Spring Courses 2026
Spring Courses 2026
Location: Highland Hall Waldorf School
Date: Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Total credit hours: 7.5 hours
Teachers: Dennis Demanet
Cost: $300
Intensive for Grades Teachers I
This intensive focuses on Grade 5 assessment.
Philosophy - Anthroposophy
An Outline of Esoteric Science
Location: Online
Dates: 9 Tuesdays (Jan-May 2026) Jan 13 - Jan 27 - Feb 3 - Feb 24 - Mar 3 - Mar 24 - Apr 14 - Apr 28 - May 26 Student presentation Sat May 30, 9-12:30pm
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Total credit hours: 21.5 hours
Teacher: Philip Guest & Aileen Leijten
Cost: $680
Together we will take a dive into An Outline of Esoteric Science, one of Rudolf Steiner’s essential works, exploring each chapter in depth through presentations, artistic activities, and collaborative group work. This class spans over the course of nine hour and a half online sessions throughout the Spring semester and ends with group project presentation in May. We will approach the content of this book through thinking, feeling and willing.
Waldorf Essentials
Location: Online
Dates: 5 Tuesdays (Jan-May 2026)
Jan 20 - Feb 10 - Mar 17 - April 21 - May 19
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Total credit hours: 7.5 hours
Teachers: Dr. Patricia Reber, Holly Richards, Shivani Burrows-Goodwill, Bari Borsky
Cost: $300
The focus or of this online course is a continuation of Child and Human Development’.
We will explore the philosophical underpinnings of the Waldorf curriculum through a deep dive into each of the stages of development: early childhood (birth to 7); middle childhood (7 to 14); and adolescence (14 to 21). At each stage, we address the many facets essential for a Waldorf teacher to understand and work effectively with the students in their care. Among other subjects we will explore are Sensory Development, the Foundational Senses in the First Seven Years and more.
Early Childhood Intensive I
Location: Waldorf School of San Diego
Date: Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Total credit hours: 7 hours
Teachers: Holly Richards, Johanna Laurelin
Cost: $280
In this intensive we will focus on the role of imitation and play, and supportive creative play.
Grades Intensive II
Location: Waldorf School of San Diego
Date: Saturday Feb 7, 2026
Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Total credit hours: 7.5 hours
Teachers: Deirdre Lague, Johanna Laurelin
Cost: $300
In this intensive we will focus on all elements of teaching Grade 6 & practicum presentation
The Art of Speech
Location: Waldorf School of Orange County
Date: Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Time: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Total credit hours: 6.5 hours
Teachers: Helen Lubin
Cost: $260
- The living language environment in Waldorf education
- The daily speech practice – with examples
- The art of the spoken word as one of the time arts
- The spoken word between movement and meaning
- Learning by heart
- Literacy/reading foundation
- Classroom management and teacher longevity
- The spoken word and the school community.
Waldorf Enrichment
Waldorf Enrichment , a complementary course to Waldorf Essentials, offers an opportunity to explore with new perspectives some of the aspects of child development arising in today’s classrooms. Webinars are led by experienced practitioners.
Location: Online
Dates: 4 Tuesdays (Feb-May 2026)
Feb 17 - Mar 10 - May 5 - May 12
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Total credit hours: 6 hours
Teachers: Shivani Burrows-Goodwill, Jacqueline Develle, Blair Manzke
Cost: $240
Grades Intensive III
Location: Highland Hall Waldorf School
Date: Saturday March 7, 2026
Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Total credit hours: 7.5 hours
Teachers: Brennan Yack, Dana Williams
Cost: $300
In this intensive we will focus on all elements of teaching in middle school, more specifically in Grade 7
Early Childhood Intensive II
Location: Highland Hall Waldorf School
Date: Saturday Mar 21, 2026
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Total credit hours: 7 hours
Teachers: Rosa Balderrama, Dana Williams
Cost: $280
This intensive focuses on working with neurodiverse children, and recognizing the child’s needs.
Grades Intensive IV
Location: San Diego Waldorf School
Date: Saturday April 18, 2026
Date: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Total credit hours: 7.5 hours
Teachers: Mary Carmichael, Johanna Laurelin,
Cost: $300
This intensive will focus on teaching in middle school, more specifically Grade 8, and practicum review.
Biodynamic Farming
Location: Pan O’ Rama Farms in Fallbrook
Date: Saturday April 25, 2026
Date: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Total credit hours: 6.5 hours
Teachers: Jacqueline and Soleil Develle
Cost: $260
Biodynamics is rooted in the work of philosopher and scientist Dr. Rudolf Steiner, whose 1924 lectures to farmers opened a new way to integrate scientific understanding with a recognition of spirit in nature.
An in person workshop on the basics and foundations of Biodynamic farming at a lovely Pan O’Rama Avocado and citrus farm.
Grades Intensive V
Location: TBD
Date: Saturday May 9, 2026
Date: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Total credit hours: 7.5 hours
Teachers: Shivani, Jacqueline, Aileen
Cost: $300
Student Graduation presentations.