Teacher Apprenticeship

Our teacher apprenticeship program is a full time, in-school, one-school-year experience (mid-August through mid-June) designed to provide the apprentice with:

• Age-appropriate lesson content.
• Tools to master classroom situations.
• A framework within which to further the necessary transformation in one’s relationship to the world of children and adolescents.
• A balance of individual and group work.
• Weekly attendance at faculty meetings.
• Artistic activities and journaling.
• A weekly study – fundamentals of anthroposophy and fundamentals of Waldorf education.
• Weekly meetings with program mentor for the purpose of lessons planning, lesson review, and monitoring of the apprenticeship.
• Regular and close collaboration with one or several experienced teachers preparing and reviewing lessons.
• Direct experience with students through assisting in classrooms and increased teaching responsibilities over the course of the year, assisting in substitutions, field trips and a variety of school activities.       

Qualified candidates for this apprenticeship possess the following:

• A deep interest in, and reverence for, child and adolescent development as seen through the lens of Anthroposophy. 
• A willingness to acquire new skills, study, and transform one’s relationship to the world as integral elements of preparation.
• A willingness to engage earnestly in a supportive yet demanding, year-long program in a boarding school environment. 
• A willingness to take classroom responsibility for up to 8 periods per week. (Assignments are tailored to each apprentice’s ability).
• BA degree or equivalent, or life experience that demonstrates the capacity for study.
• Verbal and written mastery of the English language.

Our intention is to provide a rich apprenticeship experience at an affordable cost.

Our tuition for the program covers the cost of the apprentice’s food, lodging, and supplies, as well as the stipends for course leaders and mentors, for the duration of the program.

• Tuition: $7,845 (Three equal payments of $2,615 or one payment in full with a 2% discount.)
• Includes on-campus housing (based on availability), meals while school is in session, and supplies (except books for required reading).
• A portion of tuition costs may be recovered by the apprentice in the form of paid substitution and other responsibilities, as the availability, capability of participants, and school needs require beyond the eight periods per week of classroom work included in the apprentices’ responsibilities.
• The number of participants is limited to three.