Parent Education

Parents and teachers gather in evening meetings throughout the school year (four to five per year) to discuss the curriculum and practical details about class activities. These evenings are a window into your child’s school life and are a wonderful opportunity for parents and teacher to build and strengthen the class community. Parents also meet individually with teachers twice yearly to discuss their child’s progress and share impressions.

Each year the school sponsors public talks, workshops and informal get-togethers with experienced Waldorf educators on issues related to education and parenting. For more information about events that are open to the public, please click here.

Parent interested in learning more about Waldorf education and anthroposophy can enroll in Foundation Studies classes held at Merriconeag or can join study groups.

Waldorf Teacher Education & Renewal

Videos of teachers speaking about why they chose to become Waldorf teachers

created by Karl Schurman and 10th grade student, Cyrus Fenderson

FOUNDATION STUDIES AT MERRICONEAG

     Why is your child studying medieval history in 6th grade?  How is your child learning to read in 1st grade?  What is eurythmy?  These are only a few questions parents have when embarking on Waldorf Education.  Foundation Studies offers a window into the philosophy underlying Waldorf and the vision of human development that informs it. Foundation Studies is a long-standing program offered to parents and friends of Merriconeag Waldorf School.  The Center for Anthroposophy in Wilton, NH brings this program to Freeport, and several other Waldorf School communities, as a way of helping participants attend in their local area.  Foundation Studies is a two-year part-time program in self development and the arts which helps one understand the roots and reasons behind Waldorf Education.  

Foundations Studies & Teacher Training, Fall 2010

  Foundation Studies has begun, but it is not too late to join! Our next meeting with be on Sunday, September 26. We want to encourage anyone who is interested to come see what it is about, and also offer a discount for Foundation Studies Alumni to come for a section of classes if interested. Many of you are curious and interested in learning more about Waldorf education and anthroposophy and how to incorporate it into your own lives. Foundation Studies students will participate in a thought provoking, spiritually awakening, and artistically developing course/study group, guided by knowledgeable, skilled, and inspiring teachers. The group itself develops a bit the way a classroom group doesthere will be much interplay and conversation, with participants actively contributing, creating, ruminating, exploring, and discovering. Basic introductory texts by Rudolf Steiner and other writers will be presented and discussed to explore the philosophy underlying Waldorf education. There will be a strong focus on the arts, and new capacities will unfold along with new ways of seeing and understanding the world. For more information or to register, call Lucy Ahearne (865-9063) or Barbara Richardson (865-6482) and/or visit centerforanthroposophy.org to register directly.

Curriculum

What's it all about?

     Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy and the Arts

     Merriconeag Waldorf School

     57 Desert Rd., Freeport, ME 04032

     207-865-390, Ext. 169

     For more information, registration, and materials, please contact the following:.

Registration:  Milan Daler, P.O. Box 545, Wilton, NH 03086, 603-654-2566, milan@centerforanthroposophy.org

Program:         Barbara Richardson, 207-865-6482, brichardson@centerforanthroposophy.org

Local Coordinator:  Lucy Ahearne, 865-9063, limnjucy@gmail.com