The next opportunity to enroll in this programs after June 16th will be June of 2026. The Birth-to-Seven stream of Professional Development for Waldorf Early Childhood Teachers Part-Time (the program’s full name) runs for two years, and that is why new cohorts start every two years. This program is for teachers or assistants who are currently working in a Waldorf early childhood program.

One-Year, and Two-Year Options

The Birth-to-Three stream of the program is for only one year. However, since the first year is the same for both programs, so you can start in Birth-to-Three and then after your first year, you can decide whether or not you want to continue for a second year and complete the Birth-to-Seven qualification.

Program Includes:
• 16-day in-person summer intensive
• 6-day in-person fall intensive
• 6-day in-person spring intensive
• independent projects
• guided study sessions, group lab demos, and more.

Enrollment now open. Learn more:

Birth-to-Seven Two-Year
Birth-to-Three One-Year

Foundation Studies – Encounter or Distance – is a Prerequisite

Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy, is offered at Â鶹ֱ²¥ as either a one-year Sept. through May encounter program, or as a one-on-one mentored distance-learning format.

The advantage of the Distance program is that you can start anytime from anywhere and proceed at your own pace. However, the in-person Encounter program does offer more of a group artistic experience through activities like eurythmy and painting.

Foundation Studies Encounter is offered in Thornhill on Saturday mornings and in Guelph on Monday evenings. But for those who live farther away, Foundation Studies Distance is the way to go.

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This trip gave our Foundation Studies students an opportunity to learn about both the Camphill movement and Biodynamic farming. Students walked through the forest, visited the orchard, green houses and pastures, fed cows and goats. Our host, Allan Kuhn, demonstrated the equipment at the garden shed and explained the seven biodynamic preparations. Students participated in mixing and stirring Valerian preparation, which was later applied on the farm along with other preparations. 

Allan Kuhn is a support worker at Camphill, a biodynamic farmer at Camphill, and also a chair of The Society for Biodynamic Farming and Gardening in Ontario.

Thanks to Mila Chebur for the photos and story.

Tuition Fees for Foundation Studies Encounter will be increasing May 21st. Register before then to save.

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Â鶹ֱ²¥ Tuition Fees will be increasing Tuesday May 21st for Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy Encounter and Teacher Education Full-Time Grades and Full-Time Early Childhood programs. Enroll before May 21 to save. See current tuition fees.

Photo is from the Professional Development for Waldorf Early Childhood Teachers Part-Time graduation. In this picture, program director Karen Weyler is cutting a cake at the reception after the graduation ceremony, surrounded by most of the graduates and a few of their children.

Next cohort for the part-time Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher program starts this coming June 16, 2024. The next opportunity to start the program after that will be June 2026. Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s Virtual Open House will be Wed. May 15, 7:30 pm. Learn more: /open-house/

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Thanks to everyone who came out to the Â鶹ֱ²¥ in-person open house last Sunday April 28th to meet the faculty and talk with alumni and students. And thanks also to the faculty, board members, students and alumni who dedicated their afternoon to answering questions and explaining the college’s programs.

Virtual Open House Still to Come Wed. May 15

If you missed last Sunday but want to learn more about Â鶹ֱ²¥ people and programs, you can still register for our upcoming virtual open house on Zoom on May 15th in the evening. Click here for more details about the virtual open house. Pre-register by emailing info@rscc.ca to get the Zoom link.

Here are some photos from the open house last Sunday:

Below, poster for the virtual open house May 15th:

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If you are looking to prepare for any Â鶹ֱ²¥ teacher education program whether full-time or part-time, Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy is a prerequisite.

Foundation Studies can be taken either in-person on Saturday mornings at the Thornhill campus from Sept through May (FS Encounter), or remotely through the Foundation Studies Distance program.

With the FS Distance program students can start anytime, from anywhere, and proceed at their own pace. The program includes 32 one-on-one mentoring sessions over phone, Skype or Zoom, along with independent study and projects.

If You Are Thinking of Part-Time Grades or Early Childhood…

It’s not too late to register now for FS Distance if you are planning to enroll in either the Part-Time Early Childhood Teacher program which starts this June 16th, or the Part-Time Grades Teacher program which starts July 8th.

Learn more:

• Foundation Studies Encounter
• Foundation Studies Distance

About the Picture – A New Look at Â鶹ֱ²¥ Thornhill

Toronto Waldorf School changed the siding on the “new wing” of the school (built ca 1991) from red/brown to blue over the course of the summer and fall of 2023, and since the Â鶹ֱ²¥ is part of that new wing, the colour of our siding is also now blue. Of course the new boards are in better shape than the old ones were after 30 years of exposure to the elements. Many people also like the new blue colour better than the old red/brown.

We thought we should share this up-to-date picture before the open house on Sunday April 28th at 2-4:30 so people would know what the college looks like now! The picture was taken just a couple days ago (in late April) so the leaves are not yet out on the trees and the vegetation isn’t looking its best, but at least you get an unobstructed view of the building.

