Faculty

The Nelson Waldorf School has a highly educated and committed faculty, of which several members have returned for 2nd and 3rd eight-year teaching cycles. All class teachers have at least a 4 year university degree, hold BC Independent School Teacher’s Certificates, and have participated in approved teacher training in Waldorf and/or public education.

These dedicated teachers come to the school from a variety of backgrounds, cultural experiences and countries, lending a global perspective to their teaching. Academically, their backgrounds are equally diverse, with degrees in Education, Biodynamic farming, Computer Science, Eurythmy, Special Education, Anthroposophy, Art and Music.

The faculty and staff at the Nelson Waldorf School endeavour to work together in a spirit of cooperation and support - amongst themselves and with the parents of the children that they teach. Such collaboration facilitates meeting each child’s educational and developmental needs.

Waldorf education is soul work. The teachers see their work as a spiritual calling. Their task, Rudolf Steiner said, was to "accept the children with reverence, educate them with love, and send them forth in freedom."

If you are interested in learning about how to become a Waldorf Teacher, here are several links to assist you:

• Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto, Thornhill, ON, Canada
• Antioch University New England, Keene, NH, USA
• Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, CA, USA
• Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)

I am struck by the fact that the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think that the same is true of human beings. We do not wish to see children precocious, making great strides in their early years like sprouts, producing soft and perishable timber, but better if they expand slowly at first, as if contending with difficulties, and so are solidified and perfected. Such trees continue to expand with nearly equal rapidity to an extreme old age.

Henry David Thoreau