Application to the Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program - Center for Anthroposophy - Waldorf Teacher Education and Renewal

Application to the Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program

July 13- 27, 2025

High Mowing School

222 Isaac Frye Highway

Wilton, NH 03086

Support documentation (resume, college transcripts, references, photo, application essay) may be uploaded with this application, or alternatively, you can mail them to:

Center for Anthroposophy

PO Box 15

McMinnville, TN 37111

Once we have received all of your support documentation, we will contact you to arrange a personal or telephone interview with the program director, followed by a financial review with the Center’s administrator.

If accepted into the Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program, you will be notified by email within two weeks of the interview. At the same time, you will receive your first summer program tuition. The payment of this special introductory rate of $890 will confirm your enrollment, secure your place in the cohort, and give you access to the Entering Students Only webpage.

Please remember to preview the 3-year tuition schedule and reach out to our Administrator at 603-654-2566 or milan@centerforanthroposophy.org to set up a tuition payment plan.

Please note: New three-summer cycle of the Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program (WHiSTEP) begins each July. Early application is advised to ensure that your preferred areas of specialization are available.

Application Form

Name(Required)

First Last

Address(Required)

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Biographical Background

DOB(Required)

Gender(Required)

Age(Required)

Married?(Required)

U.S. Citizen?(Required)

Have you previously applied for or attended any Waldorf teacher education programs?(Required)

If so, which one?(Required)

How did you learn about the program for which you are now applying?(Required)

Are you applying to other Waldorf teacher education programs?(Required)

If so, which one?(Required)

Education

Include all schools, courses and degrees, undergraduate and graduate.

College or University(Required)

Dates Attended(Required)

Major / Concentration(Required)

Degrees / Credits Earned(Required)

College or University

Dates Attended

Major / Concentration

Degrees / Credits Earned

College or University

Dates Attended

Major / Concentration

Degrees / Credits Earned

Please mail us officially endorsed transcripts from each institution listed.

If transcripts will be submitted under different name, please indicate:

Transcript Upload

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Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

If available, you may upload your transcripts instead of mailing them in.

Have you ever attended a Waldorf School as a student?(Required)

If yes, which ones and grades attended?

Which subject(s) do you intend to teach in high school?

List other background that relates directly to your intended subject(s) in teaching.

Preparatory Foundational Studies Questionnaire

For how long, and in which capacities, have you been associated with the ideas of Rudolf Steiner?

Please answer the following questions succinctly.

When and in which courses/workshops/study groups have you participated? a) in basic anthroposophical study?

b) in Waldorf Education?

Which of the following basic books by Rudolf Steiner have you read?

Theosophy

How to Know Higher Worlds

Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path

An Outline of Esoteric Science

Which lecture cycles by Rudolf Steiner have you read?

Which other books have you read on Waldorf Education or anthroposophy by other authors?

Which anthroposophical training centers have you attended? Please list: Colleges

Courses

Dates

Colleges

Courses

Dates

Colleges

Courses

Dates

Have you ever worked or volunteered at a Waldorf school? If so, describe where, for how long, and in which capacity.

Describe your participation in artistic activities such as singing, playing instruments, eurythmy, drama, speech, painting, drawing, sculpture, woodwork, handwork.

Please add any other relevant information you wish to share.

Work Experience

Attach Resume

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Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, jpg, png, Max. file size: 50 MB, Max. files: 3.

Please submit as a part of this application an up-to-date resume that includes the following:
a) education: formal and informal, dates;
b) employment history: position title, employer, dates;
c) publications and honor, dates;
d) community: professional and/or extra-curricular involvement, dates; and
e) travel experience and dates, hobbies, interests.

Current Employer(Required)

Employer Phone(Required)

Employer Address(Required)

Year employed(Required)

Position / Title(Required)

Description of Duties(Required)

Number of Years(Required)

References

List the three persons – preferably colleagues in your field as well as recent or current employers who know you well – who will be submitting references on your behalf.

Name(Required)

Title(Required)

Relationship(Required)

Name(Required)

Title(Required)

Relationship(Required)

Name(Required)

Title(Required)

Relationship(Required)

You may upload all letters of reference here:

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Attach a recent photograph of yourself(Required)

Accepted file types: jpg, png, Max. file size: 10 MB.

Attach Current Photo

Essay

In assessing your application, it is important for us to see a demonstration of written competency, evidence of self-directed learning, and articulation of your professional and educational goals. In an essay of 500 to 700 words, please describe the path of events that led you to Waldorf Education and to the work of Rudolf Steiner; then characterize how you wish to contribute to the development of youth. Please consider: - what have been your most significant learning experiences? - what is your learning style (please provide examples)? - what draws you to Waldorf teacher education at this point in your life? - what do you hope to get from this experience, professionally and personally? - what will you bring to the program and to Waldorf Education?

Attach Essay

Accepted file types: doc, docx, txt, rtf, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.

Please respond to the questions above in a text document, and attach.
I certify that the information contained in this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that all materials submitted become the property of the Center for Anthroposophy and are used for admission purposes only, unless otherwise specified. I also understand that no materials will be returned to me.

Financial Aid

With the help of grants that we receive and through our internal tuition deferment plan, we are able to offer some limited tuition aid to student who need it. Please indicate whether you intend to apply.

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Payment

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