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There is
an urgent need to prepare and train providers and teachers for the critical
role they play in fostering a child’s healthy development.
As caregivers, parents, and
teachers, we fundamentally affect the miraculous growth that takes place
in the earliest years of childhood–and our influence lasts for
a lifetime. Only quality child care will enable our children to flourish–to
become physically strong, emotionally secure, socially competent, and
intellectually capable.
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DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS:
• Waldorf Teacher Education Program:
Two-year full-time program that prepares students to teach in a Waldorf
early childhood setting. Begins every September.
• San Francisco Weekend/Summer Teacher Education Program:
Three-year weekend program meets Friday evenings/Saturday mornings September through May in San Francisco and three weeks of full-time study for three summers at Fair Oaks campus. Begins every September.
• Summer Teacher Education Program: Four-year summer program 3-5 weeks each summer with mentoring and class observation during the school year. Begins every summer.
• Early Childhood In-Service Program: Two-year part-time program designed for those with one year of Waldorf early childhood classroom experience. Three weeks in summer, one week in fall, and one week in spring for two years. Mentoring during the school year. Begins every July.
• LifeWays Childcare Provider Training Program
This program is a one-year, part-time training that meets for three intensive sessions in the autumn, spring, and summer, and fulfills the 12-credit hour State of California requirement for becoming a licensed childcare provider. New program begins every October.
Program Director
Lauren R. Hickman, new head of our Early Childhood Department is a trained early childhood educator having received her teaching certificate from Rudolf Steiner College. She has taught Waldorf kindergarten, nursery and parent/child classes for the past twelve years. She has also been an adjunct faculty member at the college and a popular workshop leader and speaker at numerous early childhood conferences. She is a mentor and practicum supervisor for various early childhood programs at Rudolf Steiner College and area Waldorf schools. She is a licensed pre-school director and has considerable experience in early childhood administration and governance.