Our program offers the opportunity to

BECOME A WALDORF TEACHER IN A TRANSFORMATIVE, IN-PERSON SETTING.

Our in-person, academic year program meets on Saturdays and includes three week-long summer courses over two years. We focus on Waldorf Education, Anthroposophy, Artistic Practice, Self Development, and the living relationship between humanity, nature and the world we live in.

Immersive learning and a focus on the whole child.

Learn more about Waldorf Education

Alkion’s in-person, year-round program offers an immersive path into Waldorf education. With Saturday classes, summer courses, and a two-year structure, we blend anthroposophy, the arts, and hands-on learning to nurture both teaching skill and personal growth.

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YEAR I & FOUNDATION STUDIES

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YEAR II — WALDORF TEACHER EDUCATION

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SUMMER COURSES

The Alkion Center offers a transformative program that embodies the essence of Waldorf Pedagogy and Rudolf Steiner’s work. With a teaching approach rooted in creativity and collegial inspiration, the program fosters a dynamic and enriching learning environment.

YEARS OF TRAINING

SATURDAYS OF IN-PERSON LEARNING

SUMMER COURSES

100+

HOURS OF ARTISTIC PRACTICE

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Mar 20 2025

Winter Cow Grooming

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5 REASONS TO STUDY AT ALKION

Accredited

The Waldorf Teacher Education Program at the Alkion Center is recognized by Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) and the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN).

Experienced Faculty

Our faculty share their deep experience and expertise as Waldorf educators and practicing artists with Alkion’s students. Their experience spans the breadth of Waldorf disciplines and subject matter from visual and practical arts, to early childhood and high school curricula.

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Fully In-Person Learning

While many similar programs offer fully remote, or hybrid options, ours is an immersive, in-person learning experience. This sets us apart and we believe plays an important role in preparing our students for their teaching careers.

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Inspiring Surroundings

Hawthorne Valley’s 500-acre campus is surrounded by forests and farmland and is embedded within a working 900-acre Biodynamic® farm. With the Catskills Mountains to the west, and the Berkshires to the east, Hawthorne Valley is rooted in glacial valleys lined by shale, waterfalls, and hickory and oak trees. The valley’s natural beauty enriches the experience.

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Enter the job market with confidence

Alkion graduates have gone on to teach at a wide variety of established and budding Waldorf Schools, as well as in start-up, charter, and homeschooling initiatives.

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Hawthorne Valley 2024 Annual Impact Report

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Feb 06, 2025

Farmscape Ecology Program receives Ecological Restoration Grant to protect rare native species

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Feb 03, 2025

Winter Cow Grooming is Back!

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Waldorf 100 – The Film Part 2

This film follows the film “Learn to Change the World”, and deals with encounter, engagement and inclusion: learning that goes beyond merely accumulating information can be understood as an individual way to seek the truth.

Waldorf 100 – Becoming

“Becoming” is the third film in a series of short films produced on the occasion of the centenary of Waldorf Education which provide an insight into the inclusive diversity of Waldorf Education under the most diverse cultural, social, religious and economic conditions around the globe.

For more than 20 years, the Alkion Center for Adult Education has been committed to preparing students to become Waldorf teachers, or to pursue other vocations in service of cultural renewal.