Enrollment process

Glacier Waldorf programs are currently held at teachers' homes or a church location. These are Waldorf homeschool network groups: one for grades 3 and 4, and a new one forming for 1st grade. We also have a kindergarten homeschool network. Call Catherine Flynn at 406-261-1906 for information about these groups.

Special training for homeschooling parents interested in Waldorf:

Teaching Waldorf in the Home - a Training Intensive in August 2010

Five full days in August, exact days to be arranged with participants, plus a once-a-month study and support group, to bring questions and concerns through the school year, to associate as Waldorf home teachers, and to continue studies of Steiner's education foundations.

Cost: $200

Intensive can be tailored to meet the needs of those attending, but topics would include:

· the basics of Steiner's Waldorf philosophy (the Waldorf view of the human being and child development,
and the “whys” of everything we do in the Waldorf classroom and curriculum),

· self-development of the teacher/parent (inner work),

· elements of and setting up a Waldorf home classroom,

· the basics of Waldorf teaching:
* storytelling
* puppetry (for K)
* music/singing
* art
* circle activities and movement
* handwork
* home arts (for K)
* organizing the day and rhythm

* And in addition for those who will be teaching grades:
* organizing a main lesson
* creating main lesson books
* organizing the year in blocks
* teaching the pentatonic and/or C-flute,
* teaching form drawing, color drawing and watercolor
* mental math activities and games
* chalkboard drawings

In order to facilitate our working together from the same Waldorf ideas and methods, participants would need to purchase their own Waldorf curriculum, and one that is already packaged is highly recommended such as Live Ed or Christopherus (Oak Meadow is not a Waldorf curriculum). These curriculum’s run about $400, and I have to say as a trained Waldorf teacher working isolated from other experienced teachers, they are worth every penny.

For more information, please call Catherine at 261-1906.

Sweet Peas Parent-Child Group
A summer outdoor session will be held in August at the home of Catherine Flynn. Day/time to be determined with participants. For parents and their young children interested in learning more about a Waldorf early childhood experience.

For more information, please call Catherine at 261-1906.

A Waldorf school is very unique in its commitment to the child. This commitment can be thought of as a three-legged stool. One leg is the College of Teachers who dedicate their professional lives to the well being of the children and meeting their needs in the classroom. The second leg is the Board of Trustees, volunteers who are committed to the financial and operational health of the school always in terms of what is best for the children. And the third leg is the Parent Guild, of which all parents are automatically members upon enrolling their children in the school.

All three legs of the stool must be equally strong to support the children in their educational journey. To this end, it is expected that Glacier Waldorf School parents regard school activities and participation as one of their top priorities. When your child enrolls in the school, the parents are expected to attend orientation, all parent evenings and conferences, participate in special classroom activities, school festivals, fundraising activities and events, contribute volunteer time, and support GWS's policies and principles.