Happy New Year!

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

-Martin Luther King, Jr

Dear Colleagues,

Happy New Year! We have stepped into new possibilities and beginnings. The calendar page has turned, school is back in session and we are trying to remember it is 2024, not 2023! Every new year brings surprises, hopes, and a feeling of open possibility. May it bring you, those you love, and the children entrusted to your care, health and happiness. May we work towards a more peaceful world. May the surprises be welcome, and may we meet them with good humor, flexibility, and creativity (somehow, we suspect that these will be needed!)

We send our good wishes and heartfelt thanks to each one of you for your work every day on behalf of our children and our future.

Warm wishes from the Alliance

Our Annual Conference is happening this weekend!

Conference information and schedule: here

In-Person Conference Registration: here

Virtual Conference Registration: here

Professional Development and Teacher Preparation

A listing by the Alliance is for information only and does not imply recommendation or endorsement. We encourage school leaders and teachers to fully research offerings before enrollment to ensure they align with their goals and needs. We recommend that you research familiarity with the unique needs and demands of Public Waldorf education. This is particularly important if public funds are used for professional development or teacher preparation.

Upcoming Learning Opportunities

Starlight Rays in Darkened Times: Seminars on Contemporary Topics for Waldorf High School Teachers

Jan. 13 & 27, Feb. 10 & 24, online

https://centerforanthroposophy.org/starlight/

Center For Anthroposophy: Mentor Training ~ Pedagogical Mentoring in Partnership

Jan. 2024-Nov. 2024, online with week-long in-person residency (Wilton, NH, Summer 2024)

https://centerforanthroposophy.org/programs/mentor-training/

BACWTT Visiting Day

Jan. 24, 2024, online & Jan. 27, 2024 in person (El Sobrante, CA)

https://mailchi.mp/bacwtt/bacwtt-visiting-day-6lla4dwbmx-4054585?e=55618f3ad9

Members of the Pedagogical Section Council of North America are offering a series of online workshops

2024, online

February 3, 2024: The Social Imperative of Authentic Conversation - Holly Koteen-Soule

March 2, 2024: Positive Discipline - Vernon Dewey

April 6, 2024: Collaborative Leadership - Michael Holdredge

https://www.cognitoforms.com/WaldorfTeacherInstitute1/PSCFreeOnlineWorkshops202324

2024 WECAN Early Childhood Educators Conference

February 9-11, 2024, Spring Valley, NY

Online Conference opens on February 23, 2024

https://wald orfearlychildhood.org /news-and-events/conferences/

Waldorf Handwork Educators: Online International Handwork Teaching Conference

4th Grade: Color and Design

Feb. 17-19, 2024, online

https://www.waldorfhandwork.org/

2024 FEBRUARY TEACHERS CONFERENCE at Sacramento Waldorf School

February 20 – 22, 2024, Sacramento, CA

https://www.sacwaldorf.org/februaryconference

WECAN Parent Evenings:

Parenting in an Anxious World with Adam Blanning, MD and Nancy Blanning

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, online

https://store.waldorfearlychildhood.org/products/parent-evening

Movement in the Child from Three to Seven Years Old with Jane Swain

Wednesday, March 6, 2024, online

https://store.waldorfearlychildhood.org/products/parent-evening

Love the Skin They Are In: Fostering Healthy Racial Identity Development in the Young Child with Keelah Helwig

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, online

https://store.waldorfearlychildh o od .org/products/parent-eve ning

Future Professional Development and Teacher Education

Sunbridge’s Summer Series

June and July 2024, online

June 23-28 in person- Chestnut Ridge, NY

https://www.sunbridge.edu/courses-workshops/summer-series/

Antioch University Waldorf Teacher Education

2024 Entering Cohort

Minimal Online Hours June 24-28

Residency in Wilton, NH July 13-28

https://www.antioch.edu/academics/education/waldorf-education-med/

Gradalis Teacher Training

New Cohort begins June 22th through July 14th, 2024, Denver, Colorado

https://gradalis.edu

Teaching as an Art Week: Grade Level Preparation for the working teacher

July 10th through 14th, 2024, Denver, Colorado

https://gradalis.edu

Understanding Waldorf Education (UWE) Program

September 2024-April 2025, Denver, Colorado

https://gradalis.edu

Gradalis Early Childhood Training

New Cohort begins June 22th through July 14th, 2024, Denver, Colorado

https://gradalis.edu

Please visit our website to find out about job postings at our member schools.

https://www.publicwaldorf.org/job-postings

For more information:

Liz Beaven, Executive Director

Carly Fedor, Administrative Assistant

Alliance for Public Waldorf Education

1000 River Rock Drive, Suite 218

Folsom, CA 95630

Public Waldorf is a service mark of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America and is used pursuant to a license.

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