Location:
Curative Education Program, Glenmoore, PA.
Length:
34 hours (variable - over several weeks); in addition, 7 hours of field experience.
Instructional delivery format:
Traditional classroom model
Instruction:
During this course, students are given an overview of Waldorf education, its pedagogical, social, and spiritual-cultural mission and fundamental pedagogical principles. The course includes an overview of the curriculum from kindergarten through 12th grade. Throughout the course, special consideration is given to the application and adaptation of Waldorf education to the education of students with special needs, with an introduction to sensory and developmental exercises used in class-wide and individualized instruction. Students are required to complete one day of classroom observation in a Waldorf school for typically developing students.