The Art of Waldorf Education - Anthroposophical Society in America

anthroposophical studies
arts and handcrafts
Anthroposophical Studies
Introduction to Anthroposophy Week
June 28–July 2 with Ronald Koetzsch, Brian Gray, Theodore Mahle,
and Betty Staley
8-9:25am Dark and Light Drawing with Theodore Mahle (see page 19)
9:35-11am Rudolf Steiner’s Life and Work with Ronald Koetzsch (see page 19)
11:30am-1pm Human Development I with Betty Staley (see page 19)
2:15-3:45pm Philosophy of Freedom I with Brian Gray (see page 20)
Course Fee: $605
Meals: Breakfast (M-F) five: $37.50; Lunch (M-F) five: $66.25; Dinner (M-F) five : $66.25
Registration: Monday, June 28, 7:30-8am
Intensive Anthroposophical Studies
June 27–July 2 with Brian Gray and Theodore Mahle
Cosmology with Brian Gray (see page 20) 6/27: 11:30am-1pm; 6/28-6/29: 8:30-9:25am;
6/30-7/2: 8-9:25am
Veil Painting with Theodore Mahle (see page 21) 6/28-7/2: 9:35-11am
Karma and Reincarnation with Brian Gray (see page 21) 6/28-7/2: 11:30am-1pm
Philosophy of Freedom I or II with Brian Gray
Section I: 1 st half of book (see page 20) 6/28-7/2: 2:15-3:45pm
Section II: 2 nd half of book (see page 21) 6/27-7/1: 4:15-5:45pm
Course Fee: $605
Meals: Breakfast (M-F) five: $37.50; Lunch (M-F) five: $66.25; Dinner (M-F) five: $66.25
Registration: Sunday, June 27, 11-11:30am
Health through Consciousness—Esoteric Physiology
In Collaboration with the Coros Institute
June 20–25 featuring Dennis Klocek, with Patricia Dickson and Vincent McElroen
The health giving effect of a daily meditative body scan has been known for centuries. Some
traditions call it the inward smile meditation. This meditative exercise will play a core role in
this weeklong imaginative exploration of the embryology, physiology and esoteric symbolism
of the major systems and organs of the human body. The lecture themes will trace the path of
the blood from the marrow of the limb bones through the various life organs and ultimately
into the head. The evolution of the organs and systems will be presented from the point of view
of both physiology and the symbolic or alchemical perspective. As an aid to the visualization
process each new motif in the exercise will be accompanied by the appropriate eurythmy vowels
and consonants used for healing and integration of the organ system in the body.
Topics include: old Saturn as a model for embryogenesis; the fall of man and the role of the
senses; the polarity of blood and nerve; the four life organs; the blood tablet; digestion and soul
processes; soul breathing; glands and the life body; anatomy and evolution of the brain; the
system of the chakras; and the fundamental issues of healing.
Afternoon artistic sessions will include embryological studies in clay with Patricia Dickson as
well as eurythmy exercises with Vincent McElroen. There will be evening lectures on Bach’s
Art of the Fugue as the basis for a protective meditative mantra technique, and rhythmic motifs
from morphology, as well as an evening for social meet-up and sharing of research questions.
Classes: Sunday 7:15pm opening session; Monday-Thursday 9:30am-8:45pm;
Friday 9:30am-5:30pm
Conference Fee: $575. PLEASE NOTE: Register for this conference at www.corosinstitute.org
or call Patricia at 916-342-5718. Register for Meals and Housing through the enclosed
registration form; meal registration can also be found on our website.
Meals: Pre-register to guarantee meals. Breakfast (M-F) five: $37.50; Lunch (M-F) five: $66.25;
Dinner (Su-F) six: $79.50 (Sunday availability subject to 20 person minimum)
Registration: Sunday, June 20, 5-6pm
Arts and Handcrafts
Veil Painting—A Healing and Dynamic Process
June 21–25 with Theodore Mahle
The veil painting technique was demonstrated by Rudolf Steiner in the cupola paintings
of the First Goetheanum as a new way of working “out of the color.” This most meditative
of techniques, beginning with the delicate world of color, proceeds to dynamic color-form
relationships. With every brushstroke the artist in us responds anew to an ever-changing world,
eventually resulting in the motif of our choice. For beginners and experienced painters. Also for
class teachers of grades 7 and 8 who wish to teach veil painting to their students.
Classes: Monday-Friday 9 am-4:30 pm
Course Fee: $350 (supplies included). Course limited to 16 participants.
Meals: Pre-register to guarantee meals. Breakfast (M-F) five: $37.50; Lunch (M-F) five: $66.25;
Dinner (M-F) five: $66.25
Registration: Monday, June 21, 8:30-9 am
Handcrafts Conference
Re-Creating the Human Vessel—
Educating Through Rhythm and Craft
In Collaboration with Ruskin Mill Educational Trust and the Hiram Academy
June 27–July 2 with lecturers Aonghus Gordon, Dennis Klocek, and William
Bento; movement educator Maureen Curran; and artisans Jonathan Code,
Marianne van der Tas, Arian Leljak, and Richard Pirie
For Educators, Therapeutic Educators, Artists, Craftspeople, Gardeners,
and Alchemists
The opening presentation by Aonghus Gordon on the Ruskin Mill Educational Trust
Methodology provides the foundation of this 5-day collaboration. Outstanding speakers will
offer a rich weaving of themes that trace spiritual, biological and psychological development
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