member of the Sunbridge teacher education faculty. A member of Alma Partners and a specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also an active committee member and workshop presenter for AWSNA and WECAN. Meggan’s teaching experience includes most recently serving as lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School and\, from 2009-2020\, serving on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School\, where she led parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and was active on the Faculty Council. Prior to joining BWS\, she taught kindergarten at the Olympia Waldorf School and parent-and-child and nursery classes at the New Amsterdam School. Meggan\, who originally hails from the Pacific Northwest and is a certified yoga teacher\, earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge. \nCarol Grieder teaches kindergarten at Green Meadow Waldorf School\, where she has been on the early childhood faculty since 2006 and where she also sits on the Collegium and the Advisory Board. Before joining Green Meadow\, she taught art classes and Parent & Child classes in a Waldorf-inspired nursery school in New Jersey. A native of Switzerland\, Carol has worked with women\, infants\, and children as a maternal-child health nurse and lactation consultant over many years\, and has also contributed stories and essays to WECAN publications. She earned her MS in Nursing\, Women’s Health from Rutgers University\, and her MSEd in Waldorf education from Sunbridge College. \n  \nParticipants who took this course previously had this to say: \n\nThe Intro to EC course exceeded my expectations.\nAn amazing mix of hands-on experience\, interactive group work\, and lecture content.\nIt was well structured\, the faculty was exceptional and held each class with knowledge\, joy and humor.\nAmazing. This is one of the best courses I’ve taken in my life.\nI am beyond grateful.\nNot only am I walking away with tools in my pocket\, but with a growth and awareness in myself that I was not expecting.\nLisa is wonderful. I have never met a teacher who in five days would be able to change a group of strangers in such a profound way.\nI loved Rie’s art demos and her ability to bring you into the work. She is clearly passionate and I enjoyed her lessons.\nI really enjoyed Motria’s way of sharing information\, her patience and fluid way of moving through topics. It is clear that she is very passionate about her work and enjoys sharing that with others.\nThe class was a fun mix of lecture and experiential learning.\nI found the topics engaging\, loved the puppetry and am thankful for the library of music!\nI really enjoyed attending lectures and the articles that were provided for homework. It was great to dive right in and begin learning more about Waldorf EC. I found everyone to be very passionate and present in the program. I found that I got something out of every class.\nOverall it was an incredibly insightful and grounding experience that left me thirsty for more.\nThe entire course was so nourishing and fulfilling. It gave me more than I ever expected. I would suggest this course to all teachers and parents interested in deepening their knowledge in Waldorf EC education. It was truly eye-opening.\n\n\n  \nThis course takes place June 23-28 at Sunbridge Institute on the campus of the Threefold Educational Foundation. \nSchedule\n\nSunday evening\n6:00 pm-6:30 pm: Check-in registration\n6:30 pm-7:00 pm: Optional campus tour\n7:15 pm-9:00 pm: First session\n\nMonday-Thursday\nClasses begin at 8:00 am and end at 5:30 pm\n\nFriday morning\nClasses begin at 8:30 am and end at 12:30 pm \nParticipants should be prepared to work on course-related assignments outside of their regularly scheduled instructional sessions (including some that may be assigned in advance). \nRead about housing and meals while studying at Sunbridge. \n  \nCost\n$945 includes all materials\, yearlong access to your Google Classroom\, and a $80 non-refundable registration fee.  \n25% discount for: \n\nStudents currently enrolled in a Sunbridge teacher education program\nSunbridge program graduates\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nAccounts must be in good standing and discounts may not be combined. Qualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.   \n  \nREGISTER HERE \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/introduction-to-waldorf-early-childhood-education-an-immersion-in-the-world-of-the-waldorf-nursery-kindergarten-13/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,In Process,Introductory,Professional Development,Summer Series
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SUMMARY:Collaborative Leadership: Personalized Strategies for Becoming a More Effective Member of Your Leadership Team
DESCRIPTION:This course is now filled and is no longer accepting registration. Cancellations do occur\, so feel free to sign up on our waiting list if you wish to be in line for an opening.\nProfessional development for decision-makers—including administrators\, directors\, board and committee members\, and faculty chairs—working in Waldorf schools or other workplace settings. This course is taught remotely in real-time. Read about Summer Series 2024.  \n\nAre you shaping your organizational and leadership culture consciously or unconsciously? Do you have the skills necessary to recognize problems that might exist or arise within your workplace? And are you able to help your leadership team prioritize these issues and equip your fellow team members (and yourself) with the tools required to address them? \nFor over a decade\, Sunbridge’s Collaborative Leadership Summer Series course has helped individuals with leadership responsibilities in their school\, business\, or organization improve their planning and problem-solving processes. 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 Waldorf schools to multi-million dollar nationals\, Collaborative Leadership will help you learn how to improve your effectiveness as a member of your leadership team. \nEach participant is asked to bring their own organizational question\, project\, or challenge. Using your real-life cases\, we will apply these four core models for collaborative leadership: \n\n\nThree main leadership tasks: Maintaining and creating identity / Creating space for healthy\, stable relationships / Assuring professional results\nDiagnostic and planning tools: How to look at an organization as a whole and understand the dynamics of intersecting segments\nHow to create processes toward healthy decision-making\nThe balance between power and trust\n\nYour 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. As always\, we encourage more than one attendee from a school so that they can work on a project together. \nBONUS: 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 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. \nInstructors \n 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. \nJessica Heffernan Ziegler has been the executive director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008. Her professional focus on leadership skills\, governance issues\, and personnel development are utilized both in her executive director role and in her work as co-instructor of Sunbridge’s Collaborative Leadership course and related workshops; she also teaches Waldorf school administration in Sunbridge’s Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education program and previously taught in Sunbridge College’s Administration and Biography programs. Jessica is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development\, an international consulting group\, and works as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf administrators and teachers and 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\, and has sat on many other boards\, including her current role as trustee for AWSNA\, for which she is also an active committee member and workshop presenter. Jessica holds a BS in business management and did her biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and her executive coach training with SECA International. \nYour course also includes sessions on DEI topics with Meggan Gill of Sunbridge Institute and eurythmy with Alexandra Spadea of the Rudolf Steiner School. \n  \nHere’s what recent Summer Series Collaborative Leadership participants had to say about their experience: \n\nThe quality of the course was outstanding. Jessica and Joachim really made the information come alive and explained it in a way that was easy to digest. I really enjoyed when we had the opportunity to break out into smaller groups as it made for a more personal connection.