FOUNDATION
- Description
- Curriculum
The East African Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Development
Programme
The East African teacher development programme was started by the late Adeline Mlai, a
Tanzanian, in Dar-es-Salaam in 1997. Adeline recognised the developmental value of
Waldorf education and invited Peter van Alphen and Ann Sharfman, teacher educators
with experience working in African settings in Cape Town, South Africa, to start a teacher
development programme in Dar-es-Salaam. This programme was set up for teachers
from Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
After the first year, Adeline Mlai became ill, and could no longer organise the programme.
In 1999 the programme was relocated to Nairobi, Kenya, as a more central venue for the
three countries. The Rudolf Steiner School in Mbagathi was able to secure funding for its
continuation, and in the many years that followed, an ever-increasing number of teachers
from East African countries joined the programme.
Our grateful thanks go to Zukunfsstiftung Entwicklungshilfe (GLS Bank, Bochum,
Germany) and Freunde der Erziehungskunst Rudolf Steiners (Berlin, Germany), Sanduko
a Ndege (Vejle, Denmark), Internationaal Hulpfonds (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Acacia
(Basel, Switzerland), Stichting Helias (Netherlands), Iona Stichting (Amsterdam,
Netherlands) and International Association of Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education
(IASWECE, international) for their continued support of the programme from 1999.
About this Manual
The manuals in this series answer the need for teachers (and student-teachers) to have
notes on the modules they attend. They are intended for study before, during and after
attending the training modules.
The suggestion is that participants study together in groups in their respective schools.
Although written specifically for teachers in East African countries, we trust that the
material provided will be useful in Steiner/Waldorf training programmes in many countries
around the world. Comments and suggestions are welcomed, and can be sent to Peter
van Alphen on petervanalphen02@gmail.com, alternatively peterva@mweb.co.za
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FOUNDATION INTRO- BREATHING IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
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FS001 - THE THREE FOLD HUMAN BEING PART 1
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FS002 - A CHILD DEVELOPMENT MANUAL - COMPLETE
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FS003 - THE TWELVE SENSES
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FS004 - THE FOUR LEVELS OF EXISTENCE -COMPLETE
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FS005 - HUMAN DEVELOPENT
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FS006 - CLASS MANAGEMENT
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FS007 - IMMAGINATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
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FS008 - CIRCLE MANAGEMENT IN WALDORF SCHOOLS
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FS009 - DEVELOPMENT OF THE WILL IN ADULTS
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FS0010 - NEED FOR INNER DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEACHER
The East African Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Development
Programme
The East African teacher development programme was started by the late Adeline Mlai, a
Tanzanian, in Dar-es-Salaam in 1997. Adeline recognised the developmental value of
Waldorf education and invited Peter van Alphen and Ann Sharfman, teacher educators
with experience working in African settings in Cape Town, South Africa, to start a teacher
development programme in Dar-es-Salaam. This programme was set up for teachers
from Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
After the first year, Adeline Mlai became ill, and could no longer organise the programme.
In 1999 the programme was relocated to Nairobi, Kenya, as a more central venue for the
three countries. The Rudolf Steiner School in Mbagathi was able to secure funding for its
continuation, and in the many years that followed, an ever-increasing number of teachers
from East African countries joined the programme.
Our grateful thanks go to Zukunfsstiftung Entwicklungshilfe (GLS Bank, Bochum,
Germany) and Freunde der Erziehungskunst Rudolf Steiners (Berlin, Germany), Sanduko
a Ndege (Vejle, Denmark), Internationaal Hulpfonds (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Acacia
(Basel, Switzerland), Stichting Helias (Netherlands), Iona Stichting (Amsterdam,
Netherlands) and International Association of Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education
(IASWECE, international) for their continued support of the programme from 1999.
About this Manual
The manuals in this series answer the need for teachers (and student-teachers) to have
notes on the modules they attend. They are intended for study before, during and after
attending the training modules.
The suggestion is that participants study together in groups in their respective schools.
Although written specifically for teachers in East African countries, we trust that the
material provided will be useful in Steiner/Waldorf training programmes in many countries
around the world. Comments and suggestions are welcomed, and can be sent to Peter
van Alphen on petervanalphen02@gmail.com, alternatively peterva@mweb.co.za
