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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 is Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture\, a member of the Sunbridge program faculty\, and the co-director of WECAN. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a member of Alma Partners and an active committee member and workshop presenter for AWSNA and WECAN. Meggan’s teaching experience includes serving on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School from 2009-2020\, 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 earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College\, her MEd in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in Waldorf education from SUNY Empire State\, and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge.\n \n\n\n \nElizabeth Hall is a longtime member of the Sunbridge Elementary Teacher Education program faculty and also teaches anthroposophical studies in our Early Childhood program. Since 2006 she has also been a class teacher at Green Meadow Waldorf School\, where she has served on the Collegium and the Teacher Development Committee. Prior to joining the Green Meadow faculty\, Liz was a class teacher and lower school chair at the Waldorf School of Baltimore. 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 23: 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 24: 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. NOTE: You will need a code to make Holder House dorm room reservations. That code will be in your workshop registration confirmation email. \n\nCost  \n$295 \nCost includes Saturday breakfast\, lunch\, and mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks\, and a $50 non-refundable registration fee \nDiscount options  \nSpecial BOGO free! \n\nSchools pay only one registration for each two participants they send\n\n25% off for \n\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-2/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
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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 in July. Read all about Summer Series 2025. \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. \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 provides professional development training and mentoring of early childhood educators and was a longtime member of the Sunbridge Board of Trustees. 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. \nMeggan Gill is Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture\, a member of the Sunbridge program faculty\, and the incoming WECAN co-director. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a member of Alma Partners and an active committee member and workshop presenter for AWSNA and WECAN. Meggan’s teaching experience includes serving on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School from 2009-2020\, 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 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. \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 22-27 at Sunbridge Institute on the campus of the Threefold Educational Foundation. \nSchedule\n\nSunday evening\n6:15 pm-6:30 pm: Check-in registration\n6:45 pm-7:15 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 \nYou should be prepared to work on course-related assignments outside of your regularly scheduled instructional sessions (including some that may be assigned in advance). \nRead about housing and meals while studying at Sunbridge. \n  \nCost\n$990 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.   \nREGISTER\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/introduction-to-waldorf-early-childhood-education-an-immersion-in-the-world-of-the-waldorf-nursery-kindergarten/
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: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: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: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:Phenomenology: Teaching Science in the Middle School Grades
DESCRIPTION:Professional development for Waldorf grades 6-8 class and science teachers\, and homeschooling parents working with a Waldorf curriculum \nThis course takes place in-person on Sunbridge’s campus. Read Summer Series 2023 details here. \nThis anthroposophically-based\, hands-on course with longtime science teacher Gary Banks explores the phenomena-based approach to teaching science used in Waldorf schools. The intention of this week is to deepen the teacher’s connection with science and explore how these exciting topics can be brought to the students in a way that develops joy and enthusiasm.   \nThrough looking at common natural phenomena and learning to think about them in a living way\, we can develop capacities as teachers that will deepen our approach to teaching science main lessons and lessons in other subject areas as well. Over the course of your week\, we will observe some of the key phenomena from grades 6-8 and practice observation\, letting go of our preconceptions\, and bringing conversations to students with language that is true to what we experience. \nYour course includes: \n\nAn overview of the main science topics in middle school science\, grades 6-8\nPerforming and observing a few key experiments from the many exciting topics in grades 6-8\, giving you a sense of how to create demonstrations and hands-on experiences that will serve the middle school student and to have a sense for how a topic develops over three years\nSharing ideas about how students may record the experiences they observe in class\nReviewing the experiences we observe together in the way a teacher would do with students\, deepening the participant’s relationship to these topics and gaining confidence in how to conduct lessons in a two-day rhythm of observation and concept development\nDiscussions around  the middle school student and how they are served by this method\n\n\nInstructor \nGary Banks is a founding core faculty member of Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education program\, and high school faculty chair and high school math and science teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor\, where he has been on the faculty since 2007 and where he is a member of the School’s College of Teachers and a Board trustee. He is also a presenter in the Teaching Sensible Science course and has taught in a number of teacher training programs and foundation studies courses. From 1993-2001\, Gary took a class from first to eighth grade at the Denver Waldorf School\, and then worked as a high school science teacher at High Mowing School and a class teacher at Pine Hill Waldorf School before moving to Michigan. Gary earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering and worked as a research engineer on the NASA Space Station project before entering teaching. He completed his MEd at Antioch New England Graduate School and is an enthusiastic hiker\, gardener\, and musician. \nYour course also includes eurythmy with Alexandra Spadea of NYC’s Rudolf Steiner School. \n  \nSchedule \nThis course takes place July 30-August 4 on the Sunbridge campus. \nSunday evening: 6-6:30 check-in; 6:30-7 optional campus tour; first session starts promptly at 7:15 and ends at 9\nMonday-Thursday: Classes begin by 8:30am and end by 6pm\nFriday morning: Classes begin by 8:30am and end by 1pm \n  \nCost\n$945 includes all materials and a $60 non-refundable registration fee \nAvailable Discounts \nVolume: $60 off each registration for schools sending 2 or more participants\nAlumni/CAD: 25% off for Sunbridge teacher education program graduates OR for payments made in Canadian dollars\nCurrent Students: 50% off for current Sunbridge teacher education students \nDiscounts may not be combined. Qualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff. \n  \n \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/phenomenology-teaching-science-in-the-middle-school-grades/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 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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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 on the Sunbridge campus. For those who would prefer attending online\, this course is also being offered virtually from June 18-23. \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. \nYou may also be interested in EC Insights\, our new online companion course taking place over the ‘23-24 academic year and open to anyone who has taken Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education. \n  \nInstructors \nLisa Miccio\, lead\, joined Acorn Waldorf School in September as the Neighboring Tree Project (NTP) Specialist\, overseeing a grant-funded AWS initiative that aims to create community partnerships with local early childhood educators\, schools\, and centers; at the School\, she also provides professional development training and mentoring of teachers new to nature-based early childhood education. A Sunbridge Board trustee\, Lisa taught kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City from 2017-2022\, where she chaired the DEIJ committee. Prior to joining the WSGC faculty\, she was on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School for a dozen years\, where she taught kindergarten and parent and child classes\, served as a co-chair of the early childhood section\, director of 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 working at Mountain Laurel Waldorf School\, Dayspring Community School\, and\, during her 2016-17 sabbatical\, 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. \n \nMotria Shuhan 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 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. \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.\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.\nOverall it was an incredibly insightful and grounding experience that left me thirsty for more.\n\n  \nSchedule\nThis course takes place June 25-30 on the Sunbridge campus.\nSunday evening: 6-6:30 check-in; 6:30-7 optional campus tour; first session starts promptly at 7:15 and ends at 9\nMonday-Thursday: Classes begin by 8:30am and end by 6pm\nFriday morning: Classes begin by 8:30am and end between 12-1pm \n  \nCost\n$945 includes all materials and a $60 non-refundable registration fee.  \nAvailable Discounts \n\nVolume: $60 off each registration for schools sending 2 or more participants\nAlumni/CAD: 25% off for Sunbridge teacher education program graduates OR for payments made in Canadian dollars\nCurrent Students: 50% off for current Sunbridge teacher education students\n\nDiscounts may not be combined. Qualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.  \nPaid registrations must be received by Thursday\, June 22. \n  \n \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/introduction-to-waldorf-early-childhood-education-an-immersion-in-the-world-of-the-waldorf-nursery-kindergarten-9/
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:Forest Kindergarten Through the Year: Breathing Through Rhythms and Practices - Hands-On Practice
DESCRIPTION:An in-person professional development workshop for early childhood educators to explore specific opportunities and solutions for creating a Forest Program for young children \nIn this practical\, hands-on event we will share and discuss topics that include: \n\nIdentifying the opportunities of your outdoor space\nDesigning a daily rhythm for a Forest Kindergarten\, including rest time\nClothing\, gear\, food\, and shelter possibilities\nCircle time\, puppetry\, and handwork in the forest\nCommunicating and partnering with parents\n\nOpportunities for community learning will include small group activities\, spending time in a working forest classroom\, and lots of Q&A. \n\nFacilitator \n \nMotria Shuhan is the founder/director of Acorn Waldorf School\, a full WECAN member located in Accord\, NY\, where she serves as lead teacher in the Oaks Mixed Age Kindergarten. Prior to founding Acorn\, Motria spent nine formative years at the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School\, working in the nursery and kindergarten and serving as pedagogical chair for three years. She also serves as a mentor and educator in Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program and an instructor in our “Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education” Summer Series course. 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  \nSchedule \nFriday\, April 28: 7pm-8:30pm\nSaturday\, April 29: 9am-5pm\, including time for breaks and lunch \nCost \n$325 includes Saturday breakfast\, lunch\, mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks\, and a $25 non-refundable registration fee.  \nHousing/Meals \nCampus housing is reserved directly through Threefold Educational Center. Threefold Cafe will have food available for purchase Friday evening before the workshop begins. \nRead more about local housing and dining options while visiting Sunbridge. \nDiscounts \n\n15% off for schools sending two or more registrants\n15% off for Sunbridge program graduates\n25% off for payment made in Canadian dollars\nTotal cost for current Sunbridge program students in good standing: $40\n\nDiscount codes will appear on your registration form. Other than CAD\, discounts may not be combined. \nWalk-in registration welcome! \n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/forest-kindergarten-through-the-year-breathing-through-rhythms-and-practices-hands-on-practice/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
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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 popular\, on-campus Waldorf Weekend is back! This lively and informative 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\, our Waldorf Weekend 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. \nPlease note: This workshop takes place in person.  \n  \nPresenters \nMeggan Gill ’10 is Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture. A trained Waldorf early childhood educator and a specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, Meggan also teaches in Sunbridge’s Early Childhood and Elementary Teacher Education programs\, sits on the WECAN IDEA committee\, and is a member of Alma Partners. Her Waldorf teaching experience includes teaching kindergarten at the Olympia Waldorf School\, parent-and-child and nursery classes at the New Amsterdam School\, toddler classes 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. Meggan\, who originally hails from the Pacific Northwest\, earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge Institute. \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 27: Check-in registration takes place from 6:00-6:45pm. 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 28: The workshop runs 9:00am-5:00pm\, with times for breaks and lunch \n\nCost  \n$260 includes Saturday breakfast\, lunch\, mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks\, and a $25 non-refundable registration fee.  \nOnline registration is available through 3:00pm (eastern time) on Friday\, January 27. If you have not signed up (or paid) by then\, walk-in registrations will be accepted at the walk-in cost of $275. \n\nHousing/Meals \nCampus housing is reserved directly through Threefold Educational Center. Threefold Cafe will have food available for purchase Friday evening before the workshop begins. \nRead more about local housing and dining options while visiting Sunbridge. \n\nDiscount options  \n\n15% off for schools sending two or more registrants\n25% off for payment made in Canadian dollars\n\nDiscount codes will appear on your registration form.  \n\n\n\n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nSunbridge reserves 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-5/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
