Professional Development for Waldorf Teachers Part Time Grades

NEW: Deadline for registration for the part-time grades program for 2025 is June 21st.

Professional Development for Waldorf Teachers Part-Time

RSCC’s part-time Waldorf Teacher Education Program is designed for both those already teaching and those teachers taking up their first class who want to deepen their knowledge of Waldorf pedagogy while working towards becoming a fully qualified Waldorf teacher.

The program provides:

• In-class and online individual mentor support throughout each of the three years

• Regular online group meetings in both fall and spring to support your classroom practice and deepen your relationship to Waldorf pedagogy

• Access to online courses to allow you to study at your own pace

• Annual in-person art-based intensives of 2-3 weeks each summer and 1 week each winter, where you and fellow student teachers will be guided by some of Waldorf’s finest instructors and mentors both from here and abroad.

Mentoring and Observation

Individual mentoring is a key element in our Waldorf professional development program. Each RSCC student teacher is assigned an experienced Waldorf teacher as a professional mentor. Your mentor will be available (by phone and/or in-person) for regular mentoring sessions throughout the training. In addition, the mentor will come for a yearly mentor/observation visit at the Waldorf school where you are teaching to provide consultation, support and feedback. Where observation at your school is not possible, other Waldorf teaching practice will be arranged by the student teacher.

Certification

Rudolf Steiner College Canada is recognized as a full-member teacher education institute of AWSNA (Association of Waldorf Schools of North America). Graduates will receive a Waldorf Teacher Certificate.

Prerequisites for Admission

  • Knowledge of anthroposophy and/or experience in Waldorf education is desireable. New teachers are welcome, veteran teachers too – the flexibility in the program will accommodate all-comers!
  • Currently a practising teacher in a Waldorf school (letter from employer required). If you are teaching in a non-Waldorf context, you are responsible to make arrangements to teach in a Waldorf school with an experienced and trained Waldorf teacher for a minimum of two weeks each year.
  • Veteran teachers may apply for a customized program.

 Tuition

Year 1: $5,800 CAD

Year 2: $5,800 CAD

Year 3: $2,100 CAD

Financial Assistance

1. AWSNA Loan/Grant

Information about the Loan and Grant programs can be found here  – read it thoroughly and carefully: TELG Program Summary

Note the application deadlines for 2025-2026:

  • For programs starting in summer 2025 – May 15
  • For programs starting in fall 2025 – August 15
  • Priority will be given to second and third-year students

Applications can be found here:

AWSNA Loan Application Form

AWSNA CPT Grant Application Form – note that a school Commitment Form must be submitted. This form can be found here: School Commitment Form

2. Vidar Foundation Tuition Loan

Vidar offers limited, no-interest loans to students (Canadian only) to cover tuition and other expenses associated with becoming a Waldorf teacher or Waldorf early childhood teacher through RSCC.

Your school does not need to be an AWSNA member for you to apply for this loan/grant. However, your school must be located in Canada.

3. Waldorf Educational Fund Grant

The Waldorf Educational Fund offers financial aid in the form of a grant for students in Waldorf teacher training programs at RSCC.

Application Form for WEF Scholarship 2025

Your school does not need to be an AWSNA member for you to apply for this grant. The grant can be up to $1,000 depending on the number of applicants. Deadline May 15, 2025.

 

Program Faculty

  • Paul White, RSCC
  • Les Black, RSCC
  • Jonathan Snow, Toronto Waldorf School
  • Michelle Frank, Toronto Waldorf School
  • Warren Cohen, Toronto Waldorf School
  • Mary-Lu Spinney, Toronto Waldorf School
  • Reka Borberly, London Waldorf School
  • Jessica Gladio, Trillium Waldorf School
  • Henry Muth, Trillium Waldorf School
  • Carlina Heins, Mulberry Waldorf School
  • Patrice Maynard, Director, Waldorf Publications
  • Nettie Fabrie
  • Wim Gottenbus
  • Flora Seul-Jacklein
  • Yasmeen Mamdani
  • Elyse Pomerantz
  • Mary Jane Little

      Our programs prepare students for working in Waldorf classrooms.

      They do not lead to membership with the College of ECEs or the College of Teachers.

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