CONTACT:
Dr. Mary Gervase
(208) 720-6327
Marymgervase@yahoo.com
Mgervase@syringamountainschool.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WALDORF CERTIFICATION PROGRAM COMING TO HAILEY
Syringa Mountain School partners with Kentahten Teacher Training
Hailey, ID—The Syringa Mountain School Board voted to establish a satellite campus of
Kentahten Teacher Training in Hailey, Idaho to bring Waldorf teaching methodology and
certification to the larger Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming communities. This
summer, June 9-20th 2014, will mark the launch of a four year certification course leading
to Waldorf certification.
Kentahten’s staff will provide a two week summer intensive yearly, as well as two fall
and spring extended weekends during the school year. The courses are open to public and
private school teachers, as well as parents and everyone interested! Participants can enroll
in one or both weeks. Teachers of all persuasions…classroom, special education, music,
arts, Waldorf and non-Waldorf, can learn innovative and effective concepts to apply in
their classrooms and with their colleagues.
Waldorf education can be found in countries across the globe and is the fastest growing
independent school movement in the world. Syringa Mountain School, the first Waldorf
inspired charter school in Idaho, is the newest school to join the more than 50 Waldorf
inspired charter schools across the US. The Waldorf method of education offers an
academically rigorous curriculum presented in a developmentally appropriate and artsintegrated context. This holistic, balanced approach has been shown to produce better
academic results. In fact, Waldorf educated students have been found to equal or surpass
their peers on studied parameters such as math, science and reading achievement. Equally
imperative, are the observed but less easily documented cognitive capacities such as
emotional intelligence, social interaction, flexibility and tenacity that these students
exhibit.
It is customary for prospective Waldorf teachers to travel out of state to pursue their
certification. This collaboration between the Kentahten Teacher Training Board and the
Syringa Mountain School Board brings this learning methodology so well suited for the
21st century to beautiful Sun Valley.
Sessions will include Waldorf pedagogy, language arts and mathematics instruction in
grades 1-5, the temperaments, child development, painting, singing, recorder, eurythmy,
form drawing, and handwork. Classes will be held from 9:00-5:00 PM daily with
additional study sessions some evenings for those seeking certification. Graduate credit
will be available. Tuition is $850 per week or $1700 for the full two weeks.
Join the Syringa Mountain School mailing list or visit their website to stay apprised of the
training details. www.syringamountainschool.org. Questions? Contact Mary at
mgervase@syringamountainschool.org or 208-720-6327. ###