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The School and Cultural Context of Waldorf Education and
Introductory Course on Steiner Education

Posted: Monday April 28, 2008 01:41 PM

St. Scholastica's College, Manila and Institute for Practice-Based Research (IPF), Switzerland present The Social and Cultural Context of Waldorf Education: The Foundations of Spiritual Science (including Rudolf Steiner's basic books) on October 3-7, 2007 and Introductory Course on Steiner Education on October 10-26, 2007 at the SSC Sr. Caridad Barrion Hall.

COURSE I (1 unit credit)
THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF STEINER EDUCATION
The Foundations of Spiritual Science
October 3-7, 2007 / 8:00am-5:00pm  (with lunch break)

Lecturer: MR. NICANOR PERLAS, founder of Center for Alternative Development Initiatives (CADI), author of books and over 100 articles, awarded Alternative Nobel Peace Prize 2004, UN Environmental Program Global 500 Award for Sustainable Agriculture, and The Outstanding Filipino Award (TOFIL). 
Cost: new enrollees - Php3,700; re-audit enrollees - Php1,500.

COURSE II (With 8 Unit Credits)
INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON STEINER EDUCATION
October 10-26, 2007 / 8:00am-5:00pm (with lunch break) [including Saturdays]

Lecturer: MS. ASTRID SCHMIDT STEGMANN, studied drama in Heidelberg, Germany and eurhythmy in Dornach, Switzerland.  She continued her studies in California where she received a BA and MA in English and German Literature.  After completing her Waldorf teacher training, she taught for 25 years in kindergarten, grade school, high school and foreign language.  In 1992, she became Director of the Waldorf Teacher Education Programs at Rudolf Steiner College in San Francisco and Los Altos, California, a position she still holds today.  In addition to traveling to schools throughout the U.S. and Europe giving lectures and workshops to mentor teachers, she is also active in worldwide anthroposophical initiatives.  Formally on the faculty of the Waldorf Teacher Training Seminar in Mannheim, Germany, she has also trained teachers in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Pre-requisite : Course I by Mr. Nicanor Perlas

Course Content :
Unit 1 : The Nature of Human Development as a Basis for an Educational Approach
Unit 2 : Development and Learning
Unit 3 : The Emergent Nature of Human Faculties and Competencies
Unit 4 : Supporting Healthy Development
Unit 5 : Foundations of Waldorf Education in Pre-School
Unit 6 : Principles and Practice in Primary Education in Steiner/Waldorf
Unit 7 : Educating Adolescents
Unit 8 : The Teacher as Researcher and Learner

Cost : Package A - 3 weeks with credits Php23,988.00
                           (inclusive of ID and Registration Fees)

           Package  B - 3 weeks without credits - Php23,588.00
                              1 week without credits - Php8,000.00

Limited slots available.  Non-refundable reservation fee of Php1,000.00 to be paid on or before October 5, 2007

WHO MAY ATTEND?

Þ Persons interested in pursuing a degree in Steiner/Waldorf Education
Þ Present and potential teachers (pre-school to high school)
Þ Academicians, especially those specializing in children's pedagogy
Þ Parents of young children, particularly those enrolled in a Steiner/Waldorf school
Þ Persons interested in acquiring a formal understanding of Spiritual Science and various
      initiatives that have sprung from it (e.g., Steiner education, biodynamic agriculture,
      anthroposophic medicine, social three-folding, among others)

CONTACT PERSONS:

Marion Salazar
Tel No.: 434-0055 / Mobile: 0917-8471999 / E-mail: marion_salazar1999@yahoo.com

The Registrar
St. Scholastica's College, Manila / Tel No.: 524-7686 local 166 / E-mail: registrar@ssc.edu.ph

Related Article: Waldorf Steiner Seminar

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