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SUMMARY:Approaching Grade Four: Inspiration and Guidance for Your Year
DESCRIPTION:Professional development for Waldorf teachers and home school parents. Read all about Summer Series 2026. \nTaught remotely in real time\, this course offers you an invaluable opportunity to focus entirely on your upcoming fourth grade school year in five days brimming with presentations\, discussions\, and practical activities. \nUnder the guidance of an experienced class teacher\, you’ll discover ways to enliven your teaching and how to approach the blocks so that they may meet the fourth grader in a deep and meaningful way. With the insights of anthroposophy\, gleaned through a discussion of child development focusing specifically on your class’s age group\, you will get to know the fourth grade child in depth as they step into a more objective relationship to learning. \nAlong with time and space to consider and hone your skills in such practical matters as main lesson books\, block planning\, projects and activities\, and classroom management\, your course will include such key topics for fourth graders—and their teachers—as: \n\nTopics in language arts\nPre-colonial/indigenous approaches to local geography\nNorse mythology and beyond: fourth grade stories of world-making\nTopics in math\nFourth grade approach to zoology\nFourth grade approach to geography and local/state history\nFourth grade morning circle\nFourth grade assessment\nParent work and colleagueship\n\nThese subjects will be supported by explorations in art\, music\, and movement\, giving you practical tools to take into your school year. In addition\, you’ll gain many valuable opportunities for building connections among a community of parallel colleagues from across the country to carry with you throughout your teaching. And participation in an anthroposophical study undertaken in common with all Grades participants will help enable you to build bridges between colleagues and parents once you return to your school. \nGrade-specific resource materials useful for your year\, including poems\, songs\, stories\, and main lesson book ideas\, will be provided to you electronically. \nNOTE: This course is taught with the expectation that you have a foundational background in Waldorf education. \n  \nLead Instructor \nJoshua Gartland has been a Waldorf teacher since 2005. After taking his first class from 1st-4th grade at the Waldorf School of Garden City\, he joined the faculty of the Waldorf School of Atlanta\, where he led classes from grades 1-5\, 1-8\, and 1-3. He now works online\, bringing key elements of Waldorf education to English speaking students worldwide. Prior to becoming a Waldorf teacher\, Josh was active in theatre productions\, studied and performed as a mime\, and managed one of the largest yoga facilities in the country. He received a BFA in theater performance from Wright State University in Dayton\, Ohio\, and his diploma in Waldorf education from Sunbridge College.  Josh enjoys talking\, books\, playing games\, singing\, dancing\, drawing and\, of course\, learning. \nPrevious Summer Series Grade participants had this to say: \n\nIt went above and beyond my expectations\, especially with regard to concrete tools\, the community created and resources shared.\nI love the Google Classroom and the ability to share resources\, as well as practical examples and ideas for my classroom.\nJoshua was by far the most engaging and kind teacher I’ve encountered in my three summers.\nHe was open\, kind\, willing to answer questions\, and addressed all essential parts of the… curriculum and work as a Waldorf teacher.\nSuch an amazing teacher\, he is very warm\, and SO knowledgeable and what a great combination to have as a teacher. I enjoyed this class the whole way.\nI thought the content was extremely helpful\, the Google classroom will be an tremendous help throughout the year.\nThis was so wonderful. The block plans\, games\, and main lesson structure were really helpful and inspiring.\nJosh presented a wealth of practical and academic information\, and his knowledge of the subject matter was excellent. He was well prepared and he was a skilled facilitator.\nThere was plenty without too much.\nJoshua spoke from experience and in a relatable manner and addressed all questions . Along with covering many aspects of the curriculum\, he gave food for the soul.\nI feel much more prepared to teach (4th) grade than I was at the beginning of the week.\n\nYour course also includes sessions in music (Katey Dolezal)\, art (Adrienne Patrick)\, and movement (Solana Hoffmann-Carter). \n  \nSchedule \nThis course takes place July 19-24 in a synchronous online classroom. ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN (NY) TIME ZONE. \nSunday evening\nClasses begin. Specific timing to be noted in your schedule. \nMonday – Thursday\n9:45 am-9:55 am: Log-in for technical check-in and attendance\nSessions run from 10:00 am through 4:45-5:00 pm\, with time for breaks and lunch \nFriday\n9:45 am-9:55 am: Log-in for technical check-in and attendance\nSessions run from 10:00 am through 1:30 pm\, with a mid-morning break \nNOTE: Most sessions are required in order to receive a certificate of attendance. Others\, such as Q&A sessions with your lead instructor and studio time with your art and music instructors\, are optional. You should be prepared to work on course-related assignments outside of your 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 use during your course.  \n\nCost \n$645 includes all resource materials\, yearlong access to your Grade Four 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  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW \nNOTE: If you need to request that your school administrator registers you\, please instead fill out this Professional Development Request form. \n  \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/approaching-grade-four-inspiration-and-guidance-for-your-year/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Featured,Grades,In Process,Professional Development,Summer Series
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