Sunbridge College
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Sunbridge College, is an accredited college located in Chestnut Ridge, New York. The college specializes in teacher training for Waldorf education[1] and programs in related fields inspired by anthroposophy. Programs offered include:
- Foundation Studies
- Early Childhood Education (full-time and part-time)
- Elementary Education (full-time and part-time)
- Biography and Social Art
- Remedial Education
- Waldorf School Administration and Community Development
- Applied Arts
Many programs, including the elementary and early childhood education courses, include either a certificate or a master's degree track.[1] The master's programs offer an M.S. Ed. in either Early Childhood Teacher Education or Elementary Teacher Education.[2] Sunbridge College recently linked with the Barfield School to offer a master's degree in Liberal Studies. Sunbridge College is presently the only accredited anthroposophical college in North America. Its undergraduate enrollment in 2004-05 was 102.[3]
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[edit] History
Sunbridge College was founded in 1967 as The Waldorf Institute in Detroit, Michigan.[4] In 1986 The Waldorf Institute moved to Chestnut Ridge; it was chartered and accredited by the State of New York under the name Sunbridge College in 1991.
[edit] Location
The College is located in suburban New York State, about 40 minutes from New York City. It is part of the Threefold Educational Foundation, an umbrella organization also embracing Green Meadow Waldorf School, Eurythmy Spring Valley. and the Pfeiffer Center for biodynamic agriculture.
[edit] References
- ^ a b NYSED Directory
- ^ GradSchools.com list of graduate school programs in the U.S.
- ^ 50States.com list of colleges and universities in the U.S.
- ^ Goldman, Caren. "Alternative teaching", East West April 1991: 68(3).
