Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training

Winter Break - BACWTT Office Closed
2026-12-13 00:00 - 2027-01-07 23:59, 2025-12-14 00:00 - 2026-01-08 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles)

Thanksgiving Break - BACWTT Office Closed
2026-11-22 00:00 - 2026-11-28 23:59, 2025-11-23 00:00 - 2025-11-30 23:59

Northern CA & NV Regional Conference for Waldorf Early Childhood Teachers - BACWTT Office Closed
2026-11-07 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-06 17:00 - 21:00 | 755 Idylberry Road, San Rafael, CA 94903
Kindling the Fire Within: Strengthening the Will Through Community and Celebrating Our Commitment for the Next 100 Years

With Annie BosqueSave the Date

Join us for our annual gathering dedicated to the art of nurturing resilient children and strengthening the will forces at the heart of their development. Our keynote speaker, Annie Bosque, will share new perspectives and practices in encouraging these capacities in children based on her personal research and experience.

She will highlight her work mentoring teachers and guiding parents to support our children on their journey through childhood and beyond.

The conference will include artistic workshops, heart-centered conversations, our annual Roses and Thorns, and a celebration of 100 years of Waldorf Early Childhood education.

The Creative Work of Becoming a Waldorf Early Childhood Assistant
2026-10-24 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-10-10 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-26 09:00 - 16:00 | 3800 Clark Road, El Sobrante, CA 94803
Develop your understanding of the artistry and sensitivity needed to builda warm, safe, and enlivening space for the young children in your care.Join us this fall to step into the world of Waldorf early childhood education.

Summer Break - BACWTT Office Closed (Office hours available by appointment only)
2026-07-12 00:00 - 2026-09-01 23:59

Summer Session - BACWTT Office Closed (Office hours available by appointment only)
2026-06-15 00:00 - 2026-07-11 23:59

HTA Online Taster Day
2026-05-19 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-04-25 10:00 - 12:30

Pre-Summer Break - BACWTT Office Closed
2026-05-17 00:00 - 2026-06-14 23:59

Final Weekend Assembly
2026-05-16 00:00 - 23:59

Whitsun Festival
2026-05-15 00:00 - 23:59

Visiting Day - Online
2026-05-06 18:30 - 20:00

BACWTT Board Meeting
2026-04-21 18:00 - 20:00

Visiting Day - In-Person
2026-04-18 10:00 - 13:00

Spring Break - BACWTT Office Closed
2026-03-22 00:00 - 2026-04-16 23:59

Spring Assembly
2026-03-21 00:00 - 23:59

Northern CA Waldorf Teachers Conference - BACWTT Office Closed
2026-02-15 08:00 - 2026-02-22 17:00

In-Person Visiting Day
2026-01-24 10:00 - 13:00
What does the next generation of children really need from their teachers?There is a growing sense that education needs to evolve and reassess its goals. The world needs creative, innovative, and empathic thinkers—people who can balance information with wisdom as well as personal freedom and privilege with integrity, a sense of social justice, and a love of our planet. Simultaneously, access to the latest technological developments needs the cultivation of a new level of discernment and an understanding of what is true.As the world shifts and changes around us and we rethink our priorities, please join us to experience our approach to Waldorf teacher preparation.

The in-peron event will take place at 3800 Clark Road, El Sobrante, CA 94803

Online Visiting Day
2026-01-21 18:30 - 20:30
What does the next generation of children really need from their teachers?There is a growing sense that education needs to evolve and reassess its goals. The world needs creative, innovative, and empathic thinkers—people who can balance information with wisdom as well as personal freedom and privilege with integrity, a sense of social justice, and a love of our planet. Simultaneously, access to the latest technological developments needs the cultivation of a new level of discernment and an understanding of what is true.As the world shifts and changes around us and we rethink our priorities, please join us to experience our approach to Waldorf teacher preparation.

Winter Assembly
2025-12-13 00:00 - 23:59

Ancient Artworks: Mirroring the Developmental Processes in Young Children's Drawings
2025-12-03 17:30 - 19:00
Online Course with Ken SmithDecember 3, 2025 | 5:30-7pm PT

One of the remarkable ideas that informs Waldorf education is that the young child moves through the stages and processes seen in human evolution. The recapitulation of these processes may be readily observed in the spontaneous drawings of young children and in how they mirror ancient artworks found all around the world.

Waldorf education emphasizes that the child’s state of consciousness is changing as they grow. Not only are their bodies growing and developing, but how they experience themselves, the world around them, and their sense of knowing and under-standing is also changing and evolving.

This archetypal process of development is written into the core of the human being and the child. In following this timeless path, they work their way through layers of formation, building themselves up during the course of childhood into a contemporary person. As educators, we should understand this path and the strata the child is working through each year so that we can bring recognition and support.

For over 30 years, Ken has been studying art, visiting ancient sites, and combining his fascination for the artistic creativity of humanity with the wisdom that informs the Waldorf curriculum. He will share images that will help bridge the art of the ancients and the children in front of us today.

The course is open to everyone interested in the theme.

The Revelation of Formative Forces in the Young Child's Drawings
2025-11-19 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-11-05 17:30 - 19:00
An online course with Laurie Clark.

An understanding and deep appreciation for the formative forces at work in the in-carnation processes of the young child is of tremendous importance to the work of Waldorf teaching. It is one of the foundation stones of Waldorf education upon which the curriculum and classroom activities are built.

For over four decades, Laurie Clark has been observing children’s drawings and gathering insights into the inner processes they reveal. She will share from her vast collection of drawings and video clips to unfold, step by step, the deep inner experiences that the child is having as they work to find their way into their bodies and onto the Earth.

Laurie’s work builds upon the research of Michaela Strauss, Audrey McAllen, and others. This is vital work that enables us to understand the archetypal journey of the child, observe the challenges that children today are working with, and find ways to provide much needed support. It lays the groundwork to understand the develop-mental processes that continue throughout childhood.The course is open to everyone interested in the theme.

Northern CA & NV Regional Conference for Waldorf Early Childhood Teachers - BACWTT Office Closed
2025-11-07 17:00 - 2025-11-08 16:00 | 755 Idylberry Road, San Rafael, CA 94903
Radiant Resilience: Building Health, Vitality, and Inspiration for the Child and Adult

With Keynote Speaker, Ruth Ker.

These uncertain times call for a deeper understanding of the formative forces present in the child’s first seven years. How do we recognize this life body? How do we engage in meaningful ways to strengthen this wellspring for the child and the adult?

Your Star Child 2025
2025-10-02 19:00 - 20:30 | 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 support your child as a unique individual, and how to bring an enriching earthly experience to your baby. Prepare to become a parent through Spacial Dynamics® principles and exercises: moving to increase health and to support your changing body and changing life.
