Courses starting this summer & resource list update

Apr 20

Big news! In July, we’ll be launching two online courses. Don’t forget to request funds now if your school offers financial support for professional development! Registration for both courses will open in May, here on our website.

Course #1: Pedagogical Storytelling for Early Childhood

Building on our popular course offered last year, we’re hosting a second, extended course in which you’ll learn, practice, share, and prepare for the coming school year using DEIJ-informed and diversity-responsive pedagogy. Join us for six sessions on Zoom with experienced Waldorf Early Childhood teachers and practiced storytellers, and learn to craft tales that nourish and reflect your students. Space is limited to allow for small-group work and deep discussion. Confirmed guests at this time include: Melody Birdsong-Shubert (River Valley Waldorf School), Nancy Blanning (Denver Waldorf School and WECAN), Keelah Helwig (Waldorf School of Garden City), and Celestine Stadnick (Lakota Waldorf School).

Participants will:

Learn DEIJ-informed pedagogical storytelling theory, principles, and tools
Receive mentorship from experienced Early Childhood educators
Practice and share together in small groups, working from both case studies and personal experience
Leave with an Alma Partners Toolkit for continued practice and skill-building beyond the completion of the course

Dates/time:
Once a month on Sundays from 3:00-5:00pm ET: July 30, August 27, September 10, October 22, November 5, December 10

Cost for six 2-hour sessions with special guest speakers: (limited spaces available at each price point)
$1,200: school-funded, school budget over $1M
$1,000: school-funded, school budget under $1M
$800: self-pay, household income over $150K
$600: self-pay, household income under $150K
$400: self-pay, household income under $75K

Course #2: Fulfilling Our Promise: Becoming Inclusive Waldorf Communities

We are updating and revising our well-received online course, currently running in seven Waldorf schools, for individual participants.

Includes facilitation training and monthly guided discussion by Alma Partners, via Zoom

Space is limited to allow for small-group work and deep discussion.

Self-paced, online completion of eight modules plus a toolkit and 10 facilitated 1.5-hour conversations with two Alma Partners
(includes reading, videos, definitions, quizzes, journal and discussion prompts, and more):

Module Zero: Facilitator training (to build your capacity to continue the conversations outside your time with Alma Partners)
Module 1: DEIJ Key Concepts: Building a Shared Framework
Module 2: DEIJ and Waldorf Education
Module 3: Racial Identity Development, pt 1: Understanding Ourselves
Module 4: Racial Identity Development, pt 2: Understanding Our Students
Module 5: Inclusive Admissions
Module 6: Beyond Race: Speaking Broadly about Diversity
Module 7: Anti-Bias Education & Contextualizing Curriculum
Dates/time:
Once a month on Sundays from 7:00-8:30pm ET:
July 30, August 27, September 10, October 22, November 5, December 10, January-April dates TBD
Cost for all 10 sessions: (limited spaces available at each price point)
$1,200: school paying, school budget over $1M
$1,000: school paying, school budget under $1M
$800: self-pay, household income over $150K
$600: self-pay, household income under $150K
$400: self-pay, household income under $75K
Contact us about special rates for returning students and multiple participants from the same school!