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If your destiny has led you to first get involved in working at a Waldorf school before completing a Waldorf training, then a part-time Waldorf teacher education program like those offered at Â鶹ֱ²¥ may be for you.

The Part-Time Early Childhood Teacher Program

• Starts this June 16th
• 2 year, Birth-to-Seven
• 1 year, Birth-to-Three
• Enrollment every other year – if you do not enroll now, next cohort will begin in June 2026
Program Includes:
• 16-day in-person summer intensive
• 6-day in-person fall intensive
• 6-day in-person spring intensive
• independent projects
• guided study sessions, group lab demos, and more.

Enrollment now open. Learn more:

Birth-to-Seven Two-Year

Birth-to-Three One-Year

The Part-Time Grades Teacher Program

• Starts July 8th
Program includes:
• Designated summer festival courses in-person over three years in July
• Eleven mentoring sessions
• Independent study and research projects
• Participation in Waldorf Development Conference in November, and more.

Enrollment now open. Learn more.

Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy Distance

Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy is a prerequisite for both grades and early childhood part-time programs, and can be taken concurrently. It is offered in two formats:

1. Start anytime, from anywhere, with Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy Distance. Learn at your own pace with 32 one-on-one mentoring sessions over phone, Skype or Zoom, with independent study in between. If you are enrolling in the part-time teacher education program now, there is still time to enroll in Foundation Studies Distance. Learn more.

2. Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy Encounter features in-person classes in Thornhill (Saturday mornings), Guelph (Monday evenings) and sometimes in other centres. Sept. to May. Learn more

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Starting this weekend there are workshops in both Ottawa and BC. Robert McKay will be leading a Saturday workshop in Ottawa on Fundamental Anthroposophical Work. In BC, David Newbatt will be leading events all week long, under the title Explorations in Art, beginning on Friday April 5th and continuing though April 12. See posters below for details.

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It’s Become a Tradition

For more than a decade now, Waldorf teachers and spiritual seekers have been coming to Â鶹ֱ²¥’s Summer Festival of Arts and Education for next-grade preparation, professional renewal and artistic inspiration.

The tradition continues with this year’s full three-week program. The first week is for grade intensives. Weeks two and three feature general interest courses in the arts, early childhood themes, and Waldorf pedagogy.

You can register for one, two or three weeks of the program, full day or half day, whatever suits your needs, schedule and interests. There is a 10% discount for two weeks, 20% for three weeks. Delicious hot vegetarian lunches are available as a pre-order option if you register far enough in advance.

Here are this year’s courses. See rscc.ca/SummerFestival for course descriptions and presenter biographies.

SUMMER FESTIVAL COURSES FOR ANYONE INTERESTED

• The Foundation Stone Meditation and Our Biography

• The Group of Seven and the Spiritual in Art

• What Am I? Why Am I Here? What Can I Do?

• Veil Painting• Woodwork• Art for Art’s Sake or Art for Humanity’s Sake

• Journey Through the Grades: The Heart and Soul of Waldorf

• For the Love of Painting

SUMMER FESTIVAL COURSES FOR TEACHERS

• Full-day grade intensives for grades 1-8

• Science Grades 6-8

• Music

• Drawing

• Generative Principles

EARLY CHILDHOOD AT THE SUMMER FESTIVAL

• Building a Firm Foundation: The Four Lower Senses

• Puppetry and Felting

• Working with Silk Marionettes

Learn More / Register Now: www.rscc.ca/SummerFestival

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Continuing in our series of free talks with Kenneth McAlister around the major festivals of the year, Â鶹ֱ²¥ is happy once again to present Kenneth’s upcoming talk on the festival of Easter, titled “The Interweaving Natural and Spiritual Processes of Easter“. This talk will take place at 9 am on Easter Saturday March 30th. Kenneth describes it as follows:

We will try to develop an understanding of the Easter Mystery in the context of inner and outer seasonal changes. In the second session (after the mid-morning break) we will use the centre/periphery meditation to deepen our experiences of the opportunities Easter presents. See the full poster for this even below:

Anthroposophy in Toronto will also be hosting a public event on Thursday March 28th, an Introduction to Eurythmy, led by CoCo Verspoor at the Waldorf Academy, in downtown Toronto. This event is the latest in a series of their anthroposophical evenings. See details on the poster below.

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Seth Jordan is in town this week to teach at the Seminary of the Christian Community in North America. On Thursday March 7th, his last day here, he will be giving a talk at 7:30 pm at Hesperus Village, sponsored by the Polaris Branch of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada. Everyone is welcome. Details on the poster below:

Seth will also be part of a four-day workshop on Practical Threefolding in Viroqua Wisconsin March 14-17.

Anthroposophy in Toronto Events

Anthroposophy in Toronto is pleased to announce that during the last Thursday of the following months: March, April, and May, we will be hosting “Open Anthroposophy” evenings at the Waldorf Academy, 250 Madison Avenue, Toronto, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. 

These evenings are open to anyone and will be of interest to people who have studied anthroposophy for years as well as people who are brand new to spiritual science. Every evening will include some activities but also a chance to enter into a free discussion on relevant topics.

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