A student completing the Island Waldorf Teacher Training will have:
- A broad understanding of the Waldorf curriculum and its delivery
- A detailed understanding of approaches to teaching numeracy and literacy
- A detailed understanding of how the curriculum relates to child development
- An understanding of the different models of leadership and management in a Waldorf school, and the principles behind them
- Observational and practical experience through the third year immersion in a Steiner-Waldorf School
- A deepening understanding of the role of self-reflection, meditation and self-development in the life of a teacher
- A practical understanding and experience of a number of key classroom skills
- Practical experience of individual child observations
- A good understanding of the senses and sensory integration
- A good understanding of the three stage rhythm and the structure of the main lesson
- An appreciation of the scope and depth of Rudolf Steiner’s key lecture series for teachers, ‘The Foundations of Human Experience,‘ and a familiarity with some of its key themes
- A good understanding of the role of speech and drama
- A deepening experience of the role of painting and drawing
- Completed a whole years teaching practice in a Waldorf School.
Additional Modules
- Working with learning differences
- Child study
- Differentiation for learning
- Marking and assessment
- Sex and relationship education
- Authority and discipline in the class teacher years
- The class as a social organism
- Biography
- Teacher as life-long learner
- Mentoring and career pathways
- Working with parents
- Planning and assessment
These areas of learning and study are by no means meant to be exhaustive. As is the case in the Steiner-Waldorf classroom, our intention is to ‘light fires.’