\nJessica and Joachim just emanate warmth and knowledge in a space that is supportive\, inclusive and cares about our continued success. The charts and written materials provided in concert with the lectures and experiential work created a good depth and breadth with which to digest the information.\nMeggan brought a wealth of experience and created a safe space for validation of feelings around this important work. She is exceptionally skilled.\nI felt that Meggan covered a lot of material in an organized way. The subject is so vast and she has a great way of distilling it and allowing people a way in to examining our own relationship to it as a path to working with others.\nI love how practical the information is. There are plenty of actionable models and steps I can take within my own school. The portion I’ve enjoyed most was the one-on-one time I had with my talking partner (which) gave me the opportunity to delve deeper into a relationship with someone I found to be so helpful with her advice and perspectives.\nThe content has been very useful. As a school leader with a background in public education and passion for personal development\, I appreciated the weaving of Waldorf values partnered with practicality. I was able to apply the teachings in a faculty meeting the Thursday of our program and it went well\, the difference was felt and experienced by all.\nVery high quality. I found the lectures to be particularly helpful and insightful\, especially when paired with colleague Q&As.\nI found the pace and timing of each session – each a bit more intensive and deeper investigation of the collaborative leadership process – to be not only comfortable for my learning but also enlightening to me. It seemed like each day a new and brighter light shone on a concept I had experienced but never really seen before. Interspersing the break-out discussions in between each lecture was particularly satisfying to me because I find it helpful to learn in community\, dialoguing is a way to construct new meanings with others.\nI was extremely impressed with the intentions set to feel like a collaborative and connected classroom\, even in a virtual world.\nWith the classes being online\, it is perfect to have the start time where it was for those on either side of the continent.\nExcellent quality\, creative facilitators\, great tools\nThis course is the best one I have taken. It is balanced\, succinct\, realistic\, human and brings warmth to otherwise very cold and rigid themes. It went beyond my expectations!\nThe main highlight to me was how even though we all knew anthroposophy is underlying\, Steiner was mentioned a couple of times and that the mentions about anthroposophical institutions was from a human\, critical\, realistic standpoint.\nIt was worth the value and to have monthly calls included was just what I needed – super grateful that was included in the price.\n\n  \nSchedule \nThis course takes place July 21-26 in a synchronous online classroom \nALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN (NY) TIME ZONE \nSunday evening\, July 21\n7:15 pm-7:25 pm: Log in for tech check and attendance\n7:30 pm-9:00 pm: First session \nMonday-Thursday\, July 22-25\n9:45 am-9:55 am: Log in for tech check and attendance\nSessions run from 10:00 am-4:30 pm\, with times for breaks and lunch\n\nFriday\, July 26\n9:45 am-9:55 am: Log in for tech check and attendance\nSessions run from 10:00 am-1:00 pm\, with mid-morning break \nNOTE: Participants should be prepared to work on course-related assignments outside of their regularly scheduled instructional sessions (including some that may be assigned in advance). A complete schedule will be sent two weeks before your course start date\, \n  \nCost\n$665 includes all materials\, follow-up coaching calls\, and a $55 non-refundable registration fee \nAvailable Discounts \n25% discount for: \n\nStudents currently enrolled in a Sunbridge teacher education program\nSunbridge program graduates\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nAccounts must be in good standing and discounts may not be combined. Qualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.   \n  \nThis course is now filled and is no longer accepting registration. Cancellations do occur\, so feel free to sign up on our waiting list if you wish to be in line for an opening.\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/collaborative-leadership-personalized-strategies-for-becoming-a-more-effective-member-of-your-leadership-team-7/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Featured,In Process,Leadership,Professional Development,Summer Series
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education: An Immersion in the World of the Waldorf Nursery / Kindergarten
DESCRIPTION:This course is now filled and is no longer accepting registration. Cancellations do occur\, so feel free to sign up on our waiting list if you wish to be in line for an opening.\nThis week’s course will be taught remotely in real-time. Read all about Summer Series 2024. \nOpen to everyone\, including current and prospective early childhood educators\, parents\, grandparents\, and caregivers. \nJoin us for a wondrous journey! In this comprehensive course\, you’ll explore the essential elements of Waldorf early childhood education. Through the guidance of highly experienced Waldorf early childhood educators you’ll delve into child development; learn about rhythms\, transitions\, and the cycle of the year; explore the importance of play; examine the inner development of the teacher; experience circle time activities\, lessons in handwork\, art\, and movement\, and the essentials of a morning in a Waldorf early childhood setting; and develop a true practical understanding of Waldorf early childhood education. A perennial Sunbridge summer favorite\, this rich and extensive course has launched many early childhood careers. \n  \nInstructors \n \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021 and is also a member of the Sunbridge teacher education faculty. A member of Alma Partners and a specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also an active committee member and workshop presenter for AWSNA and WECAN. Meggan’s teaching experience includes most recently serving as lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School and\, from 2009-2020\, serving on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School\, where she led parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and was active on the Faculty Council. Prior to joining BWS\, she taught kindergarten at the Olympia Waldorf School and parent-and-child and nursery classes at the New Amsterdam School. Meggan\, who originally hails from the Pacific Northwest and is a certified yoga teacher\, earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge. \nAliya Birdoff teaches nursery at her alma mater\, the Rudolf Steiner School in New York City. Before joining the RSS faculty\, Aliya worked in the nursery and kindergarten at the Brooklyn Waldorf School and served as pre-kindergarten teacher at the Cedarwood Waldorf School in Portland\, Oregon\, where her legacy is in advancing the school’s work in Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion and Justice. A graduate of LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts\, Aliya holds a BA in Sociology from SUNY Purchase and a diploma in Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education from Sunbridge. \n \nClair Boswell is a teacher—along with her mother\, noted Waldorf early childhood educator\, Laurie Clark—at Songbirds Playgroup\, a Denver-based\, Waldorf-inspired in-home program for 2-4-year-olds. She also leads parent-caregiver classes at The Denver Waldorf School. Clair\, who attended the Denver WS from kindergarten through 8th grade\, began her Waldorf career as a volunteer at a Waldorf initiative in Nepal. She then joined the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School\, where\, as a kindergarten teacher\, she helped form the school leadership and shape its early childhood program. Clair did her Waldorf training at Antioch University New England\, from which she earned her master’s degree in education. \n \nGun Lee Blue is an early childhood educator teaching in the nursery at the Brooklyn Waldorf School. She is the author of Toy Making: Simple Playthings to Make for Children\, a WECAN publication born from her final project while a student in Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program\, from which she earned her Waldorf teaching certificate. \n  \nParticipants who took this course previously had this to say: \n\nAmazing. This is one of the best courses I’ve taken in my life.\nI am beyond grateful.\nThe class was a fun mix of lecture\, break-out groups and experiential learning.\nIt was well structured\, the faculty was exceptional and held each class with knowledge\, joy and humor. I appreciated the opportunity we were given to be broken into groups\, discuss topics and get to know more about the participants.\nI found the topics engaging\, loved the puppetry and am thankful for the library of music!\nMeggan’s class was so helpful and insightful. There were so many things about circle time that I didn’t fully understand and this course really helped me learn. I really appreciate the openness\, humor and warmth that she brings to the class.\nI really enjoyed attending lectures and the articles that were provided for homework. It was great to dive right in and begin learning more about Waldorf EC. I found everyone to be very passionate and present in the program. I found that I got something out of every class.\nIt was an incredibly insightful and grounding experience.\nNot only am I walking away with tools in my pocket\, but with a growth and awareness in myself that I was not expecting.\nThe entire course was so nourishing and fulfilling. It gave me more than I ever expected.\nI would suggest this course to all teachers and parents interested in deepening their knowledge in Waldorf EC education. It was truly eye-opening.\n\n  \nSchedule \nThis course takes place July 28-August 2 in a synchronous online classroom. ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN (NY) TIME ZONE \nSunday evening\n7:15 pm-7:25 pm: Log in for technical check and attendance\n7:30 pm to 9:00 pm: First session \nMonday-Thursday\n9:45 am-9:55 am: Log in for technical check and attendance\nSessions take place between 10:00 am and 4:30 pm (including breaks and lunch)\n\nFriday\n9:45 am-9:55 am: Log in for technical check and attendance\nFinal session takes place from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm \nNote: Participants should be prepared to work on course-related assignments outside of their regularly scheduled instructional sessions (including some that may be assigned in advance). Complete schedules will be sent two weeks before your course start date\, along with a list of materials you will need to procure for your handwork classes. \n\nCost \n$615 includes all resource materials\, yearlong access to your Google Classroom\, and a $55 non-refundable registration fee \n25% discount for: \n\nStudents currently enrolled in a Sunbridge teacher education program\nSunbridge program graduates\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nAccounts must be in good standing and discounts may not be combined. Qualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.   \nThis course is now filled and is no longer accepting registration. Cancellations do occur\, so feel free to sign up on our waiting list if you wish to be in line for an opening.\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/introduction-to-waldorf-early-childhood-education-an-immersion-in-the-world-of-the-waldorf-nursery-kindergarten-12/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,In Process,Introductory,Professional Development,Summer Series
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SUMMARY:EC Insights
DESCRIPTION:This workshop series is now full and no longer accepting registration.\nA series of online\, topic-focused workshops for new and experienced Waldorf early childhood educators  \nSunbridge’s EC Insights workshop series creates opportunities for Waldorf early childhood teachers of all experience levels to gain new insights in a supportive circle of early childhood colleagues. Designed as a response to requests from early childhood educators who wish to continue conversations that begin in introductory courses or to deepen their understanding of Waldorf early childhood pedagogical themes\, each EC Insights lesson is supported with reading material and small assignments to further your practical work\, recognizing that there are many beginning teachers starting their school year with little professional support as they carry a full teaching load as well as veteran teachers with solid pedagogical experience who long for inspiration and revitalization. \nPresented virtually in six two-hour Saturday morning workshops taking place from October through May\, the series consists of the following sessions: \n\nSession 1 / October 19:  Reflections on Waldorf early childhood education and the present educational landscape\, including relationships\, partnerships\, and conversations with Waldorf-inspired and other early childhood movements\nSession 2 / November 2:  The interrelated dynamic between discipline\, relationships\, and developing one’s therapeutic eye\nSession 3 / January 4:  Developmental transitions during the first seven years and school readiness  \nSession 4 / March 1:  Balancing the inner and outer work in the art of teaching\nSession 5 / April 5: Exploring the growing nature-based early childhood educational movement \nSession 6 / May 3:  The science behind how and why children really learn through play    \n\nPraise from last year participants: \n“I thought the content and the way in which everything was presented was outstanding. The topics were relevant and thoughtful. I appreciated the thoughtfulness that was put into preparing for each topic and the amount of time for listening and break out rooms. I really thought it was stellar.” \n“The content… was highly relevant and applicable to my current teaching experience. I appreciated the research and anecdotes\, time for reflection and time for sharing. All of it filled the well from which I can draw!” \n“I wish it would continue!” \nFacilitators \nOur experienced and accomplished EC Insights faculty are committed lifelong learners who value the time and community required to continue learning\, updating\, enhancing and reflecting on their current knowledge and skills. Through active listening\, our faculty create opportunities for professional transformation and strengthening as they tune in to the questions and challenges that both new and veteran teachers face\, thereby supporting a respectful and collaborative community of learners interested in deep conversation and inquiry.  \nLisa Miccio (sessions 1-6) provides mentoring and professional development to early childhood educators\, including as a lead instructor of Sunbridge’s “Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education” Summer Series course. In 2023 she founded The Berry Basket playgroups and family programs in Warwick\, NY\, where she serves as director and parent & child playgroup teacher. From 2022-23 Lisa served Acorn Waldorf School as the Neighboring Tree Project Specialist\, overseeing a grant-funded AWS initiative that aimed to create community partnerships with local early childhood educators\, schools\, and centers. She taught kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City\, where she chaired the DEIJ committee\, from 2017-2022\, and for a dozen years prior was on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School\, where she taught in and served as a co-chair of the early childhood section\, directed the early childhood admissions and family programs\, and was a member of the Collegium\, the Collegium Committee\, and the Board of Trustees. Lisa’s teaching experience also includes teaching and mentoring in the Kathmandu (Nepal) Waldorf Kindergarten. A member of the Sunbridge Board from 2013-2024\, she holds a BA in English from the College of Charleston\, an MS in Elementary Education from CW Post\, Long Island University\, and an MS in Waldorf Education from Sunbridge College. She is the mother of two Waldorf-educated sons. \n \nMotria Shuhan (sessions 1 & 5) is the founder/director of Acorn Waldorf School\, a full WECAN member in Accord\, NY\, where she serves as lead teacher in the Oaks Mixed Age Kindergarten. Prior to Founding AWS\, she spent nine formative years at the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School\, working in the nursery and kindergarten and serving as pedagogical chair for three years. Motria also serves as a mentor and educator in Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program. With a special interest in the art of puppetry\, Motria has staged shows for conferences\, festivals\, and other community events. She completed a three-year Advanced Therapeutic Course for Early Childhood Educators in Denver and her Waldorf Early Childhood training at Sunbridge College.  \n \nMeggan Gill (sessions 2 & 4) became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021 and is also a member of the Sunbridge teacher education faculty. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator and is active in WECAN and AWSNA. Meggan’s teaching experience includes most recently serving as lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School and\, from 2009 to 2020\, serving on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School where she led parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and was active on the Faculty Council. Prior to joining BWS\, Meggan taught kindergarten at the Olympia Waldorf School and parent-and-child and nursery classes at the New Amsterdam School. Meggan earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge. \nRie Seo (sessions 3 & 6)  is a lead kindergarten teacher at The Waldorf School of Garden City. Before joining the WSGC faculty\, Rie served as the aftercare lead teacher at New Amsterdam School. She also led nursery and parent/child programs at a Waldorf-inspired Japanese Saturday Program in Brooklyn and was the founder and lead teacher for outdoor Waldorf-inspired parent/child classes in Queens. Rie earned her BA in drama from Tamagawa University in Tokyo\, Japan\, her MFA in theater design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts\, a certificate in early childhood education from LifeWays\, and her early childhood teacher education diploma from Sunbridge. \nPrerequisite\nEC Insights participants must have completed\, at minimum\, a 5-day introductory level foundational course in Waldorf early childhood pedagogy such as Sunbridge’s Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education Summer Series course\, or its equivalent. \nSchedule\nZoom sessions take place 10:30 am – 12:30 pm (Eastern/NY Time) on the following Saturdays:\nOctober 19 / November 2 / January 4 / March 1 / April 5 / May 3 \nCost  \nEarly Bird pricing (register by October 11 and save $25!): $440 \nRegular pricing (register after October 11): $465\nCost includes all resource materials\, yearlong access to your Sunbridge Google Classroom\, and a $25 non-refundable registration fee.\n\nNOTE: EC Insights is presented as a whole series; individual sessions may not be signed up for separately. Refunds will not be issued for sessions not attended. See registration form for full refund policy. \nRegistrants who sign up for both EC Insights as well as for Deepening the Picture of the Whole Child: Integrating Waldorf Wisdom with Current Sensory Integration Research\, our workshop series held later in the day on many of the same Saturday dates\, will receive a discounted price ($700 Early Bird or $725 regular pricing) for both. Participants choosing this option may not apply any other discount\, with the exception of CAD payments. \nAvailable Discounts \n25% off for \n\nSchools sending 2 or more participants\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nFree for current Sunbridge program students in good standing (plus a $25 non-refundable registration fee) \nDiscounts may not be combined. Qualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.  \nThis workshop series is now full and no longer accepting registration.\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/ec-insights-2/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,Weekend Workshop
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SUMMARY:High School Teacher Education Weekend: October 25-26
DESCRIPTION:For the first time\, Sunbridge’s High School Teacher Education program is opening its online weekend classes to (non-matriculated) high school teachers looking for professional development. \nTo kick off this opportunity\, interested individuals are invited to join our High School Teacher Education students at their October 25-26 weekend for the following Zoom classes: \n\n200 A Principles and Methods\nFoundations of Human Experience\, Lecture 11. Rudolf Steiner\nInstructor: Gary Banks\nProgram students began a study of Steiner’s first course for teachers last summer\, and will continue through online workshops in the 2024-2025 school year. Participants may want to review lectures 1-10 prior to joining\, although presentations will summarize and extend material in a way that should be accessible to all. (Will continue in 2025 with lectures 12\, 13\, and 14) \n230 C Contemplative Practice\nHistory\, Guilt & Habit\, by Owen Barfield\nInstructor: Stephen Sagarin\nBarfield’s History\, Guilt & Habit is an introduction to his thinking about history\, evolution\, and human consciousness\, including those ingrained\, largely unconscious habits of mind that we may change to healthfully improve our relationships with the world and others. (Will continue in 2025) \n210 C Practical Work in a High School\nInstructor: Heather Scott\nUsing Carlee Adamson’s (founder of Trauma Literacy) “fishbowl protocol\,” participants will identify and address issues relevant to teaching\, colleagueship\, administration\, parent relations\, and similar topics. Past discussions have addressed such issues as curriculum changes to address DEIJAB concerns; the challenges and opportunities of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence; and increasing high school enrollment. \n220 SM-A / 220 HA Curriculum courses (choose either Humanities or Math/Science): \nHumanities: Drama teaching in a Waldorf high school: Balancing classics and contemporary curricula\nInstructor: Beth Robbins\nSenior play or school play? Competitive auditions or an inclusive cast? Choice of play\, rehearsal\, coaching\, performance–we will examine the myriad decisions and considerations that go into high school drama production\, and we will also talk about drama in high school literature curricula–history through drama\, Shakespeare\, and lots more. Beth Robbins brings the wisdom and skill of 20 years experience in Waldorf high school literature and drama teaching. \nMath/Science: Waldorf high school science teaching: Why the World around You Isn’t as It Appears by Albert Linderman\nInstructor: Noelle Frerichs\nAlbert Linderman’s book is an introduction into Owen Barfield’s insightful\, philosophical\, and rigorous look at what could be called “phenomenological” science (recognizing that the word “phenomenological” means many things to many persons). We will begin with the first two chapters and continue in future workshops. Conversations will connect Barfield’s thought and Linderman’s text with the practice of teaching science and math in Waldorf high schools. (Will continue in 2025.) \n\nZoom Class Schedule (ALL TIMES ARE NY / EASTERN) \nFriday\, October 25\n7:00pm-7:50pm: Practical Work in a High School\n7:55pm-9:10pm: Contemplative Practice \nSaturday\, October 26\n10:30 am-11:20 pm: Principles and Methods\n11:25am-12:15pm: Principles and Methods\n12:15pm-1:00pm: Lunch\n1:00pm-1:50pm: Curriculum (Humanities or Math/Science)\n1:55pm-2:45pm: Curriculum (Humanities or Math/Science)\n2:45pm-3:00pm: Break\n3:00pm-3:50pm: Curriculum (Humanities or Math/Science)\n3:55pm-4:45pm: Practical Work in a High School \n  \nCost \nThe cost of the weekend is $450. There is no refund for partial attendance. \nDiscounts \nA 10% discount will be applied to: \n\nAny school sending two or more participants (regardless of which curriculum track/s are selected)\nPayments made in CAD\n\nIf you would like to sign up\, please fill out this Interest Form. This will enable our program director\, Stephen Sagarin\, to reach out for a brief phone call to discuss this opportunity before inviting you to register. Because there is reading to complete in preparation for the weekend’s classes\, to allow time for that reading and for the registration process to be completed\, you must submit this form no later than October 15. A registration form will be sent to you after your conversation with Steve. \n  \nMatriculation in Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education (WHSTE) Program \nYou may choose to simply participate in this weekend or to apply your experience toward future matriculation in our high school program. In order to apply credit for these classes toward a WHSTE diploma in the future\, you must: \n\nAttend the entire weekend and complete all assignments\nApply to our High School program within three years of the last weekend you attended \n\nShould you eventually enroll\, the cost of your weekend attendance will be credited to your WHSTE tuition. \n  \nComplete an Interest Form. \n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/high-school-teacher-education-weekend-october-25-26-2024/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Featured,High School,In Process,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Deepening the Picture of the Whole Child: Integrating Waldorf Wisdom with Current Sensory Integration Research
