All Live From Home courses will be delivered in real-time, virtual classrooms. Each course has been designed with both balance and rigor in mind, with each session of your day individually tailored to the specific subject you have signed up to study.

Your course will begin with a half hour Sunday evening check-in, attendance taking, and orientation/welcome starting at 7, followed by your first session ending at 9, and will conclude with a session Friday morning from about 10-12. In between (Monday-Thursday), you can expect about four hours daily (three for our High School course) of focused, instructional screen time, with curriculum delivered between the hours of 10-4 for Grades and Leadership courses, and between 10-2 for our High School course. Please keep in mind all our instructors are based in Eastern Standard Time — and all the times noted here are also based on an east coast time zone, so plan accordingly! Some assignments may be sent to you ahead of time, along with links to all handouts and resource materials. Course participants will also have access to any prerecorded video or audio material your instructors may have prepared.

You will need a device with a camera that offers video and audio capability and robust internet access, and a quiet place in which to work and communicate with your instructors and classmates. A list of essential course materials will be sent to you ahead of time and, as necessary, provided directly.

In addition to formal instruction, course participants will have lengthy daily access to online space, from mid-afternoon and on throughout the evening, where you and your classmates can meet on your own to discuss themes, exchange ideas, and come together as a community. We will be providing late-afternoon/early evening open forums for Q&As on Waldorf teaching for each of our Grades courses with Linda Ogden-Wolgemuth, our director of education and an experienced Waldorf class teacher. In addition, Linda will be available from 4:30-6 on the Sunday afternoon just prior to the Sunday evening start of our Grades courses for any of that week’s participants who are new to Waldorf teaching to have their preliminary questions answered.

Information on virtual classroom FAQs and etiquette will be sent to you in advance, and the Sunbridge staffer who will be co-hosting your course will be available throughout the week to assist you with any technical questions that may arise.

Included in the cost of your course are follow-up phone calls with your lead instructor and fellow participants across your next school year: two conference calls for Approaching the Grades and Further Explorations into Waldorf High School Education participants and eight coaching calls for Collaborative Leadership participants.

BONUS: As a small offering to our community and a way to serve those looking for a brief introduction to Waldorf Education, Sunbridge Director of Education Linda Ogden-Wolgemuth will be presenting Foundations of Waldorf Education, a free, interactive webinar on Friday evening, June 19, from 7-9pm. Discussing the background and highlights of Waldorf Education and especially helpful for new Waldorf teachers, staffers, and parents, Foundations of Waldorf Education is open to anyone, whether as an add-on to your course oras a stand-alone experience. (Advance registration is required.)

There are caps placed on all our “classroom occupancies” so register early!

Sunbridge 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.

July 26-31 
Collaborative Leadership: Personalized Strategies for Becoming a More Effective Member of Your Leadership Team
With Joachim Ziegler, organizational development consultant, and Jessica Heffernan Ziegler of Sunbridge Institute

June 28-July 3
Approaching Grade One: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Calisa Tucker of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (lead), Patti Regan of Berkshire Waldorf School (music), and Kelly Beekman (art)

June 28-July 3 
Approaching Grade Two: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Karen Atkinson of the Waldorf School of Princeton (lead), Patti Regan of Berkshire Waldorf School (music), and Kelly Beekman (art)

July 12-17 
Approaching Grade Three: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Laura Cox of the Washington Waldorf School (lead), Patti Regan of Berkshire Waldorf School (music), and Kelly Beekman (art)

June 21-26
Approaching Grade Four: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Leslie Lew of Housatonic Valley Waldorf School (lead), Patti Regan of Berkshire Waldorf School (music), and Kelly Beekman (art)

July 12-17
Approaching Grade Five: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Karen Crandall of the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs (lead), Patti Regan of Berkshire Waldorf School (music), and Kelly Beekman (art)

June 21-26
Approaching Grade Six: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Karen Crandall of the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs (lead), Patti Regan of Berkshire Waldorf School (music), and Kelly Beekman (art)

June 28-July 3
Approaching Grade Seven: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Karen Crandall of the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs (lead), Gary Banks of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (science), and Kevin Kilb of Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School (math)

June 28-July 3
Approaching Grade Eight: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
With Elizabeth Hall of Green Meadow Waldorf School (lead), Gary Banks of the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (science), and Kevin Kilb of Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School (math)

June 28-July 3
NEW!  Further Explorations into Waldorf High School Education: A Deeper Dive into Principles and Practices for Teaching Today’s Teens
With Stephen Sagarin of Berkshire Waldorf High School and Sunbridge Institute

June 19 (2-hour webinar)
Foundations of Waldorf Education
With Linda Ogden-Wolgemuth of Sunbridge Institute

~ My school recommended Sunbridge to me, and I’m glad they did.
~ 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 help with registration:
Contact Cara O’Regan, registrar and outreach assistant, registrarassist@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x11

For help with refunds: 
Contact Pam Starr, advancement and finance assistant, financeassist@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x17

For help with course content and all other summer matters
Contact Barbara Vitale, admissions and summer coordinator, summer@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20

Please note that our staffers are currently working from home. We check voice messages and emails daily and make every attempt to respond to you within 24 hours. Thank you for your patience.