Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Steiner's Six Basic Exercises
Many of us went to Monica's talk tonight on Deepening your Inner Work. As we know it is a big part of being a Waldorf teacher and for many of us it can be a struggle. I was going to take one way to cultivate your inner life, which is the 6 basic exercises, and write up my notes on it to share but found Brian Gray has created a fantastic video on it.
Steiner's Six Basic Exercises
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
New Summer Training led by Antje Bojarsky in Sebastopol, CA
Greetings,
Just thought I'd share that there will be a new summer training in Sebastopol, CA led by Antje Bojarksy this summer.
Here is copy from the Announcement:
Grades 1-2: June 27 - July 1 (Mon-Fri)
Grades 3-4: July 5 - 9 (Tue-Sat)
Grades 5-6: July 11 - 15 (Mon-Fri)
Grades 7-8: July 18 - 22 (Mon-Fri)
The hours will be 9am to 4pm each day.
Bring your laptop for downloading materials.
We will offer electronic resources as well as a webinar follow-up to the training.
This
program is directed by Antje Bojarsky, M.Ed. who has served as Waldorf
teacher training faculty member at Rudolf Steiner College since 2000 and
is focusing on developing quality training for public school teachers.
She and a team of experienced teachers are looking forward to working
with you!
A message from Chris Topham, Executive Director at Sebastopol Independent Charter School and former class teacher in grades 1-8 at Summerfield Waldorf School and Novato Charter School:
“As a class teacher, I knew I was well prepared to teach the next grade when Antje Bojarsky taught me in The Art of Teaching program at Rudolf Steiner College. I am excited that Antje will continue to help class teachers, especially with extra attention on the public classroom, although the overall theme will still be on a curriculum inspired by the principles of Public Waldorf Education. I’ve heard a strong interest from class teachers in the Bay Area about a local option, but more than anything, I hear about the demand for a good grade preparation course for teachers in public schools inspired by the principles of Public Waldorf Education. It’s finally here! Sebastopol Independent Charter School is excited to be hosting this training.”
Registration: Visit our Summer Program Training website to register.
Cost: $495 (before April 30), $525 (after April 30)
Classes will be taught at our downtown campus, located at 200 S. Main Street, Sebastopol. Snacks will be provided during one snack break in the morning. There will be a lunch break with plenty of food places within walking distance (or bring your own lunch). Most materials will be provided for the course work.
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Just thought I'd share that there will be a new summer training in Sebastopol, CA led by Antje Bojarksy this summer.
Here is copy from the Announcement:
Summer 2016 ~ Grades 1-8
Grades 1-2: June 27 - July 1 (Mon-Fri)
Grades 3-4: July 5 - 9 (Tue-Sat)
Grades 5-6: July 11 - 15 (Mon-Fri)
Grades 7-8: July 18 - 22 (Mon-Fri)
The hours will be 9am to 4pm each day.
Bring your laptop for downloading materials.
We will offer electronic resources as well as a webinar follow-up to the training.
These
professional development courses are especially designed for public
school teachers in charter schools whose curricular foundation is
inspired by the principles of Public Waldorf Education but who need to
also understand the Common Core Standards.
Come explore the themes of each grade! Leave with a plan for the coming year, with inspiration for teaching, and with clarity about goals and outcomes. Understand the socio-emotional components of your lessons, how to reach diverse learners, and take away strategies for transitions and guidance. Sing, move, draw, paint, craft, and express yourself as the professional you are!
We invite you to experience teaching as an art and come away with confidence! Start your new school year feeling ready and excited!
Come explore the themes of each grade! Leave with a plan for the coming year, with inspiration for teaching, and with clarity about goals and outcomes. Understand the socio-emotional components of your lessons, how to reach diverse learners, and take away strategies for transitions and guidance. Sing, move, draw, paint, craft, and express yourself as the professional you are!
We invite you to experience teaching as an art and come away with confidence! Start your new school year feeling ready and excited!
