Adult Education

Adult Education Opportunities at the Austin Waldorf School

Through the Adult Education Program, the Austin Waldorf School endeavors to create and offer opportunities for parents and the wider community to increase their understanding of Waldorf education. Our lectures and workshops allow our faculty to share their expertise as well as engage the community in personal development. The program also hosts distinguished guest speakers from around the world.

SEASONAL NEEDLE FELTING, JANUARY 31, 2012, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Join Fonda Black, Susan Darcy, and Rosa Vela Sachs in the Handwork room for an evening of needle felting. Create handmade seasonal crafts for your home and learn how to improve your needle felting skills under the guidance of three master crafters. Participants must RSVP for this event. The cost is $25.00, tickets are available in the main office of Austin Waldorf School. Proceeds for this event will benefit the Spanish and Handwork programs at AWS>

BALANCE AND REFLEX INTEGRATION THROUGH CIRCUS ARTS, MONDAY - FEBRUARY 6, 2012, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Come one come all to an evening of movement exploratoin to gain a better understanding of the circus arts! Join AWS games and movement teacher, Kate Moran, for a fun evening exploring the many benefits of circus arts. Learn how students can improve their balance, coordination, and create healthy movement patterns through activities including juggling, stilt walking, tight wire walking, plate spinning, acrobatics, and unicycle riding.
Katie has been a movement teacher in Waldorf Schools for nine years and works therapeutically using Spacial Dynamics with children and adults. She is a graduate of Spacial Dynamics and Waldorf Teacher Training. She has a background in outdoor education that begain in 1993. She has taught activities to children such as ocean kayaking, archery, surfing, volleyball, circus arts, javelin, and team building skills. She is committed to bringing forth the principles of Spacial Dynamics and volunteers for international Hands In Peace Festivals.

CREATING A HEALTHY SENSORY DIET AT HOME, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Parents and children (ages 3-10) are invited to participate in health-promoting sensory experiences that can easily be recreated at home. Childcare will be provided as Betty Jane Enno, and Carol Toole introduce parents to the sensory systems and early movement patterns. Fun activities that assist in the integration of reflexes and the strengthening of these systems will be demonstrated. Senses addressed will include the sense of balance, touch, body awareness, vision, and audition. The children will then be invited in to participate with their parent at age-appropriate exercise stations. Space in the workshop is limited by age group. Groups will be divided by ages 3-6, and 7-10. The fee for this workshop is $50.00.

THE PARENT EXPERIENCE: PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH WALDORF EDUCATION, APRIL 10, 2012, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Waldorf Education often transforms the lives of parents who send their children to the schools. In this talk, David Darcy will help parents understand the various stages parents often go through as their experience of Waldorf Education deepens, the deeper levels of this transformation, and how parents can benefit more fully if they so desire.
David has been a Waldorf teacher since 1992. His three children all attended AWS. He currently teaches a mixed age group in his home and consults nationwide with homeschooling parents who are interested in the Waldorf curriculum.

 

Individual tickets with RSVP in advance: $10.00
Guests at the door: $12.00

 

 

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The First Four Years
January 14th, 21st, 28th, 2012

This popular class, offered once a year, explores ways to support healthy movement and language development, as well as the child's budding cognitive growth in the early years. Various activities transport participants into the child's world. The class is highly recommended for future Waldorf families, parents-to-be, or anyone who wishes to better their understanding of the inner world of the young child.