Also joining us for the first time as a teacher is Mary Barhydt who has just graduated her 8^th grade at San Francisco Waldorf School. She will be working on Kingdom of Childhood with the First Year, and we are delighted that her sabbatical year allows her to bring her recent wealth of experience into our program. Deborah Krikorian, who taught this course for us last year is moving into 7^th grade with her class at San Francisco Waldorf School and will have plenty to keep her busy!

Susan Cook, also a former San Francisco Waldorf teacher, is taking up a significant portion of our Third Year pedagogical studies. Susan is not a stranger to our program, and we are pleased that her involvement is increasing.

Finally, we bid farewell to our Enrollment Coordinator, Ingrid Orlow. After 2 very successful years with us, she is consolidating her home base, which is Seattle. Ingrid flew in for each of Visiting Days! We truly appreciate her dedication to our program. She flawlessly kept track of inquiries, and shepherded many prospective students through their initial questions to the point of applying, a task that takes tact and tenderness.

Ingrid setting up for our summer visiting day

Ingrid Orlow, right, acknowledges a limerick as Dorit recites

Taking on the position of Enrollment Coordinator for the next incoming class, the Class of 2014, is Megan Neale. She graduated from our program this past July, has twin girls in the 7^th grade at Marin Waldorf School, has been a part-time, substitute class teacher, and is also a Waldorf spouse – her husband, Adam, is the wood work teacher at Marin Waldorf – and a Board member of the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training.

These four sessions will provide the basis for conversation and questions of interest to parents. They will shed light on practical guidelines for child-rearing.

East Bay Waldorf School, 3800 Clark Road, El Sobrante, CA 94803
4 sessions – 8:45am to 10am, Thursdays, September 30^th through October 21^st
Cost: Pay-what-you-can, with a minimum payment of $30.00
Enrollment: Minimum of 8

Lecture: How Art Balances Technology in Life by Christiaan Boele

East Bay Waldorf School, 3800 Clark Road, El Sobrante, CA 94803
Thursday evening, February 10, 2011 at 7:30pm
Suggested Donation: $10 per person

FACULTY

Dorit Winter is the Director of the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training and has worked in adult education for over 20 years.  She continues to work as a Waldorf teacher. This past summer she was a major contributor to the Parenting Workshop offered by the Teacher Training for the public during its summer session. She is the author of several books, and has given lectures and offered counsel to parents, teachers, and schools across the country.

Christiaan Boele was born in the Netherlands in 1956. He attended a Waldorf school. After pursuing professional trumpet and voice studies, he devoted himself to Werbeck Singing, which is based on voice principles and practices stemming from the indications of Rudolf Steiner. Christiaan began offering courses in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Finland. He currently conducts master classes, workshops and courses in Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and the United States. He continues to perform as a soloist and also directs a performance ensemble. In the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training he teaches music and leads the summer choir. Christiaan is an extraordinary lecturer. His lectures are works of art in themselves.

To register for either the Teacher Training certificate course, our Summer Arts Festival offerings, or the Community Enrichment Classes, please click here.

Summer Arts Festival

CHILDCARE, MEALS, AND HOUSING

Childcare: Cost is $225 per week. Call Lisa Anderson 415 332 2133, or email lisa@bacwtt.org.

Meals: Wholesome vegetarian mostly-organic lunches are available 12:45-1:45 for registered participants. Cost per lunch is $12.50. Lunches must be pre-ordered. Refreshments will be provided for morning and afternoon breaks.

Housing: Hotel, motel and some rooms available. Call Judy Turnbull at 510.601.5227 or email Judy.

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The graduation in the afternoon fittingly presented the Class of 2010 as they culminated 3 years of steady effort in an artistic Finale consisting of eurythmy, poetry and song. Christof Wiechert, Leader of the Pedagogical Section, who had taught the graduating students, was their Speaker. Below a potpourri of images from the day’s events: