Early Childhood Teacher Development
The New Zealand Steiner Teacher Development - Early Childhood (NZSTD - EC)programme has been specifically designed for people working in Steiner Waldorf kindergartens, early childhood centers, home-based situations, and playgroups, who would like to have a formal Steiner Waldorf qualification. However, people not fitting any of these categories are encouraged to contact the course coordinators to help find a workable solution.
While acknowledging the universal nature of all human beings, all course content recognises Aotearoa New Zealand’s specific cultural context and our commitment to tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership in Aotearoa New Zealand in the 21st century.
The NZSTD(EC) works in cooperation with Steiner Education Aotearoa New Zealand (SEANZ) and is endorsed by the International Association of Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education (IASWECE).
What will it do?
The programme offers a sustained and organised pathway of teacher education for those who wish to deepen and extend their knowledge and make conscious their practice of Rudolf Steiner pedagogy as it relates to the young child.
The intention is to re-examine and open both thinking and practices, to discover why we do what we do, through active listening, questioning, reflection, and engagement on a practical level.
The three streams of cultural and environmental influence, developmental phases, and of individual spiritual development, will be brought together to address the child in its fullness and underpin an approach to Early Childhood education that allows for the unfolding of the child’s true being in a healthy, integrated manner. The seminars will have a substantial practical component.
On completion of the three-year part-time education programme, you will receive an internationally recognised diploma.
For further information and/or an enrolment package, please contact the course coordinating team.