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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 currently sold out. Please add your name to our waiting list if you would like to be contacted\, should an opening occur.\nThis week is being taught in-person on the Sunbridge campus. \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. \nInstructors \nLisa Miccio\, lead\, teaches kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City. She also chairs her school’s DEIJ committee and sits on the Sunbridge Board of Trustees. Prior to joining the Garden City faculty in 2017\, Lisa was on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School for a dozen years. At Green Meadow\, she taught kindergarten and parent and child classes\, served as a co-chair of the early childhood section\, director of 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 working at Mountain Laurel Waldorf School\, Dayspring Community School\, and\, during her 2016-17 sabbatical\, 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. \n \nLeslie Burchell-Fox is co-director of Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program\, for which she has been a faculty member since 2004. Leslie is currently on leave from her position of lead kindergarten teacher at Green Meadow Waldorf School\, where she has taught since 2002 and sits on the Collegium and Teacher Development Committee. She previously taught kindergarten and nursery for six years at the Waldorf School of Baltimore. Leslie is also a Lazure artist whose beautiful work graces our Upper Brookside classroom\, and prior to becoming a Waldorf teacher was a professional fiber artist specializing in surface design and wearable art; she also spent several years as a speech pathologist. She holds a BS in Speech Pathology from Kent State University and an MSEd in Waldorf education from 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. A graduate of Sunbridge’s Early Childhood teacher training\, Rie also earned her BA in drama from Tamagawa University in Tokyo\, Japan\, her MFA in theater design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts\, and a certificate in early childhood education from LifeWays. \n \nMotria Shuhan 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. \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.\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.\nOverall it was an incredibly insightful and grounding experience that left me thirsty for more.\n\nSchedule\nThis course takes place July 24-29 on the Sunbridge campus.\nSunday evening: 6-6:30 check-in; 6:30-7 optional campus tour; first session starts promptly at 7:15 and ends at 9\nMonday-Thursday: Classes begin by 8:30am and end by 6pm\nFriday morning: Classes begin by 8:30am and end between 12-1pm \nCost\n$920 includes all materials and a $60 non-refundable deposit.  \nDiscount Opportunities: \n\nVolume Discount for schools sending 2 or more participants: $50 off each participant per course. Use discount code VOLUME.\nCombine and Save Discount: 20% off any additional Sunbridge summer course an individual registers for\, of equal or lesser value. If you are also registering separately for one of our Summer Series 2022: Live From Home! courses\, contact us to receive your “Combine and Save” discount.\nFamily Discounts: 50% off for currently-enrolled Sunbridge program students and 25% off for Sunbridge program graduates. Accounts must be in good standing. Use discount code that appears on your registration form when you answer questions about your background.\nCAD discount: 25% off for payments made in Canadian dollars. Only the CAD discount may be combined with another; otherwise\, only one discount may be applied.\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/introduction-to-waldorf-early-childhood-education-an-immersion-in-the-world-of-the-waldorf-nursery-kindergarten-6/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Early Childhood,Featured,Summer Series
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SUMMARY:Critical Thinking on Matters of Financial Sustainability: Applying Concepts of DEI Into Organizational Culture
DESCRIPTION:A school’s organizational culture—including how it approaches recruitment and retention of faculty and students from commonly marginalized and minoritized populations—has a significant impact on its financial sustainability. Through the lens of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion concepts\, this workshop explores how decisions are made and who makes them\, while also examining emergent strategies\, power structures\, and cultural assumptions. \n  \nFacilitators \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion and a member of Alma Partners\, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator\, with over ten years spent as a faculty member of the Brooklyn Waldorf School\, as well as early childhood teaching positions at Olympia Waldorf School\, New Amsterdam School\, and City of Lakes Waldorf School; her leadership positions at these schools included serving on the Faculty Council and Board and as department chair. Meggan has also been active in the wider Waldorf movement as a member of WECAN’s conference planning committee\, presenter and keynote at the annual WECAN conference\, and member of AWSNA’s BIPOC advisory group. She also leads DEI discussions with Sunbridge teacher education students and professional development course and workshop attendees\, and is a member of Sunbridge’s early childhood faculty. Meggan earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge. \n  \nDenese Giordano is a seasoned school administration professional who is currently a consultant as well as ANA coordinator for AWSNA’s mid-Atlantic region. Denese has been in the workforce for over four decades\, including 34 years spent working with mission-based organizations in the non-profit independent school realm\, honing her skills in program development\, budget strategies\, and long-term planning. She specializes in establishing healthy systems in finance\, human resources\, administrative operations\, and outreach and development efforts. A graduate of Kenyon College\, Denese completed the Foundation Studies Course at The Waldorf School of Garden City\, the school from which her four daughters graduated\, providing her a parent’s (client) perspective and gratitude for Waldorf education. \n  \nPresented over Zoom\, there is a cap of 22 participants. This workshop will not be recorded. \nTiming \nFriday\, March 18: 7pm-8:30pm ET\nSaturday\, March 19: 10am-11:30am ET and 12:30pm-2 pm ET \nIn order to receive a Certificate of Attendance\, you must attend all three Zoom sessions.  \nCost \n$160 includes non-refundable $25 registration fee \nDiscounts \nFree to current Sunbridge program students\n15% off for Sunbridge program graduates\n15% off for schools sending two or more registrants. Should you wish to send more than four registrants from your school\, please contact Barbara Vitale at 845-425-0055 x20 or info@sunbridge.edu. \nDiscount codes will appear on your registration form. Discounts 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 \n  \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/critical-thinking-on-matters-of-financial-sustainability-applying-concepts-of-dei-into-organizational-culture/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
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SUMMARY:Peer Group Strategies for Recognizing and Challenging Racism in Waldorf Classrooms & Communities: Intersectionality
DESCRIPTION:In this Part II follow-up to Sunbridge’s conference\, Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement\, trained teachers and facilitators from Alma Partners and Sunbridge Institute will guide participants in five 90-minute sessions focusing on individual aspects of DEI work related to topics from that conference. \nThrough questions and answers\, small-group dialogue and activity\, and exploring ways to turn concepts into practice\, participants will have the opportunity to increase racial literacy\, engage in community\, and set personal goals for their teaching and/or administrative and board work. Open to any school personnel—faculty\, staff\, board members—looking to effect positive change in their classrooms and school communities. \n  \nIMPORTANT NOTE\nAttendance at any 2020-21 or 2021-22 presentation of Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement is a pre-requisite for attending this follow-up series. (NOTE: This series will be repeated in spring 2022). \nPresented over Zoom\, each session in the series may be attended separately. There is a cap of 22 participants per session. \n  \nSession Dates\, Topics\, and Facilitators \n  \nWednesday\, October 6\nRace\, Racism\, and Anti-Racism. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Vicki Larson\nThe goal of this workshop is to allow participants to examine some of the definitions that serve as the pillars of our social justice conversations and offer access to a shared language for implementing change.  Participants will have the opportunity to increase racial literacy\, engage in community and set personal goals for their teaching or school environment. \n  \nWednesday\, October 20\nRacial Identity Development. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Keelah Helwig\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore the framework that examines how our racial identities\, as one of our many social identities\, can shape who we are and how we move through the world. Participants will have the opportunity to explore various models that represent different identities and how to use biography as a tool for reflection and affinity or caucusing groups as a means of healing. \n  \nWednesday November 3\nCultural Appropriation\, Appreciation\, and Assimilation. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Meggan Gill\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore how\, as educators\, we can continue to offer children diversity through our curriculum\, festivals and heritage months while steering away from the pitfalls of tokenization or bringing a “tourist curriculum” in the name of multiculturalism. Participants will gain literacy in cultural competency\, consider place-based education as a tool and explore some “best practices” for addressing your institutional goals. \n  \nWednesday\, November 17\nMicroaggressions. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Aiyana Masla\nSometimes the cultural norms in your place in your work or school environment may seem friendly and light\, but unknowingly be causing harm to those in marginalized or targeted groups. Learning to recognize and interrupt microagressions can help to create the inclusive environment we all strive for. \n  \nWednesday\, December 1\nIntersectionality. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Heather Scott\nIn the words of Audre Lorde- “There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” The goal of this workshop is to explore the complexity of our individual identities- or intersectionality- and how this informs our experiences as community members. This lens is useful when considering the relationships we form among ourselves as teachers\, caregivers\, parents\, mentors and board members. Participants will learn concepts related to social identities\, systems of privilege and power\, bias and tools for bringing balance to social contexts. \n  \nFacilitators \nJoaquin Muñoz is an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at Augsburg University in Minneapolis. His main focus is on helping people develop capacities for working with diverse student populations in culturally responsive and humanizing ways. Joaquin grew up on the Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservation in Arizona\, where he learned early on about the complicated issues of race\, culture\, history\, and oppression. Since then his continuous work to develop his understanding of being a mixed-race person (Pascua Yaqui Indian and Mexican-American) continues to inform all aspects of his professional career. During his time as a teacher in K-12 and post-secondary environments\, Joaquin’s desire to support others in the development of their intercultural competency and their passion for social justice grew\, and in addition to his work as a faculty member\, he also consults for a number of groups and organizations both nationally and internationally\, including in Canada\, Germany\, and Mexico. Joaquin earned his BS\, MA\, and PhD at the University of Arizona. \n  \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. \n  \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\, WECAN\, and AWSNA. 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. \n  \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator and currently sits on the WECAN IDEA committee. 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. \n  \nAiyana Masla is a bilingual\, interdisciplinary artist\, writer\, and educator who recently served as the first social emotional learning and wellness teacher at the Brooklyn Waldorf School.  She is a co-author and illustrator of the Liberatory Education Tool’s (LET’s) original curriculum\, Teach Affirm Learn Know (T.A.L.K.) Gender\, Consent and Sexuality for elementary school.  Aiyana\, who attended the Hartsbrook Waldorf School as a child\, studied contemplative education and liberatory\, anti-bias curriculum for early childhood at Naropa University\, where she earned her BA. She believes in honoring the value of diversity\, cross cultural exchange\, and intersectionality and is passionate about exploring difference and belonging through education. \n  \nHeather Scott is currently a high school humanities teacher at The Waldorf School of San Diego. Heather has taught at WSSD for 17 years\, including graduating two eighth grade classes. Her teaching experience also includes a year spent 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. \n  \nAll  six facilitators are members of Alma Partners. \n  \nTiming \nEach session takes place 7:30pm-9:00pm\, Eastern Time\, over Zoom \nCost \n$50 per session\, includes non-refundable $10 registration fee \nDiscounts \n15% off for Sunbridge program graduates and current program students\n15% off for schools sending two or more registrants (per session; not across the series)  NOTE: In order to equitably serve as many schools as possible\, there is a limit of four (4) registrants per school for each session. Should you wish to exceed this cap\, please contact Director of Admissions Linda Ogden-Wolgemuth at 845-425-0055 x10 or logden@sunbridge.edu. \nDiscount codes will appear on your registration form. Discounts 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 \n  \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/peer-group-strategies-for-recognizing-and-challenging-racism-in-waldorf-classrooms-communities-intersectionality/
