Welcome!
We offer online Waldorf courses and are an in-person Waldorf school located in Springfield, Oregon
Online Courses for both Students and Educators
“The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”
- Aristotle
We offer online courses in Celtic Form Drawing, Sacred Geometry, Waldorf teacher continuing education courses, Waldorf crafts and art, and child development courses.
“Anna Persson’s Form Drawing class, Part 1, was utterly enjoyable, educational, and promotive of creativity. We learned to draw eight forms, to shade seamlessly, color and weave, and to create beautifully balanced drawings. worthy to hang up. Anna Persson is very skilled in both Form Drawing and as a teacher, giving everyone plenty of individual attention, managing to make this an enjoyable class for everyone. I am looking forward to Part 2 of this class!”
Katharina Waterfield - Teacher at the Steiner Academy Hereford, UK
Community and Interaction
In our courses my goal is to connect one another to different teachers/students around the world and still feel together in community even when we are apart. Currently our form drawing courses are each 1.5 hour long classes held weekly and is presented on Zoom. Each class includes a syllabus and expectations for each week. During the class, you will explore the deeper aspects and sacred meaning of the skills you are learning. Along with instruction from the teacher, there will be class time devoted to questions and also individual guidance with your work. The instructor will be available through email throughout the week if questions or help is needed. We want to ensure that you are receiving a personal experience during our online courses and seminars!
Celtic Knot Courses Enrolling Now!
Celtic Knots Part 1
This is an 8 week online course that will dive into the skills needed to begin your journey of Celtic knot form drawing. Form drawings are archetypal forms found all over the world from ancient times. You you feel a strong connected to these forms you are most likely connecting to your ansetrial roots!
During this course we will go over 8 forms together, learn tips to creating beautiful symmetrical woven forms, and tricks to coloring and shading. The classes are held once a week and are 1.5 hours long. During this time there will be time elated for instruction and personal questions and tips on your own creations. After each course a recording will be sent out that you can review at any time.
Celtic Knots Part 2
If you have completed our Online Form Drawing Course Part 1 that means you are ready for Online Form Drawing Part 2! During this 8 week long course we will dive even deeper into more complex Celtic woven form drawings.
The course will be 8 weeks long and will be held once a week as a 1.5 hour long class. During our class time there will be live lessons and times for questions and personal one on one tips and tricks for the forms you are drawing. During this course we will focus complexity and detail. You will be very pleased with the creations you have made! Each class will have a recording sent out afterwards for you to view and review as you please!
Woven Borders Advanced
Woven borders is a lovely advanced 8 week long course that teaches students how to draw Celtic knot borders. Borders are beautiful for picture frames, stationary, books, mementoes, logos, or borders for the form drawings you have done in our previous courses.
This course is for advanced form drawing students. The course is 1.5 hours long and includes instruction, one on one tips/tricks, and questions. The course will also be recorded and sent out after each class.
Sacred Geometry and Mandala
Courses
Sacred geometry is constantly surrounding us. If you pick up a flower or cacti and see the ways the petals fall just so in a perfect pattern and dimension - that is sacred geometry. Everything around us is sacred and numbers play a very special role. When you begin to see that these beautiful creations are made up simply of specific calculations your relationship to math, nature, and art begins to open up. Please join me in the Sacred Geometry Course where we will dive into the beauty of geometry and you will learn techniques to create your own drawings either on the chalkboard or on paper.
Norse Mythology Intensive
Are you interested in Norse Mythology or going to teach it to your students but are not sure where to begin? Please join us for our Norse Mythology intensive. During this two day course we will go over the Norse Gods/Goddesses, the different worlds and characters, and more! You will also learn about child development and how the stories support the children during this time in their lives, examples of main lesson pages, crafts/projects to do with your students, and resources for stories and materials. You will leave with a hearty foundation of how to teach Norse Mythology and feel confident bringing this rich material to your students.
Preschool & Kindergarten Program
We are not enrolling currently.
In Waldorf Early Childhood classrooms the children are free to be children. They are learning how to be in their first social settings outside of their families homes in a way that is beautiful, loving, and holistic. We teach the children at this age through imitation and loving guidance. At Fern Village School they will enjoy a rich rhythm of gardening, clay modeling, art, cooking, circle time, story, and so much more. But most of all your child will be seen, held, and loved. Please email for more inquiries about our program.