Teaching in Specialist Steiner Garden Schools

The purpose of the Teaching in Specialist Steiner Garden Schools (TSSGS) development programme is to grow self-leadership capacity as educators through exploring:

• Which of Rudolf Steiner’s insights relate to the Seven Fields of Practice of Ruskin Mill Trust’s Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) for Specialist Steiner Garden Schools

• How we apply understanding of these insights

• Why we do this as an organisation, and as individuals in our role

Steiner’s insights thread and interweave throughout the Seven Fields of Practice of RMT’s method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education. Our work in each of the TSSGS sessions teases out the threads of Steiner’s insights and explores how the Seven Field of Practice are interconnected.

This unique course is positioned within Therapeutic Education, Field 4 of Ruskin Mill Trust’s Seven Fields of Practice. It offers participants practical opportunities to understand the principles behind our inclusive teaching and learning in RMT Specialist Steiner Garden Schools.

The aim of the programme is to equip educators with the tools and confidence to apply Rudolf Steiner’s insights through RMT's method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education. Educators are invited to work together in deepening their educational understanding and professional practice by engaging in intensive subject-focused sessions delivered by specialist tutors from across Ruskin Mill Trust.

The programme is highly practical and includes activities based on craft, art, music, movement, land and therapy.

Mentoring and a bespoke virtual learning platform supports participants throughout the academic year.

Faculty

Phil Forder, Vicki Reakes, MSc

Course information and application:

Dates for 2023–24:
19 Oct; 23 Nov; 14 Dec; 25 Jan; 22 Feb; 21 Mar; 25 Apr; 23 May; 20 June; 11 July; 19 Sep

The course will run Oct 2023–Sep 2024 with a three-day residential, not in term time (TBC). One Thursday every month, 9am–5pm.

Venues: Sunfield, Grace Garden School, the Field Centre.

RMT staff: no fee (apply via the CPD process)