Foundation Year Certificate for Teachers

A certificate of completion for Teachers participating in the Foundations in Anthroposophy Course.

This certificate came about at the request of Sheoak College who held a study group for the Foundations in Anthroposophy Course for educators wishing to be employed in Steiner / Waldorf Schools in South Australia. Although EduCareDo is not a Registered Training Organisation, the certificate is evidence of actively engaging with Anthroposophy and being mentored in Waldorf Education. It has been beneficial for participants in many and various ways. To receive the Foundation Year Certificate for Teachers, participants complete the Foundations in Anthroposophy Course and general requirements for a Certificate of Completion along with the additional requirements listed below.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Review after each lesson with the following questions:

1. What was new to me in this lesson?

2. What was most important and/or inspiring to me in this lesson?

3. What can I do with these discoveries?

Present two artistic expressions. One from the first half of the year (Lessons 1 – 14), and one from the second (Lessons 15 – 26). Artistic expressions can include creative writing, poetry, photographs of painting or sculpture, musical pieces, or video recordings of music or drama performances.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A TEACHER’S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Choose a topic from the following sets of lessons and submit a 750 – 1000 word essay for each set of lessons. That is four essays.

Lesson 1 – 7 | Lesson 8 – 14 | Lesson 15 – 20 | Lesson 21 – 26

MENTORING ON

Choose a subject from each set of lessons and explore it further in discussion and activity with a mentor. A mentor is one or more persons sourced and chosen by you from within the Waldorf teaching community, or someone who you know to be actively working from the impulse of anthroposophy and who is willing to support your exploration for deeper enquiry into a subject. You may find a mentor in a study group or school College of Teachers. You may source someone who has the most experience and is most helpful in your chosen subject; the same person need not be your mentor in each subject.

Fulfil four mentor diary sheets, one for each for each set of lessons that summarise what has been explored and developed. Please ask your mentor to sign your mentor diary sheet before you submit it to EduCareDo.

PARTICIPATION IN ANTHROPOSOPHICAL TRAININGS AND GROUP STUDY

A total of 25 hours of engagement in professional development such as anthroposophical trainings, study groups or conferences are required over the length of the course. Participating in an EduCareDo study group or gathering can fulfil this requirement. Please submit a summary of this professional development to complete your course requirements.

Please submit your work in the following order:

1. Lessons 1 – 7 (Assignment 1, Mentor Diary sheet 1)

2. Lessons 8 – 14 (Assignment 2, Mentor Diary sheet 2)

3. Lesson 15 – 20 (Assignment 3, Mentor Diary sheet 3)

4. Lesson 21 – 26 (Assignment 4, Mentor Diary sheet 4, Professional summary))