Waldorf teacher training in Canada

• • Early childhood

  Birth-to-Three Part-Time Program

  Rudolf Steiner College Canada

  Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

  A one-year part-time certificate for educators and assistants working with children from birth to three, with a 16-day summer intensive and six-day sessions in fall and spring.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions

  Length:

  One year, part-time (305 hours)

  Intake:

  Summer: June 14 to July 3, 2026

  Recognition:

  WECAN recognised Birth-to-Three certificate

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

• • Class teacher

  Professional Development for Waldorf Teachers Part-Time Grades

  Rudolf Steiner College Canada

  Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

  A three-year part-time programme for teachers already working in a Waldorf school, built around three weeks of workshops each July and a personal mentor who visits the classroom.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions

  Length:

  Three years (3 weeks of workshops each July, with mentoring and classroom visits)

  Intake:

  Accepting applications for 2026; deadline June 1 for programmes starting in summer 2026

  Recognition:

  Full-member teacher education institute of AWSNA

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

• • Early childhood

  Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education Full-Time

  Rudolf Steiner College Canada

  Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

  A one-year full-time Waldorf early childhood programme for birth to seven on the college campus in Thornhill, with 9 weeks of teaching practice in Waldorf schools.

  Format:

  Full-time

  Length:

  One year

  Intake:

  2026-27 programme; applications due by the end of April

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

• • Early childhood

  Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education Part-Time (Birth to Seven)

  Rudolf Steiner College Canada

  Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

  A two-year part-time early childhood certificate for practising teachers and assistants in Waldorf kindergartens, nurseries, playgroups, parent and child and home-care settings.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions

  Length:

  Two years, part-time (a three-week summer intensive and one-week fall and spring sessions each year)

  Intake:

  Summer 1: June 14 to July 3, 2026

  Recognition:

  Recognised by WECAN

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

• • Class teacher

  Waldorf Teacher Education Full-Time Grades

  Rudolf Steiner College Canada

  Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

  A one-year full-time Waldorf grade school teacher programme for grades 1 to 8 on the college campus in Thornhill, with 10 weeks of teaching practice and courses in early childhood and high school education.

  Format:

  Full-time

  Length:

  One year

  Intake:

  2026-27 programme; applications due by the end of August

  Recognition:

  Course hours meet AWSNA minimum expectations for a full-time programme

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

• • Early childhood

  Waldorf Early Childhood Educator Program

  West Coast Institute for Studies in Anthroposophy

  Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

  A two-year part-time Waldorf early childhood training for birth to seven, with three-week summer intensives in Duncan on Vancouver Island and online weekend courses during the year.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions, Online and in person

  Length:

  Two years, part-time (a Birth to Three certificate option takes the first 14 months)

  Intake:

  Application deadline May 15th, 2027

  Recognition:

  Recognised by WECAN and IASWECE

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

Lengths, intake dates and recognition are as each program's own page gives them, so look there before you apply. Starpath is a Waldorf-inspired homeschool curriculum, not a teacher training, and the programs here don't endorse us. Run a program that's missing or out of date? Write to support@starpathlearning.com.