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SUMMARY:Critical Thinking on Matters of Financial Sustainability: Budget as a Reflection of Organizational Ethos
DESCRIPTION:Sunbridge has teamed up with AWSNA in presenting a three-part online workshop series on matters of financial sustainability\, designed for Waldorf administrators and committee members\, including faculty\, staff\, and Board. These workshops are being presented in conjunction with AWSNA’s October and November financial primer webinars. ATTENDANCE AT AWSNA’S WEBINARS IS ENCOURAGED\, BUT NOT REQUIRED\, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUNBRIDGE’S WORKSHOPS. \n  \nAWSNA’s Primers in Financial Terminology and the Usefulness of Financial Reports\nThese webinars explore the fundamentals of financial management and reporting at an introductory level. For those faculty and board members without financial acumen and prior experience in this realm\, we will review financial terminology and common financial reporting and suggest key factors in report analysis to best understand a school’s financial stability. Components of revenue and expenses\, including the full cost of payroll and benefits\, and common reports of financial activities will be explored to gain a greater understanding of how a school is using its financial resources to drive its mission. \nPart I: Revenue. Presenter: Denese Giordano\nFriday\, October 22. 12pm PT/1pm MT/2pm CT/3pm ET\nREGISTER HERE. \nPart II: Expenses & Reporting. Presenter: Denese Giordano\nFriday\, November 5. 12pm PT/1pm MT/2pm CT/3pm ET\nREGISTER HERE \nNote: These free webinars will be recorded and available for viewing to anyone with access to the AWSNA Community Hub. \n  \nSUNBRIDGE WORKSHOPS  \n Dates\, Topics\, and Facilitators \nFriday-Saturday\, November 19-20: Budget as a Reflection of Organizational Ethos\nFacilitators: Stephanie Rynas and Denese Giordano\nAn organization’s budget should reflect the values and priorities of that organization. The choice of policies\, procedures\, and practices  in place for specific budget categories point towards the principles and values to which the organization aspires. By default\, therefore\, where a school spends its money demonstrates in concrete ways what is important to that school. This is especially apparent in compensation and in financial aid policies and procedures. In this workshop\, we will discuss pathways to aligning schools’ values and their deployment of funds. \n  \nFriday-Saturday\, February 4-5: Phases of Decision-Making as Applied to the Budget Process\nFacilitators: Jessica Heffernan Ziegler and Stephanie Rynas\nPhases of decision-making is a time-honored leadership concept. This workshop uses school budgets and the budgeting process to explore the decision-making process. \n  \nFriday-Saturday\, March 18-19: Applying Concepts of DEI Into Organizational Culture\nFacilitators: Meggan Gill and TBA\nA school’s organizational culture—including how it approaches recruitment and retention of faculty and students from commonly marginalized and minoritized populations—has a significant impact on its financial sustainability. Through the lens of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion concepts\, this workshop explores how decisions are made and who makes them\, while also examining emergent strategies\, power structures\, and cultural assumptions. \n  \nFacilitators \n \nDenese Giordano is a seasoned school administration professional who is currently a consultant as well as ANA coordinator for AWSNA’s mid-Atlantic region. Denese has been in the workforce for over four decades\, including 34 years spent working with mission-based organizations in the non-profit independent school realm\, honing her skills in program development\, budget strategies\, and long-term planning. She specializes in establishing healthy systems in finance\, human resources\, administrative operations\, and outreach and development efforts. A graduate of Kenyon College\, Denese completed the Foundation Studies Course at The Waldorf School of Garden City\, the school from which her four daughters graduated\, providing her a parent’s (client) perspective and gratitude for Waldorf Education. \n  \nStephanie Rynas is AWSNA’s executive director for operations and member resources. In this role she works with the AWSNA board to steward the association\, shepherds the strategic plan\, and develops and supports member resources. Prior to her role with AWSNA\, Stephanie was the administrator at the Waldorf School of the Peninsula for 10 years\, supporting its growth to full PreK-12 on two campuses. Before finding Waldorf Education\, Stephanie worked for many years in marketing and management in Silicon Valley companies\, where she studied the art of collaboration and meeting facilitation. Stephanie received her BS in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan\, her MBA from Santa Clara University\, and her Waldorf teacher education certificate from Rudolf Steiner College. \n  \nJessica 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 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; is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development\, an international consulting group; and has sat on many 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  \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator and currently sits on the WECAN IDEA committee. 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. \n  \nPresented over Zoom\, each Sunbridge workshop may be attended separately. There is a cap of 22 participants per workshop. These workshops will not be recorded. \nTiming \nFriday: 7pm-8:30pm ET\nSaturday: 10am-11:30am ET and 12:30pm-2 pm ET \nIn order to receive a Certificate of Attendance\, you must attend all three sessions.  \n  \nCost \n$160 per workshop\, includes non-refundable $25 registration fee \nDiscounts \n15% off for Sunbridge program graduates and current program students\n15% off for schools sending two or more registrants (per workshop; not across the series)  NOTE: In order to equitably serve as many schools as possible\, there is a limit of four (4) registrants per school for each workshop. Should you wish to exceed this cap\, please contact Barbara Vitale at 845-425-0055 x20 or info@sunbridge.edu. \nDiscount codes will appear on your registration form. Discounts 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 \n  \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. \n 
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SUMMARY:Peer Group Strategies for Recognizing and Challenging Racism in Waldorf Classrooms & Communities: Microaggressions
DESCRIPTION:In this Part II follow-up to Sunbridge’s conference\, Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement\, trained teachers and facilitators from Alma Partners and Sunbridge Institute will guide participants in five 90-minute sessions focusing on individual aspects of DEI work related to topics from that conference. \nThrough questions and answers\, small-group dialogue and activity\, and exploring ways to turn concepts into practice\, participants will have the opportunity to increase racial literacy\, engage in community\, and set personal goals for their teaching and/or administrative and board work. Open to any school personnel—faculty\, staff\, board members—looking to effect positive change in their classrooms and school communities. \n  \nIMPORTANT NOTE\nAttendance at any 2020-21 or 2021-22 presentation of Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement is a pre-requisite for attending this follow-up series. (NOTE: This series will be repeated in spring 2022). \nPresented over Zoom\, each session in the series may be attended separately. There is a cap of 22 participants per session. \n  \nSession Dates\, Topics\, and Facilitators \n  \nWednesday\, October 6\nRace\, Racism\, and Anti-Racism. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Vicki Larson\nThe goal of this workshop is to allow participants to examine some of the definitions that serve as the pillars of our social justice conversations and offer access to a shared language for implementing change.  Participants will have the opportunity to increase racial literacy\, engage in community and set personal goals for their teaching or school environment. \n  \nWednesday\, October 20\nRacial Identity Development. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Keelah Helwig\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore the framework that examines how our racial identities\, as one of our many social identities\, can shape who we are and how we move through the world. Participants will have the opportunity to explore various models that represent different identities and how to use biography as a tool for reflection and affinity or caucusing groups as a means of healing. \n  \nWednesday November 3\nCultural Appropriation\, Appreciation\, and Assimilation. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Meggan Gill\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore how\, as educators\, we can continue to offer children diversity through our curriculum\, festivals and heritage months while steering away from the pitfalls of tokenization or bringing a “tourist curriculum” in the name of multiculturalism. Participants will gain literacy in cultural competency\, consider place-based education as a tool and explore some “best practices” for addressing your institutional goals. \n  \nWednesday\, November 17\nMicroaggressions. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Aiyana Masla\nSometimes the cultural norms in your place in your work or school environment may seem friendly and light\, but unknowingly be causing harm to those in marginalized or targeted groups. Learning to recognize and interrupt microagressions can help to create the inclusive environment we all strive for. \n  \nWednesday\, December 1\nIntersectionality. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Heather Scott\nIn the words of Audre Lorde- “There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” The goal of this workshop is to explore the complexity of our individual identities- or intersectionality- and how this informs our experiences as community members. This lens is useful when considering the relationships we form among ourselves as teachers\, caregivers\, parents\, mentors and board members. Participants will learn concepts related to social identities\, systems of privilege and power\, bias and tools for bringing balance to social contexts. \n  \nFacilitators \nJoaquin Muñoz is an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at Augsburg University in Minneapolis. His main focus is on helping people develop capacities for working with diverse student populations in culturally responsive and humanizing ways. Joaquin grew up on the Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservation in Arizona\, where he learned early on about the complicated issues of race\, culture\, history\, and oppression. Since then his continuous work to develop his understanding of being a mixed-race person (Pascua Yaqui Indian and Mexican-American) continues to inform all aspects of his professional career. During his time as a teacher in K-12 and post-secondary environments\, Joaquin’s desire to support others in the development of their intercultural competency and their passion for social justice grew\, and in addition to his work as a faculty member\, he also consults for a number of groups and organizations both nationally and internationally\, including in Canada\, Germany\, and Mexico. Joaquin earned his BS\, MA\, and PhD at the University of Arizona. \n  \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. \n  \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\, WECAN\, and AWSNA. 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. \n  \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator and currently sits on the WECAN IDEA committee. 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. \n  \nAiyana Masla is a bilingual\, interdisciplinary artist\, writer\, and educator who recently served as the first social emotional learning and wellness teacher at the Brooklyn Waldorf School.  She is a co-author and illustrator of the Liberatory Education Tool’s (LET’s) original curriculum\, Teach Affirm Learn Know (T.A.L.K.) Gender\, Consent and Sexuality for elementary school.  Aiyana\, who attended the Hartsbrook Waldorf School as a child\, studied contemplative education and liberatory\, anti-bias curriculum for early childhood at Naropa University\, where she earned her BA. She believes in honoring the value of diversity\, cross cultural exchange\, and intersectionality and is passionate about exploring difference and belonging through education. \n  \nHeather Scott is currently a high school humanities teacher at The Waldorf School of San Diego. Heather has taught at WSSD for 17 years\, including graduating two eighth grade classes. Her teaching experience also includes a year spent 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. \n  \nAll  six facilitators are members of Alma Partners. \n  \nTiming \nEach session takes place 7:30pm-9:00pm\, Eastern Time\, over Zoom \nCost \n$50 per session\, includes non-refundable $10 registration fee \nDiscounts \n15% off for Sunbridge program graduates and current program students\n15% off for schools sending two or more registrants (per session; not across the series)  NOTE: In order to equitably serve as many schools as possible\, there is a limit of four (4) registrants per school for each session. Should you wish to exceed this cap\, please contact Barbara Vitale at 845-425-0055 x20 or info@sunbridge.edu. \nDiscount codes will appear on your registration form. Discounts 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 \n  \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.
