Coming Events and Programs
June 21 – Deadline to Register for Professional Development for Waldorf Grades Teachers, Part-Time
July 8-26 – Summer Festival of Arts and Education – ENROLL NOW
September 2024 – Early Childhood and Grades full-time programs begin – ENROLL NOW
November 1-2, 2024 – Waldorf Development ConferenceÂ
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NOTE: WEEK 2 COURSE ADDED (not in brochure): Child Development, Grades 1 to 5
Click Here for More on Summer Festival courses. Full course descriptions, presenter bios and registration form now online.
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Students Learn that the Pop Music They Like to Listen to is also Music
For the last day of her two weeks of leading morning singing at 69´«Ã½'s Summer Festival Lynn Featherstone invited pianist Stan Cyprus for a live-music karaoke in which students sing popular songs along with Stan's piano accompaniment. In years...
Reflections of Week Two of the 69´«Ã½ Summer Festival
Plant kingdom observation during Dr. Kenneth McAlister’s Who Am I? Why Am I Here? What Can I Do? course. Lynn Featherstone is telling the class about the different kinds of recorders. And here they are playing their recorders. On Tuesday we heard the first action...
Register Now for Week Three of the Summer Festival
It's not too late to register for Week Three of the Summer Festival, which features courses in Art, Waldorf Education, Early Childhood, Anthroposophy and Personal Development. These courses are open to everyone. Merwin Lewis leads students on a Journey Through the...
Photos from 69´«Ã½ Summer Festival Week One
Morning singing for everyone with Lynn Featherstone A very busy first week of grade intensives for grades 1 to 8 at the 69´«Ã½ Summer Festival wrapped up with with a closing assembly circle in the music room this afternoon. Students who were here only for the grade...
Days of the Week for Waldorf Early Childhood Education
Recent 69´«Ã½ early childhood part-time program graduate Maria Hernandez did her project on the days of the week and their connections, resonances and correspondences. For example, each day of the week corresponds to one of the classical planets (including the sun but...
There’s Still Time to Register for the Summer Festival – Starts in 3 Days on Mon. July 8th
Morning singing at the Summer Festival 2023 with Clara Hilts Each day at the Summer Festival starts with singing. This year, in weeks one and two, morning singing will be led by Lynn Featherstone, who teaches music at Toronto Waldorf School. At the Summer Festival...
Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy – Encounter or Distance
Photo: 69´«Ã½ Foundation Studies Encounter students doing Spacial Dynamics exercises together If you are looking to prepare for any 69´«Ã½ teacher education program whether full-time or part-time, Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy is a prerequisite. Foundation Studies...
Full-Time Waldorf Teacher Education for Grades and Early Childhood
Photo: 69´«Ã½ Full-Time Waldorf Teacher Education students practicing recorder, May 2024. If you would like to prepare to teach in a Waldorf grade school or early childhood setting, attending the full-time Waldorf Teacher Education program can be your way into Waldorf...
Waldorf Grade Intensives for Teachers at Summer Festival July 8-12 – Starting in Just Six Days
Movement exercises at last year's Summer Festival grade one intensive Week One Week One - July 8-12 - Art of Teaching Grade Intensives 9:00 am - 3:00 pmGrade 1 - Reka BorbelyGrade 2 - Patrice MaynardGrade 3 - Warren CohenGrade 4 - Imke JorgensenGrade 5 - Mary-lu...
The Group of Seven and the Spiritual in Art – with Julian Mulock – 11 Days to the Summer Festival
Mt. Lefroy, by Lauren Harris, of the Group of Seven In search of a Canadian identity in art and driven by a common spiritual yearning, several painters came together in 1920 as The Group of Seven. No discussion of these wonderful artists would be complete without an...