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This workshop is now full and registration is no longer being accepted. You are welcome to put your name on our waiting list in case of cancellation. \nAn online workshop series consisting of five two-hour Saturday sessions occurring from November through May for Waldorf early childhood and early grades teachers  \nBackground\nAt the 2023 Waldorf World Teachers’ conference held in Dornach\, Switzerland\, Dr. Karin Michael\, pediatrician and co-director of the section for anthroposophical medicine at the Goetheanum\, participated in a panel discussion of children’s developmental needs in our times. Questions were asked about children’s overall health in general and particularly what children need from educators in our post-pandemic world. Dr. Michael stated that children need intensified\, active physical movement to develop sensory health not only in the kindergarten years but up through grades 1\, 2\, and 3. The pandemic deprived children of many social\, sensory\, and movement experiences that they cannot “make up” without our help. \nWorkshop Description\nWaldorf education works with a picture of 12 senses. Mainstream research validates 9. Both streams include senses that tell us about our internal state\, senses that tell us about the external world\, and senses that we use in social interactions. The goal is that the senses will work together\, which is described as “sensory integration.” When there is disruption\, children will show their distress through perplexing and often challenging physical and social behaviors. In this 5-part workshop series\, designed for early childhood educators\, grades 1-3 teachers\, and others interested in deepening their understanding of how children grow into the world\, Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program co-director Nancy Blanning will serve as guide for an exploration into sensory development\, focusing on how the two streams of Waldorf education and mainstream research complement and confirm each other\, and how we can use this knowledge to better help the children in our care.  \nThe content of our sessions will concentrate on the body senses of touch\, self-movement\, and balance as foundation for physical\, academic\, emotional and social development to come. We will consider the gifts each sense brings to the child as well as what can be seen when the senses are not serving the child well. Our main focus will be in how to encourage typical development in general and to respond in supportive action to distressed sensing\, with the final session opening up a very introductory consideration of neurodiversity. We will look at how understanding of the senses can inform how we respond to and support children whose sensing systems and neurology are different. \nSession Topics \nNovember 2: The Landscape of the Senses—How does each sense help us live in the body\, in the external world\, and in the social world with other people? We will look at how we support the Life Sense/Interoception to assure comfort and a sense of security in the body. \nJanuary 4: Tactile/Touch Sense—Exploring hyper (extra reactive) and hypo (under reactive) responses as extreme edges of sensing touch. How do we recognize these and respond to these extremes? \nFebruary 1: Proprioceptive/Self-movement (Limbs\, muscles\, nerves\, and body-geography)—Exploring the balanced and extreme edges as shown in behavior. How can we offer invitation to strengthening this sense?  \nMarch 1: Vestibular/Balance—Orientation and security of the body in the three planes of space. How can we offer enriched opportunities to grow more secure balance? \nMay 3: Neurodiversity—A very beginning look at this increasing phenomenon in our children. How can what we learn about the senses help us in responding to these children with differences? \n  \nFacilitator \nNancy Blanning has co-directed Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program since 2015 and has served on its faculty since 1994. Now retired from a nearly forty-year career at The Denver Waldorf School\, where she served as a kindergarten teacher and member of the educational support staff\, Nancy’s main focus is therapeutic education with a special emphasis on developmental movement as supporting young children’s physical incarnation and sensory development.\n \nA frequent keynote speaker and presenter at national and international early childhood conferences and workshops\, including serving as a faculty member at Denver’s Nurturing the Roots Therapeutic Course\, Nancy’s writing credits include serving as contributor and editor of Gateways (the publication of WECAN); regular columnist for Lilipoh magazine; contributor to “You’re Not the Boss of Me” (WECAN publication)\, editor of WECAN’s First Grade Readiness; and co-author\, with Laurie Clark\, of Movement Journeys and Circle Adventures\, a collection of original movement imaginations for the classroom. Nancy holds a BA in English from the University of Colorado\, with teaching credentials. She also earned a certificate as Extra Lesson provider and therapeutic educator from Gradalis Seminars\, where she attended the four-year anthroposophical therapeutic/remedial training in Extra Lesson and supplementary therapies and academic support strategies. \n\nPrerequisite\nThis workshop is taught with the understanding that participants have a basic familiarity with the 12 senses as described in Waldorf education. Required reading preparation is the WECAN publication\, Nurturing the Senses: The Importance of Authentic Sensory Experiences in Early Childhood\, which can be purchased for $9.00.  \nAdditional recommended reading includes: \n\nWilli Aeppli’s Care and Development of the Human Senses\n\n\nSharifa Oppenheimer’s With Stars in Their Eyes\n\n\nSally Goddard Blythe\, The Well-Balanced Child\n\nTitles are available from online booksellers. The first two are carried by Steinerbooks.com \n  \nSchedule\nSessions take place over Zoom from 1:30 pm–3:30 pm (Eastern/NY Time) on the following Saturdays:\nNovember 2 / January 4 / February 1/ March 1 / May 3 \nSessions will not be recorded. \nCost \nEarly Bird pricing (register by October 25 and save $25!): $370\nRegular pricing (register after October 25): $395\nPrices includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee \nNote: This workshop is presented as a series; individual sessions may not be signed up for separately. Refunds will not be issued for sessions not attended. See registration form for full refund policy.  \nRegistrants who sign up for both Deepening the Picture of the Whole Child as well as EC Insights\, our workshop series held earlier in the day on many of the same Saturday dates\, will receive a discounted price ($700 Early Bird\, $725 regular) for both. Participants choosing this option may not apply any other discount\, with the exception of CAD payments. \n\nAvailable Discounts\n25% off for: \n\nSchools sending 2 or more participants\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nDiscounts may not be combined. Qualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.  \nIf you are a Sunbridge Early Childhood program student and wish to attend this workshop\, please contact Nancy for information before registering.  \n  \nNOTE: This workshop is now full and registration is no longer being accepted. You are welcome to put your name on our waiting list as in case of cancellation. \n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/deepening-the-picture-of-the-whole-child-integrating-waldorf-wisdom-with-current-sensory-integration-research/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,Grades
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SUMMARY:Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement