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SUMMARY:Peer Group Strategies for Recognizing and Challenging Racism in Waldorf Classrooms & Communities: Cultural Appropriation\, Appreciation\, and Assimilation
DESCRIPTION:In this Part II follow-up to Sunbridge’s conference\, Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement\, trained teachers and facilitators from Alma Partners and Sunbridge Institute will guide participants in five 90-minute sessions focusing on individual aspects of DEI work related to topics from that conference. \nThrough questions and answers\, small-group dialogue and activity\, and exploring ways to turn concepts into practice\, participants will have the opportunity to increase racial literacy\, engage in community\, and set personal goals for their teaching and/or administrative and board work. Open to any school personnel—faculty\, staff\, board members—looking to effect positive change in their classrooms and school communities. \n  \nIMPORTANT NOTE\nAttendance at any 2020-21 or 2021-22 presentation of Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement is a pre-requisite for attending this follow-up series. (NOTE: This series will be repeated in spring 2022). \nPresented over Zoom\, each session in the series may be attended separately. There is a cap of 22 participants per session. \n  \nSession Dates\, Topics\, and Facilitators \n  \nWednesday\, October 6\nRace\, Racism\, and Anti-Racism. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Vicki Larson\nThe goal of this workshop is to allow participants to examine some of the definitions that serve as the pillars of our social justice conversations and offer access to a shared language for implementing change.  Participants will have the opportunity to increase racial literacy\, engage in community and set personal goals for their teaching or school environment. \n  \nWednesday\, October 20\nRacial Identity Development. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Keelah Helwig\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore the framework that examines how our racial identities\, as one of our many social identities\, can shape who we are and how we move through the world. Participants will have the opportunity to explore various models that represent different identities and how to use biography as a tool for reflection and affinity or caucusing groups as a means of healing. \n  \nWednesday November 3\nCultural Appropriation\, Appreciation\, and Assimilation. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Meggan Gill\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore how\, as educators\, we can continue to offer children diversity through our curriculum\, festivals and heritage months while steering away from the pitfalls of tokenization or bringing a “tourist curriculum” in the name of multiculturalism. Participants will gain literacy in cultural competency\, consider place-based education as a tool and explore some “best practices” for addressing your institutional goals. \n  \nWednesday\, November 17\nMicroaggressions. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Aiyana Masla\nSometimes the cultural norms in your place in your work or school environment may seem friendly and light\, but unknowingly be causing harm to those in marginalized or targeted groups. Learning to recognize and interrupt microagressions can help to create the inclusive environment we all strive for. \n  \nWednesday\, December 1\nIntersectionality. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Heather Scott\nIn the words of Audre Lorde- “There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” The goal of this workshop is to explore the complexity of our individual identities- or intersectionality- and how this informs our experiences as community members. This lens is useful when considering the relationships we form among ourselves as teachers\, caregivers\, parents\, mentors and board members. Participants will learn concepts related to social identities\, systems of privilege and power\, bias and tools for bringing balance to social contexts. \n  \nFacilitators \nJoaquin Muñoz is an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at Augsburg University in Minneapolis. His main focus is on helping people develop capacities for working with diverse student populations in culturally responsive and humanizing ways. Joaquin grew up on the Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservation in Arizona\, where he learned early on about the complicated issues of race\, culture\, history\, and oppression. Since then his continuous work to develop his understanding of being a mixed-race person (Pascua Yaqui Indian and Mexican-American) continues to inform all aspects of his professional career. During his time as a teacher in K-12 and post-secondary environments\, Joaquin’s desire to support others in the development of their intercultural competency and their passion for social justice grew\, and in addition to his work as a faculty member\, he also consults for a number of groups and organizations both nationally and internationally\, including in Canada\, Germany\, and Mexico. Joaquin earned his BS\, MA\, and PhD at the University of Arizona. \n  \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. \n  \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\, WECAN\, and AWSNA. 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. \n  \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator and currently sits on the WECAN IDEA committee. 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. \n  \nAiyana Masla is a bilingual\, interdisciplinary artist\, writer\, and educator who recently served as the first social emotional learning and wellness teacher at the Brooklyn Waldorf School.  She is a co-author and illustrator of the Liberatory Education Tool’s (LET’s) original curriculum\, Teach Affirm Learn Know (T.A.L.K.) Gender\, Consent and Sexuality for elementary school.  Aiyana\, who attended the Hartsbrook Waldorf School as a child\, studied contemplative education and liberatory\, anti-bias curriculum for early childhood at Naropa University\, where she earned her BA. She believes in honoring the value of diversity\, cross cultural exchange\, and intersectionality and is passionate about exploring difference and belonging through education. \n  \nHeather Scott is currently a high school humanities teacher at The Waldorf School of San Diego. Heather has taught at WSSD for 17 years\, including graduating two eighth grade classes. Her teaching experience also includes a year spent 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. \n  \nAll  six facilitators are members of Alma Partners. \n  \nTiming \nEach session takes place 7:30pm-9:00pm\, Eastern Time\, over Zoom \nCost \n$50 per session\, includes non-refundable $10 registration fee \nDiscounts \n15% off for Sunbridge program graduates and current program students\n15% off for schools sending two or more registrants (per session; not across the series)  NOTE: In order to equitably serve as many schools as possible\, there is a limit of four (4) registrants per school for each session. Should you wish to exceed this cap\, please contact Director of Admissions Linda Ogden-Wolgemuth at 845-425-0055 x10 or logden@sunbridge.edu. \nDiscount codes will appear on your registration form. Discounts 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 \n  \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/peer-group-strategies-for-recognizing-and-challenging-racism-in-waldorf-classrooms-communities-cultural-appropriation-appreciation-and-assimilation/
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SUMMARY:Peer Group Strategies for Recognizing and Challenging Racism in Waldorf Classrooms & Communities: Racial Identity Development
DESCRIPTION:In this Part II follow-up to Sunbridge’s conference\, Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement\, trained teachers and facilitators from Alma Partners and Sunbridge Institute will guide participants in five 90-minute sessions focusing on individual aspects of DEI work related to topics from that conference. \nThrough questions and answers\, small-group dialogue and activity\, and exploring ways to turn concepts into practice\, participants will have the opportunity to increase racial literacy\, engage in community\, and set personal goals for their teaching and/or administrative and board work. Open to any school personnel—faculty\, staff\, board members—looking to effect positive change in their classrooms and school communities. \n  \nIMPORTANT NOTE\nAttendance at any 2020-21 or 2021-22 presentation of Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement is a pre-requisite for attending this follow-up series. (NOTE: This series will be repeated in spring 2022). \nPresented over Zoom\, each session in the series may be attended separately. There is a cap of 22 participants per session. \n  \nSession Dates\, Topics\, and Facilitators \n  \nWednesday\, October 6\nRace\, Racism\, and Anti-Racism. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Vicki Larson\nThe goal of this workshop is to allow participants to examine some of the definitions that serve as the pillars of our social justice conversations and offer access to a shared language for implementing change.  Participants will have the opportunity to increase racial literacy\, engage in community and set personal goals for their teaching or school environment. \n  \nWednesday\, October 20\nRacial Identity Development. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Keelah Helwig\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore the framework that examines how our racial identities\, as one of our many social identities\, can shape who we are and how we move through the world. Participants will have the opportunity to explore various models that represent different identities and how to use biography as a tool for reflection and affinity or caucusing groups as a means of healing. \n  \nWednesday November 3\nCultural Appropriation\, Appreciation\, and Assimilation. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Meggan Gill\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore how\, as educators\, we can continue to offer children diversity through our curriculum\, festivals and heritage months while steering away from the pitfalls of tokenization or bringing a “tourist curriculum” in the name of multiculturalism. Participants will gain literacy in cultural competency\, consider place-based education as a tool and explore some “best practices” for addressing your institutional goals. \n  \nWednesday\, November 17\nMicroaggressions. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Aiyana Masla\nSometimes the cultural norms in your place in your work or school environment may seem friendly and light\, but unknowingly be causing harm to those in marginalized or targeted groups. Learning to recognize and interrupt microagressions can help to create the inclusive environment we all strive for. \n  \nWednesday\, December 1\nIntersectionality. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Heather Scott\nIn the words of Audre Lorde- “There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” The goal of this workshop is to explore the complexity of our individual identities- or intersectionality- and how this informs our experiences as community members. This lens is useful when considering the relationships we form among ourselves as teachers\, caregivers\, parents\, mentors and board members. Participants will learn concepts related to social identities\, systems of privilege and power\, bias and tools for bringing balance to social contexts. \n  \nFacilitators \nJoaquin Muñoz is an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at Augsburg University in Minneapolis. His main focus is on helping people develop capacities for working with diverse student populations in culturally responsive and humanizing ways. Joaquin grew up on the Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservation in Arizona\, where he learned early on about the complicated issues of race\, culture\, history\, and oppression. Since then his continuous work to develop his understanding of being a mixed-race person (Pascua Yaqui Indian and Mexican-American) continues to inform all aspects of his professional career. During his time as a teacher in K-12 and post-secondary environments\, Joaquin’s desire to support others in the development of their intercultural competency and their passion for social justice grew\, and in addition to his work as a faculty member\, he also consults for a number of groups and organizations both nationally and internationally\, including in Canada\, Germany\, and Mexico. Joaquin earned his BS\, MA\, and PhD at the University of Arizona. \n  \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. \n  \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\, WECAN\, and AWSNA. 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. \n  \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator and currently sits on the WECAN IDEA committee. 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. \n  \nAiyana Masla is a bilingual\, interdisciplinary artist\, writer\, and educator who recently served as the first social emotional learning and wellness teacher at the Brooklyn Waldorf School.  She is a co-author and illustrator of the Liberatory Education Tool’s (LET’s) original curriculum\, Teach Affirm Learn Know (T.A.L.K.) Gender\, Consent and Sexuality for elementary school.  Aiyana\, who attended the Hartsbrook Waldorf School as a child\, studied contemplative education and liberatory\, anti-bias curriculum for early childhood at Naropa University\, where she earned her BA. She believes in honoring the value of diversity\, cross cultural exchange\, and intersectionality and is passionate about exploring difference and belonging through education. \n  \nHeather Scott is currently a high school humanities teacher at The Waldorf School of San Diego. Heather has taught at WSSD for 17 years\, including graduating two eighth grade classes. Her teaching experience also includes a year spent 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. \n  \nAll  six facilitators are members of Alma Partners. \n  \nTiming \nEach session takes place 7:30pm-9:00pm\, Eastern Time\, over Zoom \nCost \n$50 per session\, includes non-refundable $10 registration fee \nDiscounts \n15% off for Sunbridge program graduates and current program students\n15% off for schools sending two or more registrants (per session; not across the series)  NOTE: In order to equitably serve as many schools as possible\, there is a limit of four (4) registrants per school for each session. Should you wish to exceed this cap\, please contact Director of Admissions Linda Ogden-Wolgemuth at 845-425-0055 x10 or logden@sunbridge.edu. \nDiscount codes will appear on your registration form. Discounts 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 \n  \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.
