EduCareDo Study Groups & Practice Sessions

Study groups offer opportunities for course members to come together in a consistent form to share questions and insights, and have thoughtful discussions about the lesson content. They can help to support a study rhythm and build connections with others through hearing experiences of the different ways the course is being integrated into one’s personal and professional life.

Participation in a study group is free and open to those who are currently receiving the lessons for that particular course as well those who enrolled in the course anytime in the past and would like to stay connected.

Study groups are not recorded.

EDUCAREDO HOSTED online study groups & Practice sessions

Currently available

BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION

January 2024 - December 2024

Participants of this course are welcome to come together online for two 2-hour sessions per month. The sessions are designed to bring the content alive between us through presentation, exercises, conversation, questions, and sharing from experience. These sessions together will strengthen and support us in our practical work to bring healing to the earth and to enhance our nutrition and health. This group is facilitated by the course author, Anthony Mecca.

In addition to study groups, Anthony is offering an hour every month for exercise-focused Practice Sessions. These comence January 15 6pm AET / January 16 10am AEDT. Those gathering will work with specific exercises from a lesson, and then share experiences and questions to help deepen and broaden understanding and practice towards strengthening capacities for healing the earth and enhancing health and nutrition. You are welcome to register on the link below so as to receive notifications prior to each practice session.

Open the study group & Practice schedule

Please use this link to join this study group and /or the practice sessions.

FOUNDATIONS IN ANTHROPOSOPHY

January 2024 - December 2024

Past and present Foundations in Anthroposophy students are invited to join a study group meeting monthly from the end of January 2024 through to December 2024. The study group is a place to review the key concepts in each lesson, work together on exercises, and experience the process of active questioning, three-folding, and phenomenological approaches to learning. Expressions of interest are also being collected for an additional group proposed to begin mid 2024. Please use this link to join either study group.

NEW YORK: Monday, January 29, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm EST

Please click on the time or open the schedule to convert the time to your timezone.

The following Practice sessions are also open to Participants of this course. Email us to receive the zoom link to participate.

Senses via Mantles of Care in Daily Life - March 2 9am (Sydney NSW)

Eurythmy (30 mins) - April 20 7am (Sydney NSW) & August 18 7am (Sydney NSW)

Watercolour painting (30 mins) June 23 10am (Sydney NSW)

Open the study & Practice group schedule updated Jan 24 2024

INNER DEVELOPMENT FOR WORLD DