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Summer Series Overview

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Welcome to Summer Series 2019, offering professional development and personal enrichment opportunities for those already working in Waldorf Education and leadership, and introductory experiences for anyone interested in discovering Waldorf Education. This summer you’ll find the return of some great workshops from past summers, along with our popular mainstay titles and a brand-new workshop offering: The Essentials of Anthroposophy.

Each 5-day course and 2-day weekend workshop includes a mix of content-based work, artistic work, and discussion, designed with both balance and rigor in mind. Your days will be rich and full, with each period of your daily schedule individually tailored to the specific subject you have come here to study.  Come prepared to learn—and to be inspired!

Housing & Meals

As a courtesy to Sunbridge summer students, Threefold Café, our on-campus dining hall serving hearty and delicious fare, will once again be offering a discounted meal plan and gift cards in 2019. Further information and a link for purchasing these items before your arrival will be posted here when they become available later this winter.

All campus housing is arranged directly through Threefold Educational Center, which also keeps a list of local residents who rent out rooms in their homes to Sunbridge students.

Read more about housing and meals.

Download a Threefold Community map.

Find directions to our campus.

Campus Life

Each summer, we offer a variety of activities to complement your classroom time. We have learned not to overload our summer attendees with too many evening activities, however, since most of our students relish their evening downtime after such full and stimulating days in the classroom. Many take advantage of our convenient location to explore the area beyond campus, from checking out nearby restaurants to strolling the lively sidewalks of Rockland County’s artsy Hudson River towns (Nyack or Piermont), just a 20 minute drive away. If you’re feeling more energetic, you could also head a few miles north and enjoy a hike in nearby Harriman State Park or venture into NYC by hopping on a local commuter bus or train.

If you prefer staying within the Threefold Community, we hope you’ll join us for our Tuesday evening Faculty Panels, which offer lively guided discussions on a topic relevant to everyone on campus that week. And on Wednesday evenings, a favorite community activity is enjoying a delicious Threefold Café BBQ supper on the Main House Terrace, followed by an evening swim at Threefold Pond right across the street. And, of course, everyone is invited to our Tuesday Meet and Greets, which offer the opportunity to mingle with all Sunbridge students and faculty over complimentary coffee, fruit, and cookies during morning break time.

Calendars with these activities, along with other events sponsored by our neighboring Threefold community institutions, are posted weekly around campus.

Read more about our campus and community and local activities for our students and their families.

Course Capacity

A maximum number of spaces is available in each Summer Series classroom and a minimum number of students is needed to run each offering. Titles sometimes sell out, and, while it’s rare, can be subject to cancellation. To be certain to get into the course or workshop of your choice—and to help ensure that offering runs—don’t wait! Get your registration in as soon as possible, as courses and workshops not meeting minimum registrations will be cancelled. Titles that are nearing—or have reached—capacity will have a note placed alongside their description, with wait lists made available as necessary.

Discount Options & Registration

Three NEW Discount Options (Choose One! Discounts may not be combined.) 

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

2. Take Two and Save (Personal Discount):  10% discounts on subsequent registrations (of equal or lesser value) will automatically appear on your registration form when selecting more than one title. (Exception: Waldorf Weekend, which offers an $85 discount when selected as a subsequent registration.)

3. Send More/Save More (School Discount):  Schools paying for five or more Summer Series registrations will receive discounts in increasing amounts:

Make 5 registrations, receive 5% off the total cost
Make 6 registrations, receive 6% off the total cost
Make 7 registrations, receive 7% off the total cost
Make 8 registrations, receive 8% off the total cost
Make 9 registrations, receive 9% off the total cost
Make 10 or more registrations, receive 10% off the total cost

NOTE: When choosing option #3, please be sure to check off “Invoice my School” on your registration form. To qualify for the Send More/Save More discount, registrations must be made by June 14.