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SUMMARY:Peer Group Strategies for Recognizing and Challenging Racism in Waldorf Classrooms & Communities: Race\, Racism\, and Anti-Racism
DESCRIPTION:In this Part II follow-up to Sunbridge’s conference\, Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement\, trained teachers and facilitators from Alma Partners and Sunbridge Institute will guide participants in five 90-minute sessions focusing on individual aspects of DEI work related to topics from that conference. \nThrough questions and answers\, small-group dialogue and activity\, and exploring ways to turn concepts into practice\, participants will have the opportunity to increase racial literacy\, engage in community\, and set personal goals for their teaching and/or administrative and board work. Open to any school personnel—faculty\, staff\, board members—looking to effect positive change in their classrooms and school communities. \n  \nIMPORTANT NOTE\nAttendance at any 2020-21 or 2021-22 presentation of Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement is a pre-requisite for attending this follow-up series. (NOTE: This series will be repeated in spring 2022). \nPresented over Zoom\, each session in the series may be attended separately. There is a cap of 22 participants per session. \n  \nSession Dates\, Topics\, and Facilitators \n  \nWednesday\, October 6\nRace\, Racism\, and Anti-Racism. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Vicki Larson\nThe goal of this workshop is to allow participants to examine some of the definitions that serve as the pillars of our social justice conversations and offer access to a shared language for implementing change.  Participants will have the opportunity to increase racial literacy\, engage in community and set personal goals for their teaching or school environment. \n  \nWednesday\, October 20\nRacial Identity Development. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Keelah Helwig\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore the framework that examines how our racial identities\, as one of our many social identities\, can shape who we are and how we move through the world. Participants will have the opportunity to explore various models that represent different identities and how to use biography as a tool for reflection and affinity or caucusing groups as a means of healing. \n  \nWednesday November 3\nCultural Appropriation\, Appreciation\, and Assimilation. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Meggan Gill\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore how\, as educators\, we can continue to offer children diversity through our curriculum\, festivals and heritage months while steering away from the pitfalls of tokenization or bringing a “tourist curriculum” in the name of multiculturalism. Participants will gain literacy in cultural competency\, consider place-based education as a tool and explore some “best practices” for addressing your institutional goals. \n  \nWednesday\, November 17\nMicroaggressions. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Aiyana Masla\nSometimes the cultural norms in your place in your work or school environment may seem friendly and light\, but unknowingly be causing harm to those in marginalized or targeted groups. Learning to recognize and interrupt microagressions can help to create the inclusive environment we all strive for. \n  \nWednesday\, December 1\nIntersectionality. Facilitators: Joaquin Muñoz with Heather Scott\nIn the words of Audre Lorde- “There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” The goal of this workshop is to explore the complexity of our individual identities- or intersectionality- and how this informs our experiences as community members. This lens is useful when considering the relationships we form among ourselves as teachers\, caregivers\, parents\, mentors and board members. Participants will learn concepts related to social identities\, systems of privilege and power\, bias and tools for bringing balance to social contexts. \n  \nFacilitators \nJoaquin Muñoz is an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at Augsburg University in Minneapolis. His main focus is on helping people develop capacities for working with diverse student populations in culturally responsive and humanizing ways. Joaquin grew up on the Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservation in Arizona\, where he learned early on about the complicated issues of race\, culture\, history\, and oppression. Since then his continuous work to develop his understanding of being a mixed-race person (Pascua Yaqui Indian and Mexican-American) continues to inform all aspects of his professional career. During his time as a teacher in K-12 and post-secondary environments\, Joaquin’s desire to support others in the development of their intercultural competency and their passion for social justice grew\, and in addition to his work as a faculty member\, he also consults for a number of groups and organizations both nationally and internationally\, including in Canada\, Germany\, and Mexico. Joaquin earned his BS\, MA\, and PhD at the University of Arizona. \n  \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. \n  \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\, WECAN\, and AWSNA. 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. \n  \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator and currently sits on the WECAN IDEA committee. 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. \n  \nAiyana Masla is a bilingual\, interdisciplinary artist\, writer\, and educator who recently served as the first social emotional learning and wellness teacher at the Brooklyn Waldorf School.  She is a co-author and illustrator of the Liberatory Education Tool’s (LET’s) original curriculum\, Teach Affirm Learn Know (T.A.L.K.) Gender\, Consent and Sexuality for elementary school.  Aiyana\, who attended the Hartsbrook Waldorf School as a child\, studied contemplative education and liberatory\, anti-bias curriculum for early childhood at Naropa University\, where she earned her BA. She believes in honoring the value of diversity\, cross cultural exchange\, and intersectionality and is passionate about exploring difference and belonging through education. \n  \nHeather Scott is currently a high school humanities teacher at The Waldorf School of San Diego. Heather has taught at WSSD for 17 years\, including graduating two eighth grade classes. Her teaching experience also includes a year spent 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. \n  \nAll  six facilitators are members of Alma Partners. \n  \nTiming \nEach session takes place 7:30pm-9:00pm\, Eastern Time\, over Zoom \nCost \n$50 per session\, includes non-refundable $10 registration fee \nDiscounts \n15% off for Sunbridge program graduates and current program students\n15% off for schools sending two or more registrants (per session; not across the series)  NOTE: In order to equitably serve as many schools as possible\, there is a limit of four (4) registrants per school for each session. Should you wish to exceed this cap\, please contact Director of Admissions Linda Ogden-Wolgemuth at 845-425-0055 x10 or logden@sunbridge.edu. \nDiscount codes will appear on your registration form. Discounts 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 \n  \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/calling-it-like-it-is-part-ii/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Early Childhood,Featured,Grades,High School,Leadership
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SUMMARY:Teachers Conference - Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement
DESCRIPTION:THIS CONFERENCE IS NOW FULL. Please feel free to add your name to our waiting list or sign up for an encore presentation to take place January 21-22 (registration available shortly). \nBackground \nThe 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 this conference proved to be so widespread\, and the event itself so well-received\, it was repeated to new audiences that following January and March. Because interest in the topic remains high among many individuals who were unable to attend the conference last year\, and because many teachers and administrators who did participate asked us for the opportunity to return to take up this work in greater depth\, in 2021-22 we are serving the needs of both groups: We are repeating the original conference (aka “Part I”) on this September 24-25 date (as well as on January 21-22)\, and we are also presenting Part II for those who have attended Part I. \nConference Description (this event) \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 conference will: \n\n\nDefine and articulate the ways many Waldorf school curricula center whiteness and set it up as an ideal\, to the detriment of all; \n\n\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; \n\n\nShare practical tools\, resources\, and success stories with the goal of dismantling racism in Waldorf schools and communities. \n\n\n  \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. \nMeggan Gill became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator and currently sits on the WECAN IDEA committee. 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. \nHeather Scott is currently a high school humanities teacher at The Waldorf School of San Diego. Heather has taught at WSSD for 17 years\, including graduating two eighth grade classes. Her teaching experience also includes a year spent 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 four presenters are members of Alma Partners. \n  \nSchedule \nThis conference will take place in live Zoom sessions. Sessions will not be recorded. \nSessions\nFriday evening\, September 24: 7:00pm-8:30pm ET\nSaturday\, September 25: 10:00-11:30am and 12:30-2:00pm ET \nAll times are US EASTERN \n  \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.  \n  \nCost \n$160 includes $25 non-refundable registration fee \nDiscount options \nVolume Discount: 15% off for schools sending more than one participant \nSunbridge Alumni: 15% off for Sunbridge program graduates \nSunbridge Students: Free to students currently enrolled in a Sunbridge teacher education program \nDiscount codes will appear on your registration form. Discounts may not be combined. \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.  \n 
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/teachers-conference-calling-it-like-it-is-uncovering-and-dismantling-racism-in-the-waldorf-movement-3/
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SUMMARY:Collaborative Leadership: Personalized Strategies for Becoming a More Effective Member of Your Leadership Team
DESCRIPTION:This course will be taught remotely in real-time. Details here. \nProfessional development for decision-makers—including administrators\, directors\, board and committee members\, and faculty chairs—working in Waldorf schools or other workplace settings. \n\nAre you consciously or unconsciously shaping your organizational and leadership culture? And do you have the skills necessary to recognize problems that might exist or arise within your workplace\, help your leadership team prioritize these issues\, and equip them (and yourself) with the tools to address them?  \n\nIn this highly-useful course\, our focus is on the practical work of being a leader and decision-maker. Through a process imbued with the anthroposophical understanding of the human being\, and successfully applied in organizations from multi-million dollar nationals to Waldorf schools\, Collaborative Leadership will help you learn how to improve your effectiveness as a member of your leadership team. \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\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. \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. \n  \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; previously\, she taught collaboration and group dynamics in Sunbridge College’s Administration\, Biography\, and Elementary Teacher Education programs. Jessica has worked as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf school administrators and teachers\, as well as other professionals\, in diverse institutions and schools in both the US and Germany. She served as the first administrator and as a board member at a Waldorf school she co-founded in Everswinkel\, Germany; is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development\, an international consulting group; and sits on the boards of Manhattan’s Rudolf Steiner School and the Otto Specht School in Chestnut Ridge\, NY. Jessica who holds a BS in business management\, did her biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and her executive coach training with SECA International. Her professional focus on leadership skills\, governance issues\, and personnel development are utilized in both her executive director position and in her work as co-instructor of Collaborative Leadership and its related workshops. \nFor more than a decade\, Collaborative Leadership has helped individuals with leadership responsibilities in their school\, business\, or organization improve their planning and problem-solving processes. Here’s what Summer Series 2020 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.\n\n\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. \n\n\n\n\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. \n\n\n\n\nVery high quality. I found the lectures to be particularly helpful and insightful\, especially when paired with colleague Q&As. \n\n\n\n\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. \n\n\n\n\nI was extremely impressed with the intentions set to feel like a collaborative and connected classroom\, even in a virtual world. \n\n\nExcellent quality\, creative facilitators\, great tools\n\nYour course also includes sessions on DEIJ work with Meggan Gill and in social eurythmy with Kirsten Grams. \n  \nSchedule \nThis course takes place July 18-23 in a synchronous online classroom \nSunday evening: 7-7:30pm technical check-in; first class starts promptly at 7:30 and ends at 9\nMonday-Thursday: About 4.25 hours of formal instruction delivered between 10-4:30\nFriday morning: Last session runs 10-12\nNOTE: Additional (optional) sessions/forums will take place late afternoons/evenings\nALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN (NY) TIME ZONE \n  \nCost\n$625 includes all materials\, follow-up coaching calls\, and a $25 non-refundable deposit. See main summer page for discount options. \n  \n\n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \n  \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-4/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Featured,In Process,Leadership,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 will be taught remotely in real-time. Details here.  \nNOTE: Our original Intro to Waldorf Early Childhood Education course on June 20-25 filled to capacity. This (identical) course has been added to accommodate everyone shut out of that week. We anticipate this week also to fill\, so register early! \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. \nInstructors \nLisa Miccio (lead) teaches kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City. She also chairs her school’s DEIJ committee and sits on the Sunbridge Board of Trustees. Prior to joining the Garden City faculty in 2017\, Lisa was on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School for a dozen years. At Green Meadow\, she taught kindergarten and parent and child classes\, served as a co-chair of the early childhood section\, director of 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 working at Mountain Laurel Waldorf School\, Dayspring Community School\, and\, during her 2016-17 sabbatical\, 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. \n  \nYour course also includes artistic activities with Waldorf early childhood educators Motria Shuhan of Acorn Waldorf School\, Meggan Gill of Sunbridge Institute\, and Rie Seo of The Waldorf School of Garden City. \n  \nStudents who took this course previously had this to say: \n~ Lisa is one of the greatest teachers I’ve ever come into contact with. \n~ Lisa’s just wonderful. Her way of guiding a group is so inspiring\, as is her attention to detail and her respect for each individual experience. \n~ Lisa has a beautiful presence and she models so well what we all aspire to. \n~ Lisa is amazing. I want to provide some constructive criticism\, but I just have nothing to offer. \n~ I have never met a teacher who in five days would be able to change a group of strangers in such a profound way. \n~ The entire course was so nourishing and fulfilling. It gave me more than I ever expected. \n~ This course was fantastic!  \n~ I can’t pinpoint a highlight because it was all so perfectly planned and delivered. \n~ An amazing mix of hands-on experience\, interactive group work\, and lecture content. \n~ This course was a blessing. I will be becoming a lead this year. Not only am I walking away with tools in my pocket\, but with a growth and awareness in myself that I was not expecting. \n~ Amazing. This is one of the best courses I’ve taken in my life. \n~ I am beyond grateful. \n  \nSchedule \nThis course takes place June 27-July 2 in a synchronous online classroom \nSunday evening: 7-7:30pm technical check-in; first session starts promptly at 7:30 and ends at 9\nMonday-Thursday: About 4.25 hours of formal instruction delivered between 10-4:30\nFriday morning: Last session runs 10-12 \nALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN (NY) TIME ZONE \nNOTE: Additional (optional) sessions may take place late afternoons/evenings. \n  \nCost\n$570 includes online resources and a $25 non-refundable deposit. See main summer page for discount options. \nNOTE: Participants will be expected to procure some materials to use during their course. A materials list will be sent out three weeks prior to your course start date. \n  \n\nQuestions? \nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/introduction-to-waldorf-early-childhood-education-an-immersion-in-the-world-of-the-waldorf-nursery-kindergarten-4/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
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SUMMARY:Continuing Explorations in Waldorf High School Teaching: Understanding and Applying Rudolf Steiner’s Principles\, Methods\, and Curriculum in 2021
DESCRIPTION:This course will be taught remotely in real-time. Details here. \nProfessional development for high school educators\, faculty chairs\, and all those interested in Waldorf high school education \nThis course covers three key areas: \nFoundations of Human Experience \nHow can Rudolf Steiner’s first lecture course for teachers\, the fourteen lectures known as Foundations of Human Experience (formerly\, Study of Man)\, inform high school teaching in a Waldorf school in 2021? How do we apply Steiner’s concepts of the human soul\, spirit\, and physical body to growing and developing adolescents today? How are humanities\, arts\, and sciences integrated healthfully\, and how do they mutually support healthy human development? What principles underlie all of the subjects we teach\, and how do we interpret and incorporate these for contemporary students? Through reading\, brief written responses\, pre-recorded introductory lecture\, and conversation via videoconference\, participants will engage with one of Steiner’s fundamental educational texts. \nThematic Connections 1: Human Development and Educational Method \nHow does Steiner’s image of a developing human being inform our methods\, from day to day\, course to course\, block to block\, and year to year? This section aims to be eminently practical\, giving teachers examples and tools to use regardless of their subject areas. Then\, through subject-specific breakout groups\, participants will work on those aspects most relevant to their courses and teaching. \nThematic Connections 2: Integrating Courses\, Block Schedule\, Block Plan\, Steiner Study \nContinuing on work begun in the earlier section\, participants will examine how their courses and subjects fit into the high school as a whole\, then work collaboratively on practical aspects of their work\, developing integrated\, cross-grade curricula\, and subject-specific block plans. This section also intends to address the palatable\, open-minded\, ongoing study of Steiner’s work as a foundation for Waldorf high school teaching. \n  \nNOTE: This course is useful for seasoned educators who are new to Waldorf teaching\, specialists looking to become Waldorf high school teachers\, current Waldorf high school teachers\, and those looking to develop new Waldorf high schools. While it continues and builds on Dr. Sagarin’s past four Waldorf high school Sunbridge Summer Series courses\, participation in one of these previous courses is not a requirement for attendance\, as new registrants will get as much out of this week as those who have attended previously. \n  \nInstructor \nStephen Sagarin is co-founder and faculty chair at the Berkshire Waldorf High School\, where he teaches history and art. He is also a core faculty member and co-director of Sunbridge’s Elementary Teacher Education program\, where he has been teaching since 2000\, and serves as a Sunbridge Board trustee. Steve is a former teacher and administrator at the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School and the Waldorf School of Garden City\, the high school from which he graduated. He also taught history of education at Teachers College\, Columbia University\, and human development at the City University of New York; is the former editor of the Research Bulletin of the Research Institute for Waldorf Education; and writes\, lectures\, mentors teachers\, and consults with Waldorf schools on teaching and administration. The author of The History of Waldorf Education in the United States: Past\, Present and Future\, Steve has a PhD in history from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences\, Columbia University\, and a bachelor’s degree in art history\, with a certificate of proficiency in fine art\, from Princeton University. \nThose who took Steve’s Summer Series 2020 High School course had this to say: \n\nThe course has been excellent. I particularly appreciate Steve’s approach. He combines the practical with the inspirational and is always guided by what is coming from the participants. I also think his dogma-free style allows students to feel comfortable that all questions are welcomed\, that everything is fair game.\nStephen was great. His balance of belief in Steiner coupled with his ability to crack jokes and not take himself or Steiner so seriously was refreshing.\nThe readings were short enough to absorb. Going over the content each day really helped to better understand Steiner’s lectures. The breakout groups were excellent and led to many thought provoking discussions with my peers.\nI think he is an excellent instructor who provides deep insight and shares objective comments. He is not being judgmental when delivering lectures and contents.\nFantastic! Stephen bring a fresh\, down to earth perspective.\nThis is my second course with Stephen and I appreciate his approach\, his wealth of knowledge without being “all knowing.” His practical suggestions and his responsiveness to the classroom make you as the student feel heard. He is an inspiring teacher and facilitator and very personable and in touch with the world today as he has that connection with teenagers directly and not just as an academic. He knows when to talk and when to give space.\nIt is clear that Stephen is extremely knowledgeable on Steiner’s works. I found that he presented his deep understanding in a way that was accessible to me and that he placed context around some of the concepts that were otherwise very difficult to understand. I learned a great deal from Steve this week and truly walk away from this study more motivated to learn about Steiner’s work. Thank you!\nStephen Sagarin was an excellent teacher. He lived what he taught. His demeanor as a colleague rather than a teacher/mentor was very appealing as he made him extremely approachable. I have attended plenty of workshops and his approach to Steiner’s teaching was a very alive experience. I had many questions around this form of education\, although it will be my fourth year teaching\, and Stephen brought clarity the questions I had. His blog notes were very useful and every minute spent in his classroom was very much worth it. There were so many concrete ideas that I came back with in spite of this work being so much “esoteric.” I would love to come back to Stephen’s course every year if he offers one. Thanks so much\, Stephen!\n\nYour course also includes art with Brigitte Bley-Swinston. \n  \nSchedule \nThis course takes place June 27-July 2 in a synchronous online classroom\n \nSunday evening: 7-7:30pm technical check-in; first session starts promptly at 7:30 and ends at 9\nMonday-Thursday: About 4.25 hours of formal instruction delivered between 10-4:30\nFriday morning: Last session runs 10-12 \nALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN (NY) TIME ZONE \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)\, as well as to be available to attend late afternoon and/or evening facilitator-led discussions on topics that may arise during the course of the week. \n  \nCost\n$570 includes all resource materials and a $25 non-refundable deposit. See main summer page for discount options. \nNOTE: Participants will be expected to procure some materials to use during their course. A materials list will be sent out three weeks prior to your course start date. \n  \n\n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \n  \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/continuing-explorations-in-waldorf-high-school-teaching-understanding-and-applying-rudolf-steiners-principles-methods-and-curriculum-in-2021/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Featured,High School,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 will be taught remotely in real-time. Details here.  \nNOTE: This course is now FILLED to capacity. To accommodate all those locked out\, we have added an identical course for the following week (June 27-July 2). You may choose  to register for that course or add your name to our waiting list for this week. \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. \nInstructors \nLisa Miccio (lead) teaches kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City. She also chairs her school’s DEIJ committee and sits on the Sunbridge Board of Trustees. Prior to joining the Garden City faculty in 2017\, Lisa was on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School for a dozen years. At Green Meadow\, she taught kindergarten and parent and child classes\, served as a co-chair of the early childhood section\, director of 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 working at Mountain Laurel Waldorf School\, Dayspring Community School\, and\, during her 2016-17 sabbatical\, 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. \n  \nYour course also includes artistic activities with Waldorf early childhood educators Motria Shuhan of Acorn Waldorf School\, Meggan Gill of Sunbridge Institute\, and Rie Seo of The Waldorf School of Garden City. \n  \nStudents who took this course previously had this to say: \n~ Lisa is one of the greatest teachers I’ve ever come into contact with. \n~ Lisa’s just wonderful. Her way of guiding a group is so inspiring\, as is her attention to detail and her respect for each individual experience. \n~ Lisa has a beautiful presence and she models so well what we all aspire to. \n~ Lisa is amazing. I want to provide some constructive criticism\, but I just have nothing to offer. \n~ I have never met a teacher who in five days would be able to change a group of strangers in such a profound way. \n~ The entire course was so nourishing and fulfilling. It gave me more than I ever expected. \n~ This course was fantastic!  \n~ I can’t pinpoint a highlight because it was all so perfectly planned and delivered. \n~ An amazing mix of hands-on experience\, interactive group work\, and lecture content. \n~ This course was a blessing. I will be becoming a lead this year. Not only am I walking away with tools in my pocket\, but with a growth and awareness in myself that I was not expecting. \n~ Amazing. This is one of the best courses I’ve taken in my life. \n~ I am beyond grateful. \n  \nSchedule \nThis course takes place June 20-25 in a synchronous online classroom \nSunday evening: 7-7:30pm technical check-in; first session starts promptly at 7:30 and ends at 9\nMonday-Thursday: About 4.25 hours of formal instruction delivered between 10-4:30\nFriday morning: Last session runs 10-12 \nALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN (NY) TIME ZONE \nNOTE: Additional (optional) sessions may take place late afternoons/evenings. \n  \nCost\n$570 includes online resources and a $25 non-refundable deposit. See main summer page for discount options. \nNOTE: Participants will be expected to procure some materials to use during their course. A materials list will be sent out three weeks prior to your course start date. \n  \nNOTE: This course is now FILLED to capacity. To accommodate all those locked out\, we have added an identical course for the following week (June 27-July 2). You may choose  to register for that course or add your name to our waiting list for this week. \n  \n\nQuestions? \nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/introduction-to-waldorf-early-childhood-education-an-immersion-in-the-world-of-the-waldorf-nursery-kindergarten-3/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Early Childhood,Featured,Summer Series
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SUMMARY:Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual Open Day! Anyone interested in learning more about Waldorf teaching and teacher education is invited to attend and ask questions. On tap is a panel discussion with representatives from our teacher education programs\, plus presentations on Sunbridge’s offerings\, admissions\, and financial aid. We invite you to join us with video and audio on so we can get to know one another. \n  \nSchedule \nZoom Session: Wednesday\, April 14\n4:00pm-5:45pm EASTERN TIME \n  \nFor information\, contact Admissions and Summer Coordinator Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu / 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/open-day-12/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Day
