The Art of Waldorf Education - Rudolf Steiner College

6 SUMMER RESOURCESSUMMER RESOURCES7RegistrationPre-registration is strongly recommended by Friday, June 15*. Courses may be cancelled due toinsufficient enrollment. You will be notified immediately if this occurs.Register using one of the following options:• Visit www.steinercollege.edu and click on the Online Registration link.• Using the registration forms in the center of this booklet, mail to Rudolf Steiner College,Attn: Summer Conference Registration, 9200 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628.or fax to 8.77-78.2-18.8.5. If you send a fax, please follow up to confirm receipt. A $10 perattendee manual registration fee will be charged for registrations via mail or fax.For questions please call 916-8.64-48.64 or e-mail conferenceregistration@steinercollege.edu. Forregistration check-in times and to collect information packets, please see the information listedat the bottom of each course description.Half Now, Half Later Payment Plan: Pay half of your course fee when registering with a creditcard. Authorize an automatic credit card payment of the second half of your course fee (secondpayment will be processed August 17). This payment plan applies only to our Art of Teachingcourses (Spanish, Early Childhood, and Grades One–Eight).Schools sending/paying for multiple registrations may do so online at www.steinercollege.eduIf you are paying by purchase order, the registration forms must be faxed to 877-782-1885.Cancellation Policy: A $25 cancellation fee will be charged for registrations cancelled 15 days(or less) prior to the beginning of a course.PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right to make program, date, and/or tuition changes subsequentto the publication of this material. Check our website for updates prior to the course start date.*Except for the following Waldorf Education in the Public School courses, for which pre-registration isstrongly recommended by Friday, June 4: The Waldorf Approach in the Public School Classroom: PreK–8and Professional Development for Teachers of At-Risk Youth. For more information see page 9.HousingPhone: 916-8.64-48.16 Y Fax: 8.77-78.2-18.8.7 Y E-mail: housing@steinercollege.eduHousing is available in our dormitory or in a room in a private home (extremely limited). Pleaseuse the Summer 2012 Short-Term Housing Request form in the center of this booklet andsubmit by e-mail, mail, or fax (see above). You will receive confirmation by e-mail. Housing isnot guaranteed; if you do not receive a confirmation letter, please contact the housing office. Ifyou send a fax, please follow up to confirm receipt.Dormitory at Rudolf Steiner CollegePlease note our new Dormitory Housing Policy: Two- and three-week program participantsneed to reserve their accommodations by the deadline of May 1. Short-term housing (less thantwo weeks) will be accommodated and confirmed after May 1. All applications will be processedin the order they are received.Each air-conditioned unit has four single-occupancy and two double-occupancy rooms, twoshared bathrooms, and a shared kitchen/living room area. Each unit sleeps a maximum of 8.people. Only guests assigned to the room can spend the night. Cots are not available and there isno sleeping bag space. Linens and towels are provided and the kitchens are equipped with basiccookware and utensils, but there are no coffee makers, blenders, or microwaves.Check in at the housing office located in the rear of the campus. Dormitory rooms will beavailable by 4pm. You will receive further check-in information with your confirmationletter via e-mail. Please read all materials carefully as these provide information on how toaccess your key from our after-hours key box if you are arriving late. If you do not receive theconfirmation e-mail, please request it to be resent from the housing office.Children on campus and in the dorms: This summer, no one under the age of 18. will bepermitted to stay in the dorms. Children cannot be left unattended at any time on campusduring the summer. This policy exists for the comfort of all our guests and for the safety ofyour children.Housing in Private Homes (HiPH)This option is on a first come, first served basis as it is limited. We offer as many HiPH optionsas possible that are within walking distance (1 mile or less) from campus. If walks of thisdistance are difficult for you in the summer heat (our temperatures can reach 100˚F and more inthe summer), we recommend having a bicycle or automobile available.Each HiPH option has different amenities, therefore it is important that you call your host todiscuss any personal needs or concerns. If any issues arise, please contact the housing officeimmediately in order to secure an alternate arrangement. Once you have checked into a host’shome, it is not possible to for us to refund your payment. Please take this into consideration.CampingNo camping is allowed at Rudolf Steiner College or Sacramento Waldorf School. This includesall sleeping bags, tents, campers, RVs, and sleeping in your own personal vehicle. The closestlocal campsite to our campus is the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, (http://parks.ca.gov/),and is located approximately 10 miles away from campus.NEW! Online Housing ForumThis summer we have an online housing forum at www.steinercollege.info/Housingforum.Our summer guests can register on this site and access it in order to ask questions, findinformation, and coordinate group hotel sharing, group car rentals, and airport shuttle plans.This is a service that we are offering to you free of charge. We cannot be responsible for yourprivate information on this insecure site, so only provide information on this site that you arecomfortable sharing with others.Hotel ReservationsPreferred HotelThe Holiday Inn is located at 11269 Point East Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742. You can setup reservations by phone 916-635-4040 or 8.00-315-2621, or by using the appropriate web portaladdress (listed on our online registration page or by requesting the link from the College housingoffice). The hotel is 3.7 miles away from the College. Prices start at $69 per night for basic room,free laundry, complete fully-cooked buffet breakfast, free local and long distance US phone calls,daily newspaper, wired/wireless internet, gym, and 2 free drinks with hors d’oeuvres.NOTE: Transportation between the Holiday Inn and the College is provided by the Holiday Innat no extra charge for those hotel guests taking the following courses: The Art of Teaching GradesOne–Eight, The Waldorf Approach in the Public School Classroom: PreK–8, and ProfessionalDevelopment for Teachers of At-Risk Youth. Details are available from the Holiday Inn.