There has been recent interest among our families about Waldorf teacher training at Mountain Song. Regular reports on training are provided to the MSCS Board of Directors in public meetings, and the most recent report provided at the February 1st MSCS Board meeting can be found at this link. A short summary follows here.
In 2017-18, the Interim Leadership Team made the formal decision to require all Kindergarten and Class Teachers either be fully Waldorf trained or start training by the end of their first year, with the commitment that Mountain Song would underwrite the tuition. This requirement went into effect in the 2019-2020 school year, and it has remained intact, with a brief adjustment in Summer 2020 due to the COVID shutdown.
As a result of our ongoing commitment, Mountain Song currently has 7 fully Waldorf-trained teachers, 6 teachers who have between 1-2 years of Waldorf training, and even more who started this year. In addition, both Dr. Woods and Mr. Samson are fully trained and very experienced Waldorf teachers who have also taught and mentored in Waldorf training programs for decades. This brings the total to 9 fully Waldorf trained educators at Mountain Song, and more are in-process.
The school also underwrites Waldorf training for other teachers who request it, which has included Waldorf Spacial Dynamics, Handwork, and World Languages in recent years.
Mountain Song continues to support Waldorf training for its teachers, honoring the wise commitment made in 2017-18.
