Part-Time Foundation Studies - Rudolf Steiner College

Community Learning Centerin Fair Oaks, CaliforniaNew! Beginning Fall 2010Part-Time Foundation StudiesW Do you want to begin Waldorf Teacher Training,but find it difficult to be in a full-time residentialprogram or away from home four or five weeksin the summer?W Are you interested in joining with others whowish to further their understanding of Waldorfeducation and anthroposophy?W Are you seeking to awaken or strengthen theartist in you?Betty Staley, M.A., is director of the Fair Oaks Community LearningCenter. She has over 30 years experience working with adolescents as aWaldorf high school teacher; one of founders of Sacramento Waldorf HighSchool; creator of the Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program atRudolf Steiner College. Betty has taught history and literature, advised newhigh school initiatives and lectured internationally on child developmentand the adolescent years. Author of six books including Between Form andFreedom: A Practical Guide to the Teenage Years.See reverse side for more information, or contact Betty Staley, Director, bycalling 916-806-3559 or e-mailing betty.staley@steinercollege.eduPhotos: Jim Heath and betty staleyRUDOLF STEINER COLLEGE34 Years of Excellence in Waldorf Teacher Education9200 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628 • 916-961-8727 • www.steinercollege.eduE-mail: rsc@steinercollege.edu • bookstore@steinercollege.edu • housing@steinercollege.edu

community learning center in Fair Oaks, CaPart-Time Foundation StudiesRudolf Steiner College has responded to requests from many individuals asking for an opportunityto begin teacher training or parent education in their local communities—in a way that supportstheir work schedule and/or their family responsibilities. Called Community Learning Centers, theseeducational opportunities extend from Colorado to Arizona, and California to Montreal, Canada.Courses offered in these centers fulfill prerequisites for enrollment in Rudolf Steiner College TeacherEducation Programs. Betty Staley, M.A., will be directing the new Community Learning Center at RudolfSteiner College, Fair Oaks campus.The Community Learning Center focuses on developing a profound understanding of the nature of thehuman being and cultivating self-knowledge through strengthening innate capacities of the student.The program awakens independent thinking and healthy judgment about the deeper issues of humanlife, schools powers of perception, enriches artistic faculties, develops social sensitivity, and strengthenscapacities for practical life.This 18-unit course takes place in three 4-day intensive sessions each year—over three years. Thoseplanning to become teachers are required to take three years of the Summer Teacher EducationProgram—for three weeks each year. They may focus on Early Childhood, Grades, or High SchoolTeacher Education, or Handwork in the Subject Teachers Program.2010–2011 Course Dates:Friday, October 8, 3:30 pm – Monday, October 11, 3:30 pmFriday, February 25, 3:30 pm – Monday, February 28, 3:30 pmFriday, May 13, 3:30 pm – Monday, May 16, 3:30 pmReadings with discussion questions and/or artistic work will be carried out by small cohort groups either inperson, on-line, or by phone during the academic year. The completion of these assignments are requiredfor those planning to enter Rudolf Steiner College Teacher Education Programs.Course Fees:Individuals preparing to enter teacher education programs: $800 per weekend sessionAuditors: $400 per weekend sessionInformation:For more information please contact Betty Staley, Director, by calling 916-806-3559or e-mailing betty.staley@steinercollege.eduRUDOLF STEINER COLLEGE34 Years of Excellence in Waldorf Teacher Education9200 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628 • 916-961-8727 • www.steinercollege.eduE-mail: rsc@steinercollege.edu • bookstore@steinercollege.edu • housing@steinercollege.eduver. 07/10