DESCRIPTION:A workshop for educators\, administrators\, Board members\, and staff \n  \nBackground \nIn spring 2020\, following the murder of George Floyd\, American society underwent a racial awakening. During this time\, the Waldorf movement was also awakening to the undeniable fact that racism exists within Waldorf education. Conceived of against this backdrop\, Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement was presented that September in the goal of taking on the work of recognizing and eradicating racism from our classrooms in order to truly educate our children (and ourselves) toward freedom. \nThe response to that groundbreaking 2020 event proved to be so widespread\, the workshop has been repeated several times since to new audiences of Waldorf professionals. We are pleased to present an encore presentation of that original–and essential–DEI workshop. \n  \nDescription  \nOver the course of three one-and-a-half-hour sessions taking place virtually in real-time on Friday evening and Saturday morning and afternoon\, this workshop: \n\nDefines and articulates the ways many Waldorf school curricula center whiteness and set it up as an ideal\, to the detriment of all;\nUses the frameworks of racial identity formation and biography work to better understand how we become who we are in a racialized society and how that impacts our engagement with the children in our care;\nShares practical tools\, resources\, and success stories with the goal of dismantling racism in Waldorf schools and communities.\n\nRegistrants will be sent advanced reading material. \nFacilitators \nKeelah Helwig is currently an early childhood educator and chair of the Early Childhood program at The Waldorf School of Garden City (her alma mater). Keelah has served as chair of WSGS’s College of Teachers and is a founding member and chair of its Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Committee. She is proud to be a founding member of the Sunbridge Diversity Fund Scholarship Committee and is also a Board trustee of Sunbridge\, AWSNA\, and WECAN. A skilled facilitator\, mentor\, evaluator\, and shepherd\, Keelah is passionate about motivating school communities and inspiring lasting and meaningful change. Following her WSGS graduation\, Keelah earned a BA in theatre from Spelman College and her masters in early childhood education from Sunbridge College. \nVicki Larson served as director of communications and marketing at Green Meadow Waldorf School from 2011-2021 and is a founding member of Sunbridge’s Diversity Fund Scholarship Committee. Vicki\, who has been involved in anti-racism initiatives and community organizing for social justice for more than 20 years\, has been a consultant to Waldorf schools across the US since 2014; she has also held positions in publishing\, resource development\, translation and interpretation (English/Spanish)\, international women’s human rights\, and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. She graduated with honors from the University of Florida in Gainesville with a major in English and minors in religion and women’s studies. \nHeather Scott is currently a core faculty member of Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education program and until recently was pedagogical director of the Waldorf School of Lexington. Prior to moving east to join the Lexington faculty in 2023\, Heather worked at The Waldorf School of San Diego for 17 years\, where she taught high school humanities and graduated two eighth grade classes. She also spent time teaching at The Community School for Creative Education\, a public\, Waldorf-inspired charter in Oakland\, CA. Heather’s interests are in diversifying Waldorf middle- and high-school curricula. She is passionate about supporting anti-racism through a grounding in history and biography and has a decades’ long interest in African-American culture and literature\, especially attuned to Black women writers. Heather earned her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and her MA from The University of New Hampshire\, Durham. \nAll three presenters are members of Alma Partners. \n  \nSchedule \nThis workshop takes place in live Zoom sessions. Sessions will not be recorded. \nSessions\nFriday evening\, November 15: 7:00pm-8:30pm Eastern (NY) Time\nSaturday\, November 16: 10:30am-12:00pm and 1:00-2:30pm Eastern (NY) Time \nNOTE ON ATTENDANCE: Due to the sensitive nature of these discussions and because each builds on the next\, we strongly encourage registrants be able to attend all three Zoom sessions. In order to receive a Certificate of Completion\, you must attend all three sessions.  \nCost \n$210 includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee and your reading material \nDiscount options  \n25% off for \n\nSchools sending more than one participant. NOTE: In order to equitably serve as many schools as possible\, this event is limited to ten (10) attendees from the same school. Should you wish to exceed this cap\, please contact Admissions Coordinator Barbara Vitale (info below)\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nDiscounts may not be combined \n\nFree for current Sunbridge program students in good standing (plus a $25 non-refundable registration fee)\n\nREGISTER\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \n  \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/calling-it-like-it-is-uncovering-and-dismantling-racism-in-the-waldorf-movement-4/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,Grades,High School,In Process,Weekend Workshop
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SUMMARY:Four Core Elements of Successful Leadership
DESCRIPTION:A two-part\, online workshop for decision-makers—including administrators\, directors\, board and committee members\, and faculty and section chairs—working in Waldorf schools or other workplace settings \n  \nInspiring\, Guiding\, Coaching\, and Intervening:  \nThese four core skills and tasks—what we need to become proficient in as leaders—are the focus of our latest Collaborative Leadership workshop. Over two weekends and through presentation\, large and small group discussion\, sharing\, and journaling\, under the direction of facilitators Jessica Heffernan Ziegler and Joachim Ziegler\, PhD\, in this workshop we will: \n\nDefine these leadership elements\, both as skill sets and tasks\, and illuminate their importance and the role each plays as we carry out our roles as leaders\nExplore our own level of comfort with each element\nGain an initial understanding of what types of situations call for which skill\, and the necessity to adapt our approach to most effectively meet that person or situation\nImprove our own competencies and capacities in all four skills and tasks\n\nWhile all four leadership elements will be explored over the course of the workshop\, the element of intervening—often the most difficult task for us and other leaders in our schools—will be the primary focus of our second weekend. Intervening depends just as much on our organization’s governance structure (both formal and\, especially\, informal) and clarity of roles and responsibilities (methods of accountability) as it does on our understanding of our mandated roles and responsibilities. We will be examining this understanding\, as well as our ability to imbue our individual roles and responsibilities with our own authentic leadership posture. \nWe invite you to join us for another eye-opening\, informative\, and highly practical Collaborative Leadership experience. \n  \nFacilitators \nJoachim 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. \nJessica Heffernan Ziegler has been the executive director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008. Her professional focus on leadership skills\, governance issues\, and personnel development are utilized both in her executive director role and in her work as co-instructor of Sunbridge’s Collaborative Leadership course and related workshops; she also teaches Waldorf school administration in Sunbridge’s Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education program and previously taught in Sunbridge College’s Administration and Biography programs. Jessica is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development\, an international consulting group\, and works as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf administrators and teachers and 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\, and has sat on many other boards\, including her current role as trustee for AWSNA\, for which she is also an active committee member and workshop presenter. Jessica holds a BS in business management and did her biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and her executive coach training with SECA International. \n  \nSchedule \nThis workshop takes place in Zoom sessions on the following dates/times: \nFriday\, January 10: 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Eastern (NY) Time\nSaturday\, January 11: 10:30 am-12:00 pm and 12:30 pm-2:00 pm Eastern (NY) Time \nFriday\, February 7: 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Eastern (NY) Time \nSaturday\, February 8: 10:30 am-12:00 pm and 12:30 pm-2:00 pm Eastern (NY) Time  \nCost  \nEarly Bird (Register by January 4 and save $25!): $350\nRegular (Register after January 4): $375\nCost includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee\nNOTE: This workshop is presented in its entirety over the course of two weekends; individual dates/sessions may not be signed up for separately. Sessions will not be recorded\, and refunds will not be issued for sessions not attended. See registration form for full refund policy. \nAvailable Discounts \n25% off for \n\nSchools sending 2 or more participants\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nFree for current Sunbridge program students in good standing (plus a $25 non-refundable registration fee) \nDiscounts may not be combined. Qualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.  \n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/four-core-elements-of-successful-leadership/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,Grades,High School,In Process,Leadership,Weekend Workshop
