I just learned that the upcoming year-long (but at-a-distance) LifeWays training in Wisconsin is full with 25 registrants. It's exciting that the training programs--now offered in three locations throughout the country--are filling in advance. There are still a few opening for the training at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks (near Sacrament), starting in October, 2005. And applications are now being accepted for the East Coast training in Maine, that will start in the summer of 2006.
To learn more about how a LifeWays training transformed one teachers work with a group of preschool- and kindergarten-aged children, see Susan Silverio's article Re-inventing Spindlewood. But LifeWays is also for mothers who are at home with their own children--or who are caring for other's children as well in a home-based setting.
The training has been designed so that it only involves travelling three times during the year (four for the Wisconsin training)--the rest of the work is done on your own and in contact with a LifeWays mentor. It's a way for mothers to gain the understanding so being with young children can be fulfilling and nourishing for both the children and themselves. And it can transform center-based care (even Waldorf) into a program that emphasizes the living arts--domestic, nurturing, social, and creative
To learn more about the LifeWays training programs, you can request information from Susan Silverio, East Coast Regional Director at silverio@tidewater.net or from Cynthia Aldinger at the "Contact" option on the right.
--Rahima
