It prepares teachers for Waldorf kindergarten, grade or high school classes.
Considerable time is spent developing skills in music, painting, drawing, speech and language.
Seven weeks of observation and practice teaching are arranged at Waldorf schools in the United States and Canada. This two-year program begins with the Foundation Year. The emphasis is on exploring the ideas and endeavors of Rudolf Steiner, particularly the view of the human being that forms the basis of Waldorf education. A significant part of the program is spent on developing artistic and imaginative capacities. The year also includes courses on the evolution of consciousness, spiritual streams in American literature, and observation in Waldorf classrooms.