Renewal Courses

Save the dates for Renewal 2027

In person: June 27 – July 2, 2027, in Wilton, New Hampshire. Online: July 5 – 9, 2027, from wherever you are.

We can’t wait to see you again next summer. Experience the warmth of our community through collaborative keynote sessions, community gatherings, eurythmy, creative arts, and reflective classroom circles — all designed to rekindle your teaching passion. Delight in shared stories and fresh insights that nurture the heart, the mind, and the future of the Waldorf movement.

Registration, courses, and tuition for 2027 will be announced in the new year. If you’d like to hear first, tell us you’re interested and we’ll write to you when registration opens — there’s no obligation and nothing to pay now.

Welcome to Renewal

Renewal Courses offer a nourishing, practical, and inspiring professional development experience rooted in Waldorf pedagogy. Designed to support educators in preparing for the year ahead, Renewal Courses bring together teachers from around the world in a shared experience of learning, artistry, and connection. Courses offer educators the opportunity to step back, reconnect with purpose, and prepare thoughtfully for the year ahead — whether you join us in person or online. Grounded in best practices in Waldorf education and responsive to the needs of today’s classrooms, each course supports teachers in deepening their understanding of child development through the lens of anthroposophy and engagement with the arts, strengthening curriculum practice across all core subjects, and renewing confidence in their work. Through guided study, practical application, and shared inquiry, participants engage in meaningful professional learning that honors both individual pathways and collective wisdom. Wherever and however you join us, you’ll be part of a vibrant learning community dedicated to meeting children and students with clarity, creativity, and care.

What are Renewal Courses?

Renewal Courses are designed to meet the different needs of class teachers, special subject teachers, pedagogical leaders, homeschool parents, mentors, and teacher trainees who are serving in both independent and public Waldorf education.

Each summer, hundreds of educators join us from across the U.S. and many countries worldwide, forming a vibrant global community of practice, both in-person and online.

Our Renewal Summer Courses are designed to deepen and refresh your Waldorf teaching practice. While participants from all backgrounds are welcome, these courses are intended to supplement and build upon foundational Waldorf teacher training, rather than replace it. This ensures that participants can fully engage with the curriculum and apply it effectively in their classrooms.

A Renewal Course integrates pedagogy, artistic engagement, movement, best practices, and inner life development into a whole-teacher experience. In every Renewal Course, participants will explore:

• Child development and age-appropriate learning

• Core academic subjects (Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science) through a Waldorf pedagogical lens

• Social–emotional learning practices that support healthy classroom relationships and culture

• Differentiated teaching strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of students

• Artistic and movement-based approaches that support engagement and learning

• Practical guidance for the year ahead through suggested block planning and classroom inspirations

• Connection and collaboration with educators teaching the same grade or walking similar professional paths

What you’ll take home

Every Renewal Course is designed to support you before, during, and long after the summer experience. All Renewal Courses, in person and online, provide:

• Clear curriculum frameworks for your grade or focus area

• Practical teaching approaches, strategies and lesson planning ideas

• Renewed confidence and clarity for the year ahead

• New collegial connections with fellow educators and mentors

• Year-long access to electronic resources

• Artistic inspiration and embodied learning experiences

• Downloadable curriculum resources and teaching materials

• Inspiration drawn from shared space, place, and community

Two ways to participate

In person — June 27 to July 2, 2027

Wilton, New Hampshire.

An immersive, community-centered week with daily intellectual and artistic practice, movement, keynote lectures, community singing, and shared wholesome meals. Courses run for Grades 1 through 8, alongside Teaching Special Subject Classes and Movement Education Through the Grades.

Community Gatherings bring participants together twice daily, at 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., with a daily keynote, eurythmy, and midday community singing. Evening events run through the week.

Housing and meals on campus are reserved separately, and directions to campus are here when you need them.

Online — July 5 to 9, 2027

From your own chosen location.

Live, interactive Renewal Courses for Grades 1 through 8, offering global connection, pedagogical depth, and year-long access to resources. Community Gatherings are also available on their own for those who want the shared life of the week without a full course.

Tuition and financial aid

Tuition for 2027 will be published with registration in the new year. In-person tuition has included a materials and campus fee, and discounts have been offered for groups of three from the same school, for attending both weeks, and for payment in Canadian currency.

Limited scholarships are available, including international scholarships. Write to karen@centerforanthroposophy.org to ask about financial aid.

Cancellation policy

Requests received at least 30 days before the registration deadline receive a full refund, less a $100 cancellation fee. No refunds are granted if a cancellation is received within 30 days of the program start date, or while the program is in session.