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2019 Listings

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Of Interest to All

June 28-30 (Weekend Workshop)
Waldorf Weekend: Foundations and Fundamentals of Waldorf Education

With Linda Ogden-Wolgemuth of Sunbridge Institute

July 19-21 (NEW Weekend Workshop)
Essentials of Anthroposophy: 
Encountering Rudolf Steiner’s Philosophy, Path of Inner Development, and Picture of World Evolution
With Anna Silber of Sunbridge Institute and Thomas O’Keefe

For School and Administrative Decision-Makers

July 22-26 (5-Day Course)
Collaborative Leadership: Personalized Strategies for Becoming a More Effective Member of Your Leadership Team
With Joachim Ziegler of MIRA Companions for Development and Jessica Heffernan Ziegler of Sunbridge Institute

For Early Childhood Educators

June 23-28 (5-Day Course)
Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education: An Immersion in the World of the Waldorf Nursery / Kindergarten
With Lisa Miccio of The Waldorf School of Garden City

July 19-21 (Weekend Workshop)
Working with Parents: 
Developing and Sustaining Healthy Teacher-Parent Relationships
With Melissa Merkling of Housatonic Valley Waldorf School

For Grades 1-8 Educators

June 28-30 (Weekend Workshop)
Literacy in the Early Grades: Developing Your Skills to Teach Writing and Reading in Grades 1-3
With Margot Amrine of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor

June 30-July 5 (5-Day Course)
Approaching Grade One: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Karen Atkinson of River Valley Waldorf School

June 23-28 (5-Day Course)
Approaching Grade Two: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Margot Amrine of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor

July 19-21 (Weekend Workshop)
Working with Parents: 
Developing and Sustaining Healthy Teacher-Parent Relationships
With Melissa Merkling of Housatonic Valley Waldorf School

July 14-19  (5-Day Course)
Approaching Grade Three: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Jennifer Rosenstein of Mountain Laurel Waldorf School

July 14-19 (5-Day Course)
Approaching Grade Four: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Karen Crandall of the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs

July 19-21  (Weekend Workshop)
The Power of Traditional Country Dancing in Grades 1-8: How Dancing Together Can Enhance Learning, Enrich Your Teaching, and Bring Social Health to Your Classroom
With Patricia Campbell of Housatonic Valley Waldorf School

July 14-19 (5-Day Course)
Approaching Grade Five: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Margot Amrine of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor

June 23-28 (5-Day Course)
Approaching Grade Six: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Karen Crandall of the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs

June 28-30 (Weekend Workshop)
Chalkboard Drawing for Class Teachers: Skill-Building and Inspiration for Teachers of Grades 1-8
With Brigitte Bley-Swinston of Green Meadow Waldorf School

June 30-July 5 (5-Day Course)
Approaching Grade Seven: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Elizabeth Hall of Green Meadow Waldorf School, Gary Banks of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor, and Calisa Tucker of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor

June 30-July 5 (5-Day Course)
Approaching Grade Eight: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Calisa Tucker of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor, Elizabeth Hall of Green Meadow Waldorf School, and Gary Banks of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor

For High School Educators

June 30-July 5 (5-Day Course)
Exploring Waldorf High School Education: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Approaches for Teaching Today’s Teens
With Stephen Sagarin of the Berkshire Waldorf High School and Sunbridge Institute and Gary Banks of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor

July 19-21 (Weekend Workshop)
Working with Parents: 
Developing and Sustaining Healthy Teacher-Parent Relationships
With Melissa Merkling of Housatonic Valley Waldorf School

Praise From Our Summer Series 2018 Students

~ My school recommended Sunbridge to me, and I’m glad they did.
~ It’s beautiful here. Staff is well-prepared and organized.
~ Great people. Great program.
~ Sunbridge draws from all over and offers all the diverse styles needed.
~ My (Approaching the Grades) course provided me with a lot of tools that I will be able to bring to my class. The more philosophical questions were very inspiring. 
~ This was my first Sunbridge course. I learned so much from my instructor and all the students. I feel I am leaving with much to enrich my teaching this year.
~ Well-organized course. Excellent, well-chosen faculty. Participants in this class were exceptionally fine people and first-rate teachers.
~ This (Leadership) course was on many levels deeply satisfying, combining content info, plenty of case work, group work, reflection time, and opportunities to use all parts of our brain (with eurythmy and music and nature all around). 
~ I enjoyed widening my perspective of other Waldorf Schools/teachers who face completely different challenges than my school and I do.
~ I feel super informed and satisfied that I have the info I need to have a great year.
~ Thank you for a lovely experience. I learned so much and have found a new network and community.

For Assistance

For all inquiries regarding Summer Series courses, registration, or life at Sunbridge, please contact:

Penelope-Myles Voss
Admissions, Alumni, and Summer Coordinator
summer@sunbridge.edu
845-425-0055 x20

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