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SUMMARY:Balance Between Power and Trust: Creating Healthy Relationships Able to Withstand Tough Times
DESCRIPTION:The third of three virtual workshops in a series on Mindsets\, Concepts\, and Core Skills of Effective Collaborative Leadership for Waldorf administrators\, Board members\, faculty\, and staff\, plus those with decision-making responsibilities in other organizational and business settings. Each workshop may be taken separately. \n\n  \nThe (im)balance between power and trust is one of the most often observed phenomena in Waldorf schools and other organizations. While trust is highly rated\, power is often looked at as highly suspicious. \nIn introducing the “Rights Scale\,” presenting how to navigate the poles of power and trust\, and discussing how to work with them practically in a creative and responsible way\, this workshop will help you to: \n\nUnderstand that power and trust are both needed in order to generate innovation\, create healthy relationships\, and ensure successful organizations;\nLearn that power and trust are not to be looked at as adversaries but as necessary poles and complementary elements;\nOvercome the fear of being under the thumb of power\, as well as the illusion that trust can develop without clearly defined and agreed upon principles and boundaries.\n\n\n  \nFor other workshops in the series\, see also Seven Levels of an Organization: Understanding the Structure and Dynamics of Your Organization and Dialogue: The Four Phases of Decision-Making and the Practice of Deep Listening \n\n\n\n\nFacilitators \nJessica Heffernan Ziegler has been the executive director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008; previously\, she taught collaboration and group dynamics in Sunbridge College’s Administration\, Biography\, and Elementary Teacher Education programs. Jessica has worked as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf school administrators and teachers\, as well as other professionals\, in diverse institutions and schools in both the US and Germany. She served as the first administrator and as a board member at a Waldorf school she co-founded in Everswinkel\, Germany; is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development\, an international consulting group; and sits on the boards of Manhattan’s Rudolf Steiner School and the Otto Specht School in Chestnut Ridge\, NY. Jessica who holds a BS in business management\, did her biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and her executive coach training with SECA International. Her professional focus on leadership skills\, governance issues\, and personnel development are utilized in both her executive director position and in her work as co-instructor of Collaborative Leadership and its related workshops. \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 and Joachim have been leading Sunbridge’s Collaborative Leadership week-long course and weekend workshops for the past ten years. Previous participants said this about their experiences: \n~ Excellent! Highly practical\, deeply insightful\, clearly organized\, masterfully executed. \n~ This course was immensely useful in helping me to develop a more full and practical understanding of organizational structures\, how to diagnose my organization\, and to look at ways to bring about change. The diagnostic tool\, the experiences of dialogue and decision making\, and discussions about power and trust were so valuable. \n~ The 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. \n\n\nSchedule\nThis workshop will take place in live Zoom sessions.\n\nSessions\nFriday\, March 19: 10:30am-12pm and 1:30pm-3pm\nSaturday\, March 20: 10:30am-12pm\nALL TIMES ARE EASTERN \n\nCost\n$150 \nDiscount Options \n\n10% off discount will apply for\n\nThose who register for all three workshops in this series (Use discount code MAXREG)\nThose who have previously attended Sunbridge’s week-long Collaborative Leadership Summer Series course (Contact info@sunbridge.edu for discount code if it hasn’t already been sent to you.)\nSchools sending two or more registrants (Use discount code VOLUME. Qualification for coupon use will be verified when the workshop begins.)\nSunbridge program graduates (A discount code will appear on your registration form after you identify yourself.)\n\n\n50% off discount will apply for current Sunbridge program students (A discount code will appear on your registration form after you identify yourself.)\n\nOne discount only may be applied \n\n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@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/balance-between-power-and-trust-creating-healthy-relationships-able-to-withstand-tough-times/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Leadership
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SUMMARY:Teachers Conference - 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 last spring served to wake many people up to the realities of racism in America—realities to which the Waldorf movement is not 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. \nTo this end\, Sunbridge’s Teachers Conference tackles the important task of uncovering racism in the Waldorf movement and identifying steps we must take to dismantle it. \nOver the course of three one-and-a-half-hour sessions taking place Friday evening and Saturday\, we will: \n\n\nDefine and articulate the ways many Waldorf school curricula center whiteness and set it up as an ideal\, to the detriment of all; \n\n\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; \n\n\nShare practical tools\, resources\, and success stories with the goal of dismantling racism in Waldorf schools and communities. \n\n\nJoin us over Zoom for this real-time\, virtual event. \n  \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 Institute Diversity Scholarship Fund Committee and is also a Sunbridge Board trustee as well as a new WECAN Board trustee. 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\, director of communications and marketing at Green Meadow Waldorf School since 2011 and a founding member of Sunbridge’s Diversity Scholarship Fund Committee\, has been involved in anti-racism initiatives and community organizing for social justice for more than 20 years. Vicki has held positions in publishing\, resource development\, translation and interpretation (English/Spanish)\, international women’s human rights\, marketing\, communications\, and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. A skilled trainer/facilitator\, writer\, and editor who loves working with young people and adults\, she has been a consultant to Waldorf schools across the US since 2014. Vicki graduated with honors from the University of Florida in Gainesville with a major in English and minors in Religion and Women’s Studies. \nMeggan Gill is currently lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School. Between 2009 and 2020\, she was on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School\, leading parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and being active on the school’s Faculty Council and Board of Trustees. Prior to joining BWS\, she taught parent-and-child and nursery classes at NYC’s New Amsterdam School. Meggan\, who is also an adjunct faculty member in Sunbridge’s teacher education programs\, first learned about Waldorf Education when she visited the Olympia Waldorf School as part of her “Arts and the Child” class at Evergreen State College and soon thereafter began working in OWS’s extended day and early childhood programs. She earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences at Evergreen State and her certificate in Waldorf Early Childhood Education from Sunbridge. \nHeather Scott is currently a high school humanities teacher at The Waldorf School of San Diego. Heather has taught at WSSD for 16 years\, including graduating two eighth grade classes. Her teaching experience also includes a year spent 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. \n  \nSchedule \nThis conference will take place in live Zoom sessions. \nSessions\nFriday\, March 19: 7-8:30pm ET\nSaturday\, March 20: 10-11:30am and 12:30-2pm ET \nNOTE: All times are US EASTERN \nDue to the sensitive nature of these discussions and because each builds on the next\, we strongly encourage registrants to be able to attend all three sessions. \n  \nCost \n$150 \nDiscount Options \n\n10% off if you are a Sunbridge program alum OR for schools sending two or more registrants\nCurrent Sunbridge program students: Contact us if you haven’t already made arrangements to attend (gratis)\n\nDiscount codes for Sunbridge program alumni and students will appear on your registration form once you identify yourself. Use discount code VOLUME if your school is sending more than one registrant; qualification for coupon use will be verified when the workshop begins. Only one discount may be applied. \n  \n\nNOTE: If this form does not work\, it means the conference has sold out. If you wish to be added to the wait list\, please do so here. \n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.  \n 
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/teachers-conference-calling-it-like-it-is-uncovering-and-dismantling-racism-in-the-waldorf-movement-2/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Early Childhood,Grades,High School
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SUMMARY:SUNY Master's Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Sunbridge’s partnership with Empire State College of the State University of New York has recently expanded\, making it easier than ever for our Early Childhood and Elementary teacher education students and graduates to apply their Sunbridge Institute diploma or Sunbridge College certificate toward earning a fully-accredited SUNY MEd or MALS degree with self-designed concentration in Waldorf Education. \nJoin us for a free virtual webinar in which Dr. Tina Wagle\, Coordinator of the MEd in Curriculum & Instruction program (and original collaborator on the Sunbridge/SUNY Empire State partnership) will discuss this partnership and answer all your questions regarding this unique opportunity to earn a graduate degree with a focus in Waldorf Education and the specifics of these two master’s programs. Open to all adults who are current\, past\, or prospective Sunbridge Early Childhood or Elementary program students. \nNOTE: While SUNY Empire State College MEd and MALS degrees are open to anyone\, the concentration in Waldorf Education is available only to those who hold a Sunbridge diploma in Waldorf Early Childhood or Elementary Teacher Education. Learn more details here. \n  \nSchedule \nThursday\, March 18\, Zoom session 7pm-8pm (Eastern Time) \n  \n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/suny-masters-info-session/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Early Childhood,Featured,Grades,Master's Degree
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SUMMARY:Exploring the World of Birth to Three and Why It's So Important: Developmental Insights and Practices for Working With Infants and Toddlers
DESCRIPTION:For educators and educators-in-training\, administrators\, parents\, caregivers of infants and toddlers\, and anyone interested in including this work in their practice or their school \nWe have reached maximum capacity for this event. If you wish to add your name to a waitlist should any openings occur\, please do so here.\nBirth to three is a critical period of child development. During this time\, children experience extraordinary change and growth as they learn to navigate relationships with parents\, family\, and the world beyond. Adults have a special responsibility to properly and consciously support young children during this period\, with a careful and kind approach that understands and values this time of life. \nDr. Emmi Pikler\, a pediatrician who worked in Budapest during the mid-20th century\, developed a groundbreaking approach to early childhood care and education. Her approach\, widely practiced and recognized as an exemplar of high quality caregiving\, emphasizes the importance of children’s autonomous play and movement\, and the role of respectful caregiving in the development of young children’s personalities. \nApplying Emmi Pikler’s main principles\, as well as insights from Waldorf Education\, participants in this workshop will deepen their skills and knowledge to provide peaceful and respectful care to very young children\, while also learning how birth to three work fits into the bigger picture of Waldorf pedagogy and school organization. \nTopics covered will include: \n\n\n\nThe sequence of natural motor development\nThe importance of self-initiated free play\nChoreography of care – the dance of cooperative caregiving\nHow to support secure relationships between adults and infants\nCreating an unhurried rhythm of the day\nThe inner work of the caregiver\nEmbracing birth to three in the Waldorf pedagogy\n\n\n\nPresented over Zoom\, this interactive workshop will include lecture\, discussion\, hands-on practice\, video footage\, and experiential activities. \nParticipants will leave with a basic theoretical foundation\, as well as practical skills to care for very young children. \n  \nInstructors \nAnna Ruth Myers\, founder of The Nurtured Child in NYC\, is an infant development specialist with over 15 years of experience supporting families and children. As a certified doula\, childbirth\, and breastfeeding educator\, she has supported over 100 families through the pregnancy\, birth\, and postpartum periods.  Anna Ruth is a certified RIE® Associate and highly trained Pikler® infant care specialist who has completed multiple trainings at the Pikler Institute® in Budapest. In addition to her diploma in Waldorf Early Childhood Education from Sunbridge\,  Anna Ruth holds 0-3 and 3-6 teaching diplomas from the American Montessori Society\, a diploma from The Child in the First Three Years training course at Sophia’s Hearth Family Center\, and an MA in human development with a specialization in early childhood development\, and has completed study groups in the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. \n\nMeggan Gill is currently lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School. Between 2009 and 2020\, she was on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School\, leading parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and being active on the school’s Faculty Council and Board of Trustees. Prior to joining BWS\, she taught parent-and-child and nursery classes at NYC’s New Amsterdam School. Meggan\, who is also an adjunct faculty member in Sunbridge’s teacher education programs\, first learned about Waldorf Education when she visited the Olympia Waldorf School as part of her “Arts and the Child” class at Evergreen State College and soon thereafter began working in OWS’s extended day and early childhood programs. She earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences at Evergreen State and her certificate in Waldorf Early Childhood Education from Sunbridge. \n  \nSchedule \nFriday\, March 5\, Zoom session:  7pm-8:30pm Eastern Time\nSaturday\, March 6\, Zoom sessions: 10am-11:30am and 12:30pm-2pm Eastern Time \n  \nCost\n$150 \nDiscount Options \n\n10% off if you are a Sunbridge program alum OR for schools sending two or more registrants\nDiscount codes for Sunbridge program alumni will appear on your registration form once you identify yourself. Use discount code VOLUME if your school is sending more than one registrant; qualification for coupon use will be verified when the workshop begins. Only one discount may be applied.\n100% off if you are a current Sunbridge program student. Please register as soon as possible\, while spaces are still available\, using the code provided you.\n\nREGISTER \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.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/exploring-the-world-of-birth-to-three-and-why-its-so-important-developmental-insights-and-practices-for-working-with-infants-and-toddlers/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured
