The Waldorf Institute is applying for charitable status.
The Waldorf Institute is currently formed of a professional partnership between two experienced Waldorf teacher educators, Sven Saar and Alan Swindell. We are in the process of seeking to formalise our structure to create an organisation with a board of trustees and apply to the Charities Commission for charitable status. Interested in becoming a trustee […]
A new Identity: The Modern Teacher
We offer an in-person course for professional development in the Steiner Waldorf approach to education at Ringwood Waldorf School, Hampshire. Our Foundation Year is open to everyone. The Art of Teaching Year is a subsequent option to further develop skills and knowledge of teaching and learning in a Steiner Waldorf context. Both courses take place […]
A New Name: Waldorf Modern Teacher Education
Waldorf MTE: We are Modern! The Waldorf Institute is changing its name: we will be known as WALDORF MODERN TEACHER EDUCATION, to reflect the name of our Community Interest Company. Of course we remain committed to all our ideals, procedures and policies, and above all to the creative, engaged and visionary people who work and […]
GRADUATION 2023
We are delighted to celebrate the graduation of our “Mercury” group, the pioneering students who have completed 300 sessions (25000 minutes) of Waldorf Modern tuition in 24 modules. They are looking forward to beginning their life-long education in classrooms all over the UK and abroad, and are bringing with them dedication, creativity and resilience!
International Council Guidelines for Waldorf Teacher Education – yes, we do all this!
We are delighted that WALDORF MODERN fulfils all the requirements set out by the “Hague Circle”, functioning as the International Council for Waldorf Education. Here they are: The following text is intended as a formulation of a series of fundamental recommended elements and practices, which can and should be adapted according to the cultural context, […]
OPEN EVENT
Waldorf Institute Open Evening this Tuesday! Is there a future Waldorf teacher in you or in your life?WESTT has now become the WALDORF INSTITUTE: modern Teacher Education that is purposeful, rewarding and a lot of fun!You can meet us, some current and quite a few potential future students at our last Open Evening this term:This […]
Spring Week 2023
Teacher education in the cinema?
Dear friends, “Un Monde” (“Playground”): a film to watch! This is a seven-year old’s perspective of starting school in urban France: a short movie about resilience in the face of bullying, and a child’s exposure to a world which she can only partly understand. Although a scripted movie, it feels very real: the camera shows […]
The Hands are leading the way!
An embedded, transformative Craft weekend for Waldorf Institute students. John Dewry said: “Give children something to do, not something to learn…the learning will be the result of the doing!” Over three days we were introduced to the value of “Learning by Doing” by Bernard, Sam and Jess, three highly skilled and experienced craftsmen. This is […]
The Modern Teacher: a new name
“You can change the village, but you can’t change the well.” (The I Ching) We offer an in-person course for professional development in the Steiner Waldorf approach to education at Ringwood Waldorf School, Hampshire. Our Foundation Year is open to everyone. The Art of Teaching Year is a subsequent option to further develop skills and […]