What kind of training do Waldorf teachers have?
Ideally, class Teachers will have both a university degree and teaching certification from a recognized Waldorf teacher training college or institute. Typically, the course of study for teachers is from two to three years and includes practice teaching in a Waldorf school under the supervision of experienced Waldorf teachers. Teachers must also be either licensed or registered through TSPC and satisfy the requirements for “highly qualified teachers” by the state of Oregon. If a teacher is not Waldorf certified, he/she will be taking training to learn to apply the Waldorf methods in a public school setting.
Teachers are required to have a full teacher training and be certified by the State authorities (in Western Australia it WACOT). Most teachers have completed an additional course of study in Waldorf teaching. The teachers also undergo regular programs of professional development, study and attendance at conferences in WA, interstate and occasionally overseas.
As a rule, class teachers have both a university degree and teaching certification from a recognized Waldorf teacher training center. Some Waldorf training programs offer a masters degree in Waldorf education. Typically the course of study is from two to three years and includes active teaching in a Waldorf school under the supervision of experienced Waldorf teachers. Teachers must also satisfy whatever state credential and licensing requirements might apply. For specialty subject teachers there are some specialty trainings. For all teachers there are substantial ongoing education courses in the summer for renewal and for learning.
While requirements within individual schools may vary, as a rule Class Teachers will have both a university degree and teaching certification from a recognized Waldorf teacher training college or institute. Some Waldorf training programs can also grant B.A. degrees in conjunction with Waldorf teaching certification. Typically, the course of study for teachers is from two to three years and includes practice teaching in a Waldorf school under the supervision of experienced Waldorf teachers. Teachers must also satisfy whatever state credential and licensing requirements might apply. Rudolf Steiner, speaking in Oxford in 1922, defined “three golden rules” for teachers: “to receive the child in gratitude from the world it comes from; to educate the child with love; and to lead the child into the true freedom which belongs to man.
