The Art of Waldorf Education - Rudolf Steiner College

10 ARTS AND HANDCRAFTS, BIODYNAMIC EDUCATIONWALDORF EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL11Arts and HandcraftsSave the Date! Summer 2013Restoring the Spirt in Matter: Uniting Reason and PracticeIn Collaboration with Ruskin Mill Educational Trust and the Hiram Academywith Aonghus Gordon, Dennis Klocek, and master craftsmenNEW! Colors of the Human SoulIn collaboration with the Coros InstituteJune 13–18 with Dennis Klocek and Pamela WhitmanGoethe’s color research will serve as a starting point for a 5-day color intensive. In 1973, Dennis’MFA thesis at Temple University was based on Goethe’s theory of color. In the interveningyears, he has deepened this initial color work which has resulted in a multi-disciplinaryapproach focusing on color as an aid to soul exploration. Topics will include: Newton’s prism,chemical colors, homeopathic constitutional remedies, and flower essence healing modalities,all based on color choices from a twelve-tone spectrum.Times: Wednesday 7pm; Thursday–Sunday 9am-8.:45pm; Monday 9am-5pmCourse fee: $575. Limited scholarship funds available.Meals: Pre-register to guarantee meals. Breakfast (Th-Sa) three: $24.00; Lunch (Th-F) two:$28..50; Dinner (W-F) three: $42.75. No meals Sunday.Registration check-in: Wednesday, June 13, 6-7pmPLEASE NOTE: Register for this conference at www.corosinstitute.org or call Patricia Dicksonat 916-342-5718.. Register for meals and housing using the enclosed registration forms; mealregistration can also be found online at www.steinercollege.eduBiodynamic EducationAdvanced Biodynamic IntensiveJune 13–17 with Harald Hoven and Cynthia HovenCulminating the year’s Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Workshop Series, this weeklongintensive recapitulates and deepens the entire series’ experiences. It includes presentationson the self-enclosed farm organism, plant observations, theoretical discussions, hands-onactivities, and lectures and eurythmy based on the four kingdoms of nature.If you did not take the September through May Biodynamic Series and wish to attend thisadvanced intensive, approval from Harald Hoven is needed. Please call 916-965-038.9.Times: Wednesday–Saturday 8.:30am-6pm; Sunday 8.:30am-12:30pmCourse fee: $38.0Meals: Pre-register to guarantee meals. Breakfast (Th-Sa) three: $24.00; Lunch (Th-F) two:$28..50; Dinner (W-F) three: $42.75. No meals Sunday.Registration check-in: Wednesday, June 13, 8.-8.:30amWaldorf Education in the Public SchoolThe Waldorf Approach in the Public School Classroom: PreK–8July 9–20 with Liz Beaven, Susan Goldstein, George Hoffecker, Susan Johnson, MD,Marianne Kennedy, Nancy Jewel Poer, Christiana Quick-Cleveland,Anna Rainville, Doris Rainville, Lauren Rice, and Betty StaleyThis two-week institute will focus on ways to creatively integrate the arts and active learning intothe public school curriculum, bringing learning to life for both teachers and students. Aspectsof the Waldorf approach applicable in public school classrooms will be presented, along with anexploration of child development. Participants will have hands-on experience in storytelling,poetry recitation, drama, watercolor painting, clay modeling, drawing, movement, and music.Ways to connect children with the wonders of the natural world will be explored. Classes will begiven in grade-level tracks: Preschool/Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, and Grades 7-8..To request a brochure and registration form, or for additional information, call 916-961-3932.Times: Monday–Friday 8.:50am-5pmCourse fee: $620 through June 4; $645 after June 4Meals: Pre-register to guarantee meals. Breakfast (M-F, M-F) ten: $8.0.00; Lunch (M-F, M-F)ten: $142.50; Dinner (M-F, M-Th) nine: $128..25Optional: From CA State University, Sacramento, 3 academic semester units, $195; additional 3units for Independent Study/Special Project, $195; 6 CEUs, $8.0.Registration check-in: Monday, July 9, 7:30-8.:45amProfessional Development for Teachers of At-Risk YouthJuly 9–20 with Liz Beaven, Sharon de Simone, Marianne Gray, Susan Johnson, MD,Ruth Mikkelsen, Christiana Quick-Cleveland, Betty Staley, and Kevin WattsIn this course, educators in alternative schools will learn how infusing a standards-basedcurriculum with the arts and Waldorf methodology can lead to a successful, transformativeeducational experience for both teachers and students. The course will focus on sharingan innovative model program for at-risk youth developed at the Yuba County Court andCommunity Schools in partnership with Rudolf Steiner College.In this approach, the arts—drawing, music, painting, storytelling, movement, poetry, anddrama—are integrated fully into academic lessons. They provide visual, spatial, and musicalopportunities for expression and knowing, and a kinesthetic environment that fosters anddevelops students’ movement-oriented needs. Teachers will learn how to engage students withmultiple learning styles and challenges, and to deliver creative, arts-infused thematic lessonswithin a curriculum that meets state standards as well as students’ developmental needs.To request a brochure and registration form, or for additional information, call 916-961-3932.Times: Monday–Friday 8.:50am-5pmCourse fee: $620 through June 4; $645 after June 4Meals: Pre-register to guarantee meals. Breakfast (M-F, M-F) ten: $8.0.00; Lunch (M-F, M-F)ten: $142.50; Dinner (M-F, M-Th) nine: $128..25Optional: From CA State University, Sacramento, 3 academic semester units, $195; 6 CEUs, $8.0.Registration check-in: Monday, July 9, 7:30-8.:45am