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SUMMARY:A Focus on Middle School Science: A Phenomenological Approach to Teaching Science in Grades 6-8
DESCRIPTION:Professional development  for middle school class and science teachers \nThis phenomenologically-based exploration into Waldorf middle school science will help Waldorf teachers approach science teaching with greater confidence. Through lecture\, discussion\, and demonstrations we will explore the practice of teaching science in a living way. \n  \nThis weekend workshop with Gary Banks\, held virtually over Zoom\, includes: \n\nAn overview of the main science topics in middle school science\, grades 6-8\nPerforming and observing a few key experiments from the many exciting topics in grades 6-8\, thus giving participants a sense of how to create demonstrations and hands-on experiences that will serve the middle school student and to have a sense for how a topic develops over three years\nSharing ideas about how students may record the experiences they observe in class\nReviewing the experiences we observe together in the way a teacher would do with students\, deepening the participant’s relationship to these topics and gaining confidence in how to conduct lessons in a two-day rhythm of observation and concept development\nDiscussions around  the middle school student and how they are served by this method\nSharing ideas around how a phenomenological approach may be utilized in remote learning\n\n\nGary will lead participants through the following: \n\nAn overview of phenomenological approach drawing on many examples.\nAn overview of science subjects in middle school.\nDirect experiences in physics and chemistry participants will do at home (see below)\, followed by a discussion of these experiences as a model for how a conversation around phenomena can happen and deepening our understanding of particular topics.\n\nPhysics \n\n\n\nColor phenomena for grade 6\nMirror phenomena for grade 7\nTriboelectric phenomena grade 6\nMagnetism for grade 6\nElectromagnetism for grade 8\n\n\n\nChemistry \n\n\n\nTable candle phenomena for grade 7\nRelationship of fire to air for grade 7\n\n\n\nSee the list of materials you will need to have on hand to participate in these at-home experiments. \n  \nInstructor \nGary Banks currently teaches high school math and science at the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor\, where he is also the high school faculty chair. Gary is also a presenter in the Teaching Sensible Science course and has taught in a number of teacher training programs and foundation studies courses. From 1993-2001\, he took a class from first to eighth grade at the Denver Waldorf School\, then worked as a high school science teacher at High Mowing School and a class teacher at Pine Hill Waldorf School before moving to Michigan. Gary earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering and worked as a research engineer on the NASA Space Station project before entering teaching. He completed his MEd at Antioch New England Graduate School. \n\n\nSchedule\nFriday\, February 19\, Zoom session: 7pm-8:30 pm Eastern Time\nSaturday\, February 20\, Zoom sessions: 10-11:30am; 12:30-2pm Eastern Time\nSunday\, February 21\, Zoom session: 10-11:30am Eastern Time\n  \nFee\n$200 \nDiscount Options \n\n10% off if you are a Sunbridge program alum OR for schools sending two or more registrants\nDiscount codes for Sunbridge program alumni will appear on your registration form once you identify yourself. Use discount code VOLUME if your school is sending more than one registrant; qualification for coupon use will be verified when the workshop begins. Only one discount may be applied.\n100% off if you are a current Sunbridge program student. Please register as soon as possible\, while spaces are still available\, using the code provided you\n\nREGISTER \n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/a-focus-on-middle-school-science-a-phenomenological-approach-to-teaching-science-in-grades-6-8/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Grades
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SUMMARY:Dialogue: The Four Phases of Group Decision-Making and the Practice of Deep Listening
DESCRIPTION:The second of three virtual workshops in a series on Mindsets\, Concepts\, and Core Skills of Effective Collaborative Leadership for Waldorf administrators\, Board members\, faculty\, and staff\, plus those with decision-making responsibilities in other organizational and business settings. Each workshop may be taken separately. \n  \nProviding the ability to look critically at oneself and at one’s organization\, dialogue is a mindset that lies at the very heart of the collaborative leadership process. As the method by which we create real engagement and transparency\, and an essential element in building and maintaining trust\, dialogue requires honest\, non-violent interaction; appreciation and respect for differences; the ability to reflect; commitment to one another; and commitment to fulfilling shared purposes and goals. \nBy exploring the practice of deep listening\, and utilizing these four phases of group decision-making \n\nWarming Up and Planning\nExploration / Picture-Building \nCreating Options and Coming to a Judgment / Conclusion\nMaking a Decision (Followed by Implementation and Review)\n\nthis workshop provides an opportunity to understand—and learn how to employ—dialogue as an essential mindset and skill that enables us to arrive at sustainable\, equitable\, and courageous decisions. \n\n  \n\n\n\nFor other workshops in the series\, see also Seven Levels: Understanding the Structure and Dynamics of Your Organization and Balance Between Power and Trust: Creating Healthy Relationships Able to Withstand Tough Times\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitators \nJessica Heffernan Ziegler has been the executive director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008; previously\, she taught collaboration and group dynamics in Sunbridge College’s Administration\, Biography\, and Elementary Teacher Education programs. Jessica has worked as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf school administrators and teachers\, as well as other professionals\, in diverse institutions and schools in both the US and Germany. She served as the first administrator and as a board member at a Waldorf school she co-founded in Everswinkel\, Germany; is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development\, an international consulting group; and sits on the boards of Manhattan’s Rudolf Steiner School and the Otto Specht School in Chestnut Ridge\, NY. Jessica who holds a BS in business management\, did her biography training with Karl-Heinz Finke and her executive coach training with SECA International. Her professional focus on leadership skills\, governance issues\, and personnel development are utilized in both her executive director position and in her work as co-instructor of Collaborative Leadership and its related workshops. \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 and Joachim have been leading Sunbridge’s Collaborative Leadership week-long course and weekend workshops for the past ten years. Previous participants said this about their experiences: \n~ Excellent! Highly practical\, deeply insightful\, clearly organized\, masterfully executed. \n~ This course was immensely useful in helping me to develop a more full and practical understanding of organizational structures\, how to diagnose my organization\, and to look at ways to bring about change. The diagnostic tool\, the experiences of dialogue and decision making\, and discussions about power and trust were so valuable. \n~ The 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. \n\n\nSchedule\nThis workshop will take place in live Zoom sessions.\n\nSessions\nFriday\, February 12: 10:30am-12pm and 1:30pm-3pm\nSaturday\, February 13: 10:30am-12pm\nALL TIMES ARE EASTERN \n\nCost\n$150 \nDiscount Options \n\n10% off discount will apply for\n\nThose who register for all three workshops in this series (Use discount code MAXREG)\nThose who have previously attended Sunbridge’s week-long Collaborative Leadership Summer Series course (Contact info@sunbridge.edu for discount code if it hasn’t already been sent to you.)\nSchools sending two or more registrants  (Use discount code VOLUME. Qualification for coupon use will be verified when the workshop begins.)\nSunbridge program graduates (A discount code will appear on your registration form after you identify yourself.)\n\n\n50% off discount will apply for current Sunbridge program students (A discount code will appear on your registration form after you identify yourself.)\n\nOne discount only may be applied \n\n\n \n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@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/dialogue-deep-listening-and-four-phases-of-decision-making/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Leadership
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SUMMARY:Teachers Conference - Calling It Like It Is: Uncovering and Dismantling Racism in the Waldorf Movement
DESCRIPTION:This event has sold out\, but will be repeated on March 19-20.\nThe protests that followed the killings of members of our Black communities last spring served to wake many people up to the realities of racism in America—realities to which the Waldorf movement is not 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. \nTo this end\, Sunbridge’s Teachers Conference tackles the important task of uncovering racism in the Waldorf movement and identifying steps we must take to dismantle it. \nOver the course of three one-and-a-half-hour sessions taking place Friday evening and Saturday\, we will: \n\n\nDefine and articulate the ways in which the Waldorf curriculum centers whiteness and sets it up as an ideal\, to the detriment of all; \n\n\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; \n\n\nShare practical tools\, resources\, and success stories with the goal of dismantling racism in Waldorf schools and communities. \n\n\nJoin us over Zoom for this real-time\, virtual event. \n  \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 Institute Diversity Scholarship Fund Committee and is also a Sunbridge Board trustee. 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\, director of communications and marketing at Green Meadow Waldorf School since 2011 and a founding member of Sunbridge’s Diversity Scholarship Fund Committee\, has been involved in anti-racism initiatives and community organizing for social justice for more than 20 years. Vicki has held positions in publishing\, resource development\, translation and interpretation (English/Spanish)\, international women’s human rights\, marketing\, communications\, and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. A skilled trainer/facilitator\, writer\, and editor who loves working with young people and adults\, she has been a consultant to Waldorf schools across the US since 2014. Vicki graduated with honors from the University of Florida in Gainesville with a major in English and minors in Religion and Women’s Studies. \nMeggan Gill is currently lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School. Between 2009 and 2020\, she was on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School\, leading parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and being active on the school’s Faculty Council and Board of Trustees. Prior to joining BWS\, she taught parent-and-child and nursery classes at NYC’s New Amsterdam School. Meggan\, who is also an adjunct faculty member in Sunbridge’s teacher education programs\, first learned about Waldorf Education when she visited the Olympia Waldorf School as part of her “Arts and the Child” class at Evergreen State College and soon thereafter began working in OWS’s extended day and early childhood programs. She earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences at Evergreen State and her certificate in Waldorf Early Childhood Education from Sunbridge. \nHeather Scott is currently a high school humanities teacher at The Waldorf School of San Diego. Heather has taught at WSSD for 16 years\, including graduating two eighth grade classes. Her teaching experience also includes a year spent 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. \n  \nSchedule \nThis conference will take place in live Zoom sessions. \nSessions\nFriday\, January 29: 7-8:30pm ET\nSaturday\, January 30: 10-11:30am and 12:30-2pm ET \nNOTE: All times are US EASTERN \nDue to the sensitive nature of these discussions and because each builds on the next\, we strongly encourage registrants to be able to attend all three sessions. \n  \nCost \n$150 \nDiscount Options \n\n10% off if you are a Sunbridge program alum OR for schools sending two or more registrants\n50% off for current Sunbridge program students\n\nDiscount codes for Sunbridge program alumni and students will appear on your registration form once you identify yourself. Use discount code VOLUME if your school is sending more than one registrant; qualification for coupon use will be verified when the workshop begins. Only one discount may be applied. \n  \n  \nREGISTRATION IS NOW FULL. PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME TO OUR WAITLIST or sign up for our repeat showing on March 19-20. \n  \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nSunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.  \n 
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/teachers-conference-calling-it-like-it-is-uncovering-and-dismantling-racism-in-the-waldorf-movement/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Early Childhood,Grades,High School
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