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SUMMARY:Waldorf Weekend: Foundations and Fundamentals of Waldorf Education from Early Childhood through High School
DESCRIPTION:Open to students of education and especially relevant for new and prospective Waldorf community members (teachers\, parents and grandparents\, staffers\, and board members) \nOur lively and informative Waldorf Weekend workshop is designed to provide an experiential survey of the basis and basics of Waldorf education. In addition to exploring the Waldorf curriculum across the grades\, your workshop includes a discussion of Rudolf Steiner’s insights in human development and a look into the anthroposophical underpinnings of the Waldorf impulse. You’ll enjoy hands-on artistic activities and there’ll be plenty of time for questions and answers. Our Waldorf Weekends are a most memorable—and fun!—learning experience. \nThis workshop takes place in person.  \n  \nPresenters \nMeggan Gill ’10 became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021 and is also a member of the Sunbridge teacher education faculty. A trained Waldorf early childhood educator and a specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, Meggan is also a member of Alma Partners and is active in WECAN and AWSNA. Her teaching experience includes serving as lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School from 2020-21 and\, from 2009 to 2020\, serving on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School where she led parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and was active on the Faculty Council. Prior to joining BWS\, Meggan taught kindergarten at the Olympia Waldorf School and parent-and-child and nursery classes at the New Amsterdam School. Meggan earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College\, her MEd in curriculum and instruction from SUNY Empire State\, and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge. \n\n\n \nElizabeth Hall is a class teacher at Green Meadow Waldorf School where she has been on the faculty since 2006 and is a member of the school’s Collegium and the Teacher Development Committee. Prior to joining the Green Meadow faculty\, she was a class teacher and lower school chair at the Waldorf School of Baltimore. Liz is a longtime member of the Sunbridge Elementary faculty and also teaches anthroposophical studies in our Early Childhood program. She holds a BA from Earlham College\, where she double-majored in English and Spanish and minored in Art History; an MA in Education and Waldorf Certificate 1-8 from Antioch New England Graduate School; NH certification 1-6; and a Certificate of Curative Education from Camphill Special Schools\, Inc. \n\nPrevious Waldorf Weekend participants had this to say: \n~ The weekend has been wonderful. The information was communicated in a clear way\, and I feel like I have a much deeper understanding of what it means to look at the world through the Waldorf lens.\n~ It was excellent. The instructors were extremely knowledgeable.\n~ The weekend was outstanding! I was deeply inspired\, both as a teacher and as a human being.\n~ Highly informed\, warm-hearted facilitators with a deep concern for the group’s understanding and experience.\n~ This was one of the single most wonderful weekends in my life. I came with the intention of learning more about Waldorf education. I am leaving with a feeling of a shifting of my soul.\n~ This was a wonderful workshop\, and I highly recommend that everyone from teachers to parents take interest and reap the benefits. \n\n\n  \nSchedule \nFriday\, January 24: Check-in registration takes place from 6:30pm-6:50pm. Please arrive with enough time to check in and get settled. The workshop begins promptly at 7:00pm and runs until 8:30pm. \nSaturday\, January 25: The workshop runs 9:00am-5:00pm\, with times for breaks and lunch \n\nHousing/Meals \nCampus housing is reserved directly through Threefold Educational Center. \nDinner will be available for purchase at Threefold Cafe on Friday evening. Saturday breakfast\, lunch\, and snacks are included in your workshop cost. \nRead more about local housing and dining options while visiting Sunbridge. \n  \n\nCost  \n$285 \nCost includes Saturday breakfast\, lunch\, and mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks\, and a $45 non-refundable registration fee \nCurrent Sunbridge program students may attend for free\, plus the $45 non-refundable registration fee. \nDiscount options  \n25% off for \n\nSchools sending two or more registrants\nSunbridge program alumni\nPayment made in Canadian dollars\n\nDiscounts may not be combined.  \n\n\n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/waldorf-weekend-foundations-and-fundamentals-of-waldorf-education-from-early-childhood-through-high-school/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,Grades,High School,In Process,Introductory,Weekend Workshop
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SUMMARY:High School Teacher Education Weekend: February 7-8\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:New pricing and registration process!\nSunbridge’s High School Teacher Education program has opened its online weekend classes to (non-matriculated) high school teachers looking for professional development. \nInterested individuals are invited to join our High School Teacher Education students at their February 7-8 weekend for the following Zoom classes: \n\n200 A Principles and Methods\nFoundations of Human Experience\, Lecture 12. Rudolf Steiner\nInstructor: Gary Banks\nProgram students began a study of Steiner’s first course for teachers last summer and are continuing this study in their online weekends during the 2024-2025 school year. Participants may want to review lectures 1-11 prior to joining\, although presentations will summarize and extend material in a way that should be accessible to all. \n230 C Contemplative Practice\nHistory\, Guilt & Habit\, by Owen Barfield\nInstructor: Stephen Sagarin\nBarfield’s History\, Guilt & Habit is an introduction to his thinking about history\, evolution\, and human consciousness\, including those ingrained\, largely unconscious habits of mind that we may change to healthfully improve our relationships with the world and others. \n210 C Practical Work in a High School\nInstructor: Heather Scott\nUsing Carlee Adamson’s (founder of Trauma Literacy) “fishbowl protocol\,” participants will identify and address issues relevant to teaching\, colleagueship\, administration\, parent relations\, and similar topics. Past discussions have addressed such issues as curriculum changes to address DEIJAB concerns; the challenges and opportunities of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence; and increasing high school enrollment. \n220 SM-A / 220 HA Curriculum courses (choose either Humanities or Math/Science): \nHumanities: Drama Teaching in a Waldorf High School: Balancing Classics and Contemporary Curricula\nInstructor: Beth Robbins\nSenior play or school play? Competitive auditions or an inclusive cast? Choice of play\, rehearsal\, coaching\, performance–we will examine the myriad decisions and considerations that go into high school drama production\, and we will also talk about drama in high school literature curricula\, history through drama\, Shakespeare\, and lots more. Beth Robbins brings the wisdom and skill of 20 years experience in Waldorf high school literature and drama teaching. \nMath/Science: Waldorf High School Science Teaching: Why the World Around You Isn’t as It Appears by Albert Linderman\nInstructor: Noelle Frerichs\nAlbert Linderman’s book is an introduction into Owen Barfield’s insightful\, philosophical\, and rigorous look at what could be called “phenomenological” science (recognizing that the word “phenomenological” means many things to many persons). Conversations\, which began with the first two chapters in the October weekend\, will connect Barfield’s thought and Linderman’s text with the practice of teaching science and math in Waldorf high schools. \nSee our High School page for faculty bios. \n\nZoom Class Schedule (ALL TIMES ARE NY / EASTERN) \nFriday\, February 7\n7:00pm-7:50pm: Practical Work in a High School\n7:55pm-9:10pm: Contemplative Practice \nSaturday\, February 8\n10:30 am-11:20 pm: Principles and Methods\n11:25am-12:15pm: