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Waldorf Administration Program
This course is intended for administrators, staff, teachers, parents or board members who are active in the administrative affairs of their school or organization, as well as others interested in organizational development and renewal.
Waldorf schools are recognized for their insightful, innovative, and effective educational approach as well as their profound understanding of child development. They can also be models of healthy organizational life, with leadership styles, decision-making procedures and business practices appropriate for our time.
Questions concerning institutional vision, community-building, and the nature of work arise from some of the deepest longings of the human soul. Where are the model organizations and who are the innovators in this field? Can we develop the skills, competencies and moral techniques necessary for incarnating the spiritual imaginations and values we carry?
In order to address these questions, the program will draw broadly on the works of Rudolf Steiner and other authors, as well as on insights gained from the faculty's many years of administrative experience in Waldorf schools and other non-profit organizations.
Course Topics
Introduction
- Phases
of School Development
- Role of
Administration
- Building
Community
- Threefold Nature of Waldorf Schools
Management
- Best Practices
and Shared Principles
- Policies
and Procedures
- Communication
and Conflict Resolution
- Effective
Meetings
- Personnel
and Staff Development
- Labor and Employment/Legal Issues
Finance
and Economics
- The Nature
of Money
- Building
Enrollment
- Tuition
Programs
- Wages
and Budgets
- Fundraising and Development
Relationships
- Board
Development
- Parents
and Community
- Working
with Volunteers
- Relationships among Colleagues
Personal
Development
- Inner
Work
- Artistic
Work
- Biography
- Self-Development
- Waldorf
in the World Today
- Networking
- Mainstream
Trends in Organizational Development
- Management and Leadership Styles
Admission
Requirements
The tuition covers six sessions in two years including supplies. Limited
student loan program available. Certification requirements:
- Completion
of the two-year course. Each year will include: one week in the spring;
two weeks in the summer; an extended weekend in the fall
- Successful
completion of a project based on a need in the participant's school/organization
- Practicum and mentor relationship
To request
an application packet, please go to our contact
page.
Faculty
Gayle Davis Director ·
Waldorf
Administration Program, Rudolf Steiner College
Dennis Klocek ·
Director, Goethean
Studies Program, Rudolf Steiner College
Larry Levine, Consultant on Organizational Change, Lexington, MA
David
Mitchell · Faculty,
Shining Mountain Waldorf School
Arline Monks ·
Development Director,
Rudolf Steiner College
Martin Novom ·
Consultant, Lemnis
Associates
Cornelis Pieterse ·
Consultant, Lemnis Associates
Christopher Schaefer ·
Faculty,
Sunbridge College; Consultant, Envision Associates; Director, High Tor
Alliance
Robert Schiappacasse ·
Administrator,
Shining Mountain Waldorf School
Astrid Schmitt-Stegmann ·
Director,
Waldorf Teacher Education Program, Rudolf Steiner College
Betty Staley ·
Director, Foundation
Year Program, Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program, Rudolf Steiner
College
Iris Sullivan ·
Artist, Adjunct
Faculty, Rudolf Steiner College
Staff from the Rudolf Steiner Foundation