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Overview of Programme

The part-time Level 4, 40 credits Certificate in Rudolf Steiner Education programme with on-site seminars during school holidays, offers a unique introduction to the impulse, philosophy and methodology of Rudolf Steiner Waldorf Education. Participants develop skills through artistic activities and practical assignments and, through processes of self-discovery and artistic response, develop knowledge and a capacity to promote children’s education, health and well-being. Also, seen as a pre-service pathway to becoming a Rudolf Steiner teacher, it combines theory, art and science with practical skills. The programme takes place at Taruna’s Homestead Campus in a peaceful setting of gardens and trees on the rural edge of the lower slopes of Te Mata Peak, in Havelock North.

In this programme, participants will:

• be introduced to the Waldorf curriculum including early childhood to high school;
• explore and understand human biography and the stages of child development as a process of incarnation;
• develop observational skills;
• develop curriculum resources and references;
• explore the qualities and techniques from a range of arts and crafts, such as:
• Painting
• Modelling
• Music
• Eurythmy
• Handwork
• Drawing
• Creative writing
• Storytelling and Creative
• Speech
• Spatial Dynamics/Movement
• develop classroom management skills, including understanding different learning styles;
• learn to bring creativity into teaching;
• support their own individual learning through reflection.