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A message from Chris Topham, Executive Director at Sebastopol Independent Charter School and former class teacher in grades 1-8 at Summerfield Waldorf School and Novato Charter School:
“As a class teacher, I knew I was well prepared to teach the next grade when Antje Bojarsky taught me in The Art of Teaching program at Rudolf Steiner College. I am excited that Antje will continue to help class teachers, especially with extra attention on the public classroom, although the overall theme will still be on a curriculum inspired by the principles of Public Waldorf Education. I’ve heard a strong interest from class teachers in the Bay Area about a local option, but more than anything, I hear about the demand for a good grade preparation course for teachers in public schools inspired by the principles of Public Waldorf Education. It’s finally here! Sebastopol Independent Charter School is excited to be hosting this training.”
Registration: Visit our Summer Program Training website to register.
Cost: $495 (before April 30), $525 (after April 30)
Classes will be taught at our downtown campus, located at 200 S. Main Street, Sebastopol. Snacks will be provided during one snack break in the morning. There will be a lunch break with plenty of food places within walking distance (or bring your own lunch). Most materials will be provided for the course work.
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Friday, November 27, 2015
Waldorf Teacher Resources blog
Check out Michael Seifert's blog - Waldorfteacherresources - if you haven't yet. It has lots of goodies!
Monday, September 28, 2015
Saints and fables from India and Tibet
The Jataka tales are great fables from India. Buddhists hold them to be descriptions of the past lives of the Buddha prior to his rebirth as the prince Siddhartha, however this need not be explained outright. There are scores of Jatakas (pronounced Jah-ta-ka with an almost imperceptible stress on the first syllable, rather than Ja-TA-ka). One great collection is entitled, "Buddhist Animal Wisdom Stories." Despite the title, there is no mention of Buddhism in any of the tales. Find it on Amazon. There are also many Jatakas involving human incarnations, such as when he was a young prince who offered his body to a starving tigress so she and her cubs could survive. When the young prince was later reborn as prince Siddhartha and became enlightened, the tigress and her four cubs were the five ascetics who had meditated with Siddhartha, abandoned him and then became the first five disciples when Buddha taught the 4 Noble Truths and the 8 Fold Path. You could totally leave that detail out in 2nd grade and bring that part of the story back in 5th grade! The place where this compassionate act is said to have happened is called Namobuddha and is in Nepal.
One of my favorite stories is popular in Tibet and tells of how a ship of sailors was capsized at sea and a giant sea turtle swam the entire crew to shore, where the turtle collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke he was covered with flies who were eating him. Rather than crawl back into the sea, which would drown the flies, the turtle let the flies eat him. Because of this connection, In the future the turtle was reborn as the Buddha and the crew and flies were reborn as his disciples.
There are so many great saints to share from India and Tibet. Milarepa is the foremost saint in Tibetan history. Perhaps a little subtle in some parts but an awesome and inspiring story.
In my view, the story of the Indian saint Asanga and the Dog is a must tell, but your class must be ready for a bit of the grotesque. If they are, it's a tear jerker. There's a great version told by the lama Sogyal Rinpoche online.
Two other Indian Buddhist saints known mainly in Tibet are Gelongma Palmo and Shantideva, who wrote one of the most incredible texts in all of Buddhism, the Way of the Bodhisattva.
I hope some of these references help some of you bring some multicultural influence to 2nd grade.
Aaron in Monterey
One of my favorite stories is popular in Tibet and tells of how a ship of sailors was capsized at sea and a giant sea turtle swam the entire crew to shore, where the turtle collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke he was covered with flies who were eating him. Rather than crawl back into the sea, which would drown the flies, the turtle let the flies eat him. Because of this connection, In the future the turtle was reborn as the Buddha and the crew and flies were reborn as his disciples.
There are so many great saints to share from India and Tibet. Milarepa is the foremost saint in Tibetan history. Perhaps a little subtle in some parts but an awesome and inspiring story.
In my view, the story of the Indian saint Asanga and the Dog is a must tell, but your class must be ready for a bit of the grotesque. If they are, it's a tear jerker. There's a great version told by the lama Sogyal Rinpoche online.
Two other Indian Buddhist saints known mainly in Tibet are Gelongma Palmo and Shantideva, who wrote one of the most incredible texts in all of Buddhism, the Way of the Bodhisattva.
I hope some of these references help some of you bring some multicultural influence to 2nd grade.
Aaron in Monterey
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Saint Seraphim Story from Paula Lisch
Paula Lisch wrote down her Saint Seraphim Story and I asked if I could share it with the group. I've added it to our Facebook page.
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