Waldorf class teacher training

• • Class teacher

  Primary Steiner Teacher Education Certificate Course

  Melbourne Rudolf Steiner Seminar, through the Association for Steiner Teacher Education Australia (ASTEA)

  Warranwood, Victoria, Australia

  An 18-module part-time certificate for primary Steiner teaching for Classes 1 to 6, with live online modules, three residential intensives and a 120-hour practicum in a Steiner school.

  Format:

  Part-time, Online and in person

  Length:

  Generally two to three years, part-time (18 modules)

  Intake:

  Enrolments for the 2027 course are open

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

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  Steiner Teacher Training Course 2026-27

  The Perth Waldorf School

  Bibra Lake, Western Australia, Australia

  A two-year part-time course in Waldorf teaching focused on the primary curriculum, held on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings during term.

  Format:

  Part-time

  Length:

  Two years, part-time

  Intake:

  Term one starts Friday 6 February 2026 (applications by 12 December 2025)

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

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  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

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  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
  • Class teacher

  PGDip Waldorf Education and Creative Pedagogies

  Bath Spa University and the Waldorf Learning Foundation

  Bath, England, United Kingdom

  A part-time distance-learning postgraduate diploma in Waldorf education for teachers who already hold QTS, with residential weekends at Steiner Academy Hereford.

  Format:

  Part-time, Online, Online and in person

  Length:

  12-16 months part time

  Intake:

  2027 entry

  Recognition:

  Accredited by Steiner Waldorf Education

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

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  • High school

  Postgraduate Diploma in Waldorf Education with PGCE and QTS

  Emerson College

  Forest Row, England, United Kingdom

  An employed-route Steiner Waldorf teacher training for people working in a Steiner Waldorf or Waldorf-inspired school, combining online study, residential weekends and mentored school practice, with a PGCE and QTS in the second year.

  Format:

  Part-time, Online and in person

  Length:

  Two years, with an optional third year for an MA

  Intake:

  Starts 14 September 2026

  Recognition:

  Validated by the University of Buckingham

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

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  Waldorf Teacher Education Program

  Antioch University New England

  New Hampshire, United States

  A low-residency graduate programme that prepares lead teachers for grades 1 to 8, leading to a Waldorf teaching certificate and, with further semesters, an M.Ed., with summer residencies in New Hampshire.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions, Online and in person

  Length:

  23-month or 25-month programme; further semesters for the M.Ed.

  Intake:

  New cohort forms each summer; summer 2027 Wilton residency July 10 to July 25

  Recognition:

  Graduate certificate recognised by AWSNA

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

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  Grades Teacher Education

  Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training

  California, United States

  A three-year part-time Waldorf class teacher training for grades 1 to 8, taught on weekends at a Waldorf school in the East Bay with a summer session at Marin Waldorf School.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions

  Length:

  3 years, part-time (weekends September to May and a 4-week summer intensive mid June to mid July)

  Intake:

  Begins September 18, 2026

  Recognition:

  Full member of AWSNA and WECAN

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

• • Early childhood
  • Class teacher

  Gradalis Teacher Training

  Gradalis Teacher Education

  Boulder, Colorado, United States

  A 26-month training for early childhood and grades 1 to 8 teachers in schools inspired by Waldorf principles, with three-week summer intensives at Shining Mountain Waldorf School, monthly webinars and field mentoring.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions, Online and in person

  Length:

  26 months (three summers and two school years)

  Intake:

  New cohort begins summer 2027 (June 19 to July 9, 2027)

  Recognition:

  WECAN Associate Member Institute

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

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  Grades 1-8 Waldorf Certificate Program

  Great Lakes Waldorf Institute

  Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

  A three-year part-time Waldorf class teacher certificate for grades 1 to 8, with a July intensive at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee and online classes in fall and spring.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions, Online and in person

  Length:

  Three years, part-time

  Intake:

  Rolling admission for sessions beginning in July (2026-27 tuition and 2026 summer calendar posted)

  Recognition:

  Certificate recognised by AWSNA and WECAN

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

• • Early childhood
  • Class teacher

  Waldorf Teacher Education

  Hawthorne Valley Alkion Center

  Ghent, New York, United States

  A two-year programme in which the first year meets on Saturdays and covers anthroposophy, the arts and Waldorf principles and the second year follows an early childhood or elementary grades track.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions

  Length:

  Two years (Year I on 28 Saturdays from mid-September to mid-May plus a summer course week; Year II with an early childhood or grades track)

  Intake:

  2026-2027 schedule: Saturdays from September 12, 2026

  Recognition:

  Certificate recognised by AWSNA and WECAN

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

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  Grade School Waldorf Teacher Training Program

  Sound Circle Center for Arts and Anthroposophy

  Bellingham, Washington, United States

  A 26-month Waldorf grades teacher training that combines foundation studies and teacher training, with summer sessions at Whatcom Hills Waldorf School, monthly online classes and a February session on Whidbey Island.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions, Online and in person

  Length:

  26 months

  Intake:

  New cohort starting summer 2026; application deadline June 1, 2026

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

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  Waldorf Elementary Teacher Education

  Sunbridge Institute

  Chestnut Ridge, New York, United States

  A low-residency Waldorf class teacher training for grades 1 to 8, with three-week summer sessions in person and online coursework during the school year.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions, Online and in person

  Length:

  25 months, 500 hours

  Intake:

  Next cohort enters July 2027

  Recognition:

  Recognised by AWSNA; full member of AWSNA

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

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  Grades 1-8 Certification Program

  Waldorf Institute of Southern California

  Northridge, California, United States

  A 25-month Waldorf class teacher certificate for grades 1 to 8, with in-person and online instruction over three summers and two school years and a new cohort each summer.

  Format:

  Part-time, Summer sessions, Online and in person

  Length:

  25 months (three summers and two school years), 700 hours plus fieldwork

  Intake:

  Enrollment opens January 2027 for entering the program on July 1, 2027

  Recognition:

  AWSNA recognised

  Program page

  Checked on October 19, 2026

• • Early childhood
  • Class teacher

  Waldorf Teacher Education (Early Childhood and Grades)

  Waldorf Teacher Education Eugene

  Eugene, Oregon, United States

  A two-year in-person programme on the Eugene Waldorf School campus, with classes four times a week, that prepares early childhood and grades teachers and includes seven weeks of practicum in the second year.

  Format:

  Full-time

  Length:

  Two years, September to June, with an optional individualised third year

  Intake:

  Accepting applications for Fall 2027

  Recognition:

  Full member institute of AWSNA and WECAN

  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.