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YOUR STAR CHILD – INSPIRATIONS FROM ANTHROPOSOPHY FOR EXPECTANT PARENTS
May 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2023, Online

Learn how to gently welcome your child into the world as a spiritual being, both before birth and in the first months of life. We will consider Rudolf Steiner’s picture of the path to birth, the spiritual makeup of the newborn, karma in the family, ways to sup-port your child as a unique individual, and how to bring an enriching earthly experience to your baby.
For more information and to register, please visit our website.


BACWTT VISITING DAY
May 13, 2023, Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training, El Sobrante, CA


If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Waldorf teacher, we would like to invite you to our Visiting Day! Join the BACWTT faculty for an introduction to our Teacher Training and Foundation Studies Programs. Attendees will be able to meet current faculty and ask any questions they might have about the program and application process.
For more information and to register, please visit our website; or contact Tiffany Lee tiffany@bacwtt.org.


OPEN HOUSE
May 20, 2023, 9 am PST

Final Open House! Please join us. NEW EC Teacher Training Cohort still enrolling!
To register please visist our website.


SUMMER COURSES
June 18-23, 2023, Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School, Ghent, NY

Join us for a wondrous journey and explore the essential elements of Waldorf early childhood education with the guidance of experienced Waldorf educators. For those who would prefer attending in person, this course is also being offered on campus from June 25-30. 
For information/registration, visit www.sunbridge.edu or contact Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.


INTRODUCTION TO WALDORF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAN IMMERSION IN THE WORLD OF THE WALDORF NURSERY / KINDERGARTEN
June 18-23, 2023, Sunbridge Institute, Online

Join us for a wondrous journey and explore the essential elements of Waldorf early childhood education with the guidance of experienced Waldorf educators. For those who would prefer attending in person, this course is also being offered on campus from June 25-30. 
For information/registration, visit www.sunbridge.edu or contact Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.


SUMMER PROGRAM – EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER REJUVENATION COURSE
June 19-23, 2023
, Marin Waldorf School in San Rafael, CA

If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Waldorf teacher, we would like to invite you to our Visiting Day! Join the BACWTT faculty for an introduction to our Teacher Training and Foundation Studies Programs. Attendees will be able to meet current faculty and ask any questions they might have about the program and application process.
For more information and to register, please visit our website; or contact Tiffany Lee tiffany@bacwtt.org.


INTRODUCTION TO WALDORF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAN IMMERSION IN THE WORLD OF THE WALDORF NURSERY / KINDERGARTEN
June 25-30, 2023, Sunbridge Institute, Spring Valley, NY

Join us for a wondrous journey and explore the essential elements of Waldorf early childhood education with the guidance of experienced Waldorf educators. For those who would prefer attending online, this course is also being offered virtually from June 18-23. 
For information/registration, visit www.sunbridge.edu or contact Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.


EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION COMPLETION TRACK
June 18-July 7, 2023, Sunbridge Institute,
Spring Valley, NY

Sunbridge’s Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education Completion Track is an opportunity for early childhood educators with substantial lead teaching experience in a Waldorf early childhood setting as well as relevant prior coursework or training to apply their background to become fully WECAN-credentialed. This course is designed to be completed over 13 months, broken into 8 weeks of course work. 
For information/registration, visit www.sunbridge.edu or contact Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.


BIRTH-TO-SEVEN CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Starts June 26, 2023 Sophia’s Hearth, Keene NH

New cohort begins June 26, 2023. This is a low residency program with 14 residency weeks over 38 months. Certificate will be completed in summer 2026.
For further information or to apply please visit our website or contact Cynthia Cote at cynthia@sophiashearth.org.


BIRTH-TO-THREE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Starts June 26, 2023 Sophia’s Hearth, Keene NH

New cohort begins June 26, 2023. This is a low residency program with three weeks in summer 2023 and 2024, 1 week in November and April.
For further information or to apply please visit our website or contact Cynthia Cote at cynthia@sophiashearth.org.


CHILD DEVELOPMENT 1
Starts June 26, 2023 Sophia’s Hearth, Keene NH

The week begins by examining the child’s development from the perspectives of spirit, physical growth, and emotional life.
For further information or to apply please visit our website or contact Cynthia Cote at cynthia@sophiashearth.org.


CHILD DEVELOPMENT 1
Starts June 26, 2023 Sophia’s Hearth, Keene NH

In this course we will explore the cycle of the year through cosmic rhythms, earthly elemental activity, and spiritual insight. 
For further information or to apply please visit our website or contact Cynthia Cote at cynthia@sophiashearth.org.


