Programs and Courses

The three week Monday-Friday Summer Intensive program runs July 5th til July 22, 2005 and consists of three courses: EDU 595 An Introduction to Waldorf Education and Child Development, EDU 595 An Overview of Waldorf Curriculum for K-8, and EDU 595 Artistic Work in the Waldorf Schools I. Classes will be held at Tamarack Community School at 1150 East Brady St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

EDU 595 An Introduction to Waldorf Education and Child Development— 2 credits
Anthroposophic Study Material: "Roots of Education", by Rudolf Steiner

EDU 595 An Overview of Waldorf Curriculum for K-8 — 2 credits
Books: "Millennial Child ", by Eugene Schwartz and "Teaching As a Lively Art", by Marjorie Spock

EDU 595 Artistic Work in the Waldorf Schools I— 2 credits
An introduction to a variety of media including: wet-on-wet watercolor painting, crayon and pencil drawing, pastels and blackboard drawing.

FALL I - 2005

EDU 700 Diversity Among Learners: Multicultural Education and the Teaching of History in a Waldorf School— 3 credits
Books: "Teaching History", by C. Lindenberg and "The Light in Their Eyes", by S. Nieto

Anthroposophic Study Material: "An Outline of Esoteric Science ", by Rudolf Steiner

SUMMER II - 2006

EDU 705 Introduction to Professional Inquiry— 2 credits
(Master candidates only) This is the first of three research courses.

GLTT- The Inner Life of the Waldorf Teacher— 2 credits

EDU 595 Sing Me the Creation - Language Arts in the Waldorf Schools— 2 credits
Anthroposophic Study Material: "Balance in Teaching", and "Discussions With Teachers", by Rudolf Steiner

EDU 595 Artistic Work in the Waldorf Schools II— 2 credits
Clay modeling, form drawing and perspective drawing.

FALL II - 2006

EDU 740 Curriculum Design: Math and the Waldorf Curriculum— 3 credits
Anthroposophic Study Material: "Study of Man", by Rudolf Steiner

EDU 706 Instructional Project— 2 credits
(Independent Study - masters candidates only) This is the second of the three research classes.

SPRING II - 2007

EDU 706 Instructional Project— 2 credits
(Independent Study) This is the third and final research course.

GLTT- Field Work (Independent Study - for certification candidates only)— 1 credit

SUMMER III - 2007

Development of the Child— 2 credits
Books: "Phases of Childhood", by H. Lievegood and "The Twelve Senses", by Soesman

The Waldorf Science Curriculum: Drawing from the Book of Nature— 2 credits
Anthroposophic Study Material: "Theosophy", by Rudolf Steiner

Art and Human Anatomy (drawing with colored pencils)— 2 credits
Recommended Reading: "Drawing From the Book of Nature", by Dennis Klocek

FALL III - 2007

GGS 715 Seminar: Issues Affecting Education— 3 credits
(Master candidates only)

EDU 742 Instructional Strategies: Geography in the Waldorf School— 3 credits
(Certification Candidates), Book: "Teaching With the Brain in Mind", by Erik Jensen
Anthroposophic Study Material: "How to Know Higher Worlds", by Rudolf Steiner

SPRING III - 2008

Practicum— 2 credits
(Independent Study - for Certification Candidates)