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Foundation Studies with local Group Leaders sponsored by
Sophia Institute have been set up in several locations and can be set up
with the help of the Sophia Institute in your location.
We have detailed and adaptive course materials and lesson plans available for local Foundation Studies. Groups of 6 or more students may enroll in the courses with a local group leader. The group leader works as an adjunct faculty of the Sophia Institute using the Sophia Institute course materials. Group leaders need to have completed a Waldorf Teacher Training and have successfully taught in a Waldorf school, Camphill Community or similar Anthroposophical institution and need to have experience in adult education, being able to provide feedback and mentoring in the areas of Waldorf education, Anthroposophy and the path of self development. Typically the local Foundation Studies comprise 2 semesters and meet weekly or bi-weekly during the school year.
The Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy and the Arts are adult education courses based on the Anthroposophical Foundation Studies offered by the Waldorf Teacher Training Centers in North America. 
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Nurturing Arts session with Sophia Institute students
Course Outline
Part I
Introduction to Waldorf Education Introduction to the Path of Self Development as given in Anthroposophy Artistic Courses Wet method painting Rudolf Steiner's Life and Work Nature of the Human Being Performing Arts Child Observation Handwork Inner Work Metamorphosis in Clay Part II Introduction to Waldorf Education The World View and Psychology of Anthroposophy Artistic Courses Nature of the Human Being Child Observation Handwork Inner Work Karma and Reincarnation Independent Study Options: - Philosophy of Freedom - Veil Painting - Cosmology - Knowledge of the Human Being (Study of Man) - Bio-dynamic Agriculture - Parzival |
Summer Intensives Courses in Early Childhood Education
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The Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy and the Arts are adult education courses based on the Anthroposophical Foundation Studies offered by the Waldorf Teacher Training Centers in North America. Participants can earn a Foundation Studies certificate. The course is designed to meet the needs of those individuals who want to develop their artistic abilities, and acquaint themselves with, or deepen their understanding of the basic world-view of Anthroposophy brought by Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). The achievements inspired by Anthroposophy can be seen today throughout the modern world. It is attracting those people who wish to work out of new impulses in the fields of agriculture, the arts, education, curative education, social therapy, and medicine. Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy and the Arts, while providing a background for those wishing to become teachers in Waldorf Schools, also offers the opportunity to others who are interested in learning more about how they may work in the world, guided by a foundation in Anthroposophy. In the Foundation Studies broad themes of the essential nature of the human being and human development are taken up on many different levels. The courses concern themselves with the study of evolving consciousness and personal growth, through conversation, on-going group work, artistic activities, guided studies, and workshops.