WHO IS THIS CHILD? CHILD STUDY WORKSHOP
June 26-28, 2023 Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training, El Sobrante, CA

Join us in exploring how to prepare ourselves as teachers to carry out the sacred work of truly seeing and supporting the child in accordance with their life purpose, and working within what Waldorf education has to offer. This workshop will include study, discussion, and artistic work in singing, story-writing, Spacial Dynamics®, and drawing.
For more information and to register, please visit our website.


WELCOMING THE YOUNG CHILD
June 27-30, 2023, Whatcom Hills Waldorf School, Bellingham, WA

A Summer In-person Professional Development Conference for Parent and Child teachers and new teachers or assistants in Early Childhood Programs. 
For more information and to register, please visit our website.


THE DYNAMICS OF PLAY
July 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm & July 7, 2023 @ 12:30 pm, Sunbridge Institute, Spring Valley, NY

Join us for this in-person course as we re-examine and recommit to the essential role of play in early childhood education in the aftermath of Covid-19. 
For information/registration, visit www.sunbridge.edu or contact Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.


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WALDORF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR TRAINING
Starts July 2, 2023, West Coast Institute, Duncan, BC.

New cohort begins July 2, 2023, West Coast Institute, Duncan, Vancouver Island, BC. This is a part-time program of five weeks per year over two years comprised of three weeks in July and a week in November and February each successive year. Summer sessions are held in Duncan, Vancouver Island; fall and spring sessions are held in North Vancouver, BC. For further information and to apply, please visit our website; if you have questions please contact Ruth Ker ece@westcoastinstitute.org, or Debbie Laurin debbielaurin@westcoastinstitute.org.


New cohort begins July 2, 2023, West Coast Institute, Duncan, Vancouver Island, BC. This is a 14 month, birth to three focused option of the part-time Early Childhood Program. It runs for eight weeks over 14 months, comprised of three weeks in two summers (July) and a week in November and February of the first year. Summer sessions are held in Duncan, Vancouver Island; fall and spring sessions are held in North Vancouver, BC. For further information and to apply, please visit our website; if you have questions please contact Ruth Ker ece@westcoastinstitute.org, or Debbie Laurin debbielaurin@westcoastinstitute.org.


CHILD DEVELOPMENT 2
July 3 – 7, 2023 Sophia’s Hearth, Keene NH

The week focuses on the development of the child’s emerging self and social capacities between two and four years. 
For further information or to apply please visit our website or contact Cynthia Cote at cynthia@sophiashearth.org.


AN INTRODUCTION TO WALDORF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
July 10-14, 2023 Sophia’s Hearth, Keene NH

A weeklong exploration of the inner and outer artistic and practical activities of a Waldorf teacher working in Waldorf nursery-kindergartens, home care programs, childcare centers, parent-child programs and other settings. 
For further information or to apply please visit our website or contact Cynthia Cote at cynthia@sophiashearth.org.


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HEALING RELATIONSHIPS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENTS: EXPLORING OUR CONNECTIONS WITH COLLEAGUES AND THE NATURAL WORLD
July 19 to 21, 2023, Online
Schedule: daily 9:00 am to 12:30 pm PST

Early childhood educators have unique opportunities to influence the young child’s relationship to the healing forces in nature. By modelling healthy social practices, we also have the chance to create environments where human relationships can flourish. Please join Rachel Turner and Katherine Sharff, both outdoor education specialists, to glean some ideas about working with children in outdoor settings. Katherine also will be speaking about the role of assistants and lead teachers in the caregiving setting. We can transform our human relationships and provide the children with these living examples. Let’s explore together how the early childhood classroom can be a place of healing. Tuition $300 CDN
For more information please contact Ruth Ker ece@westcoastinstitute.org or Debbie Laurin debbielaurin@westcoastinstitute.org
Visit our website to register.


EARLY CHILDHOOD INSIGHTS
October 7, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, Sunbridge Institute, Online

New and experienced teachers, join us for the first of our virtual workshop series running  October – May, and gain new insights and deeper understanding of Waldorf early childhood with a supportive circle of early childhood colleagues. For information/registration, visit www.sunbridge.edu or contact Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.


WECAN 2024 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCAOTRS CONFERENCE
February 9-11, 2024 Green Meadow Waldorf School, Spring Valley NY

The conference is open to those who are active in Waldorf early childhood education, as well as educational support teachers, care group members, eurythmists, specialty teachers, and class teachers.
Details will follow.
If you have questions contact us at conference@waldorfearlychildhood.org.

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