Waldorf Early Childhood Courses at WCI

Waldorf Early Childhood Educator Training Auditing Options

We are opening some of our Early Childhood Educator Training courses to auditors. Auditing is open to all current Waldorf Early Childhood educators and those enrolled in a Waldorf Early Childhood Educator training. Please contact the EC Program Directors for more information.

Online Foundation Course | January 11–February 8

The Art of Conversation: The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily

with Jason Yates

Imagination, relationship, and soulful conversation: these are some of the leading themes of The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily, written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1795. This course will be a journey through the imagery of the fairy tale meant to illuminate these themes as well as the questions that arise along the way—“What is more refreshing than light?”

This course is open to Waldorf educators and those interested in anthroposophy.

Saturdays 5:30-7:00 pm: January 11, January 18, January 25, February 1, February 8
Sundays 9:00-10:30 am: January 12, January 19, January 26, February 2
This course is held online via Zoom; all times are Pacific Time.

Course participants will join our Early Childhood Educator Training Program and must pay for all classes within a course. Classes will be recorded and will be available for viewing for one month after the course ends.

Course cost: $200 CDN

Registration Form

Jason Yates

In 1997, Jason Yates received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University before working internationally as a technology consultant, primarily in the field of virtual reality. He completed the Consciousness Studies program at Rudolf Steiner College in 2006 and went on to join the eurythmy training, graduating in 2010. Following two years of performing in Europe and Asia, Jason completed his therapeutic eurythmy training in Germany before joining the Cascadia Society for Social Working, a Camphill community serving adults with special needs in North Vancouver. Jason has an MA in therapeutic eurythmy from Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences and serves on several non-profit boards. He has been the school director of Waldorf Teacher Education Eugene since 2021.

Course Schedule
Course Outline
Course Refund Policy
PDF Poster

February, 2025 Auditing

Course participants will join our Early Childhood Educator Training Program, and are asked to pay an auditing fee of $25 per class. Auditors must commit to, and pay for, all classes within a course.

Courses are open to Waldorf educators and those interested in anthroposophy.

Details to come

Registration Form to come

Course Refund Policy

Waldorf Early Childhood Summer Courses

Summer training, courses and workshops are held at the Sunrise Waldorf School on Vancouver Island, in beautiful scenic British Columbia, Canada