Principles and Methods\n12:15pm-1:00pm: Lunch\n1:00pm-1:50pm: Curriculum (Humanities or Math/Science)\n1:55pm-2:45pm: Curriculum (Humanities or Math/Science)\n2:45pm-3:00pm: Break\n3:00pm-3:50pm: Curriculum (Humanities or Math/Science)\n3:55pm-4:45pm: Practical Work in a High School \n  \nMatriculation in Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education (WHSTE) Program \nYou may choose to simply participate in this weekend or to apply your experience toward future matriculation in our high school program. In order to apply credit for these classes toward a WHSTE diploma in the future\, you must: \n\nAttend the entire weekend and complete all assignments\nApply to our High School program within three years of the last weekend you attended\n\nShould you eventually enroll\, the cost of your weekend attendance will be credited to your WHSTE tuition. \n  \nCost \nThe cost of the weekend is $250\, including a $25 non-refundable registration fee. There is no refund for partial attendance. \nDiscounts \nA 10% discount will be applied to payments made in CAD \nFor information on volume discounts when sending more than one teacher from your school\, please contact Chris Costa in our finance office: finance@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x17 \n  \nNOTE: We have eliminated the previous interest form required for this event. However\, we do encourage you to register early enough in order to receive and complete the assigned reading in order to fully participate in the classes and be eligible for credit toward full program tuition in the future. \n  \n\n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/high-school-teacher-education-weekend-february-7-8-2025/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Featured,High School,In Process,Weekend Workshop
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet: High School Teacher Education
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for an informal online conversation with Steve Sagarin\, director of Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education program\, and core faculty including Gary Banks and Heather Scott\, to get to know us and our program which next enrolls summer 2025 (intensive dates: July 14-25). \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Tuesday\, February 11\n7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EASTERN TIME (NY) \n\nFor further information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/meet-greet-high-school-teacher-education/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,High School,In Process,Info Session,Introductory,Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet: Early Childhood Teacher Education
DESCRIPTION:  \nCome join us for an online conversation with representatives from our Early Childhood Teacher Education program\, next enrolling summer 2025\, to get to know us and discover what Waldorf teacher education at Sunbridge is all about. \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Wednesday\, February 12\n7:00 PM – 8:15 PM EASTERN TIME (NY) \n\nFor further information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/meet-greet-early-childhood-teacher-education/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Early Childhood,Featured,In Process,Info Session,Open Day
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet: Elementary & Elementary Music Teacher Education
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for an online conversation with representatives from our Elementary and Elementary Music teacher education programs\, both enrolling summer 2025\, to get to know us and discover what Waldorf teacher education at Sunbridge is all about. \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Monday\, February 24\n7:00 PM – 8:15 PM EASTERN TIME (NY) \n\nFor further information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/meet-greet-elementary-teacher-education/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Grades,In Process,Info Session,Introductory,Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:High School Teacher Education Weekend: March 21-22
DESCRIPTION:Sunbridge’s High School Teacher Education program has opened its online weekend classes to non-matriculated high school teachers looking for professional development\, and others interested in “sampling” our high school program. \nInterested individuals are invited to join our High School Teacher Education students for the following March 21-22 classes: \nPrinciples of Education\nPolarities in Human Organization–Head and Limbs\nRudolf Steiner\, Foundations of Human Experience\, Lecture 13\nProgram students began a study of Steiner’s first course for teachers last summer and are continuing this study in their online weekends during the 2024-2025 school year. Participants may want to review lectures 1-12 prior to joining\, although presentations will summarize and extend material in a way that should be accessible to all.\nInstructor: Gary Banks \nContemplative Practice\nEvolution of Consciousness and Active Thinking\nOwen Barfield\, History\, Guilt & Habit\, Chapter 3\nBarfield’s History\, Guilt & Habit is an introduction to his thinking about history\, evolution\, and human consciousness\, including those ingrained\, largely unconscious habits of mind that we may change to healthfully improve our relationships with the world and others.\nInstructor: Stephen Sagarin \nPractical Work in a High School\nNeutrality\, Empathy\, and What Comes Next for DEI\nLily Zheng\, What Comes After DEI?\nInstructor: Faculty \nCurriculum courses (choose either Humanities or Math & Science): \nHumanities\nWaldorf High School Literature Curriculum\, Part I\nHow do we balance the Western canon and what’s new? How do we think about changing the curriculum? How can we use foundational literature (from the Western canon) and also be critical of those foundations? Discussion will include literary examples such as Romeo and Juliet paired with old/new Tristan and Isolde\, Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God\, and Loving vs. Virginia; authors such as Jane Eyre and Charlotte Bronte; and films such as “The Brutalist” and “Megalopolis.” Readings TBA\nInstructors: Heather Scott and Hans Staats \nMath & Science\nThe Activity of Thinking\nAlbert Linderman\, Why the World Around You Isn’t as It Appears\, Chapter 4\nAlbert Linderman’s book is an introduction into Owen Barfield’s insightful\, philosophical\, and rigorous look at what could be called “phenomenological” science (recognizing that the word “phenomenological” means many things to many persons). Conversations\, which began with the first three chapters in the October and February weekends\, will connect Barfield’s thought and Linderman’s text with the practice of teaching science and math in Waldorf high schools.\nInstructor: Noelle Frerichs \nSee our High School page for faculty bios. \nZoom Class Schedule (ALL TIMES ARE NY / EASTERN) \nFriday\, March 21\n7:00 pm-9:10 pm: Classes \nSaturday\, March 22\n10:30 am-12:15 pm: Classes\n12:15 pm-1:00 pm: Lunch\n1:00 pm-2:45 pm: Classes\n2:45 pm-3:00 pm: Break\n3:00 pm-4:45 pm: Classes \nMatriculation in Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education (WHSTE) Program \nYou may choose to simply participate in this weekend or to apply your experience toward future matriculation in our high school program. In order to apply credit for these classes toward a WHSTE diploma in the future\, you must: \n\nAttend the entire weekend and complete all assignments\nApply to our High School program within three years of the last weekend you attended\n\nShould you eventually enroll\, the cost of your weekend attendance will be credited to your WHSTE tuition. \nCost \nThe cost of the weekend is $250\, including a $25 non-refundable registration fee. There is no refund for partial attendance. \nDiscounts \nA 10% discount will be applied to payments made in CAD. \nSign up for two weekends and receive $50 off the total price. \nFor information on volume discounts if sending more than one teacher from your school\, please contact Chris Costa in our finance office: finance@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x17 \n  \nNOTE: If you wish to be eligible for credit toward full program tuition in the future\, you must register early enough to receive and complete the assigned reading in order to fully participate in the classes. \n\n\nFor further information\, please contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/high-school-teacher-education-weekend-march-21-22-2025/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Featured,High School,In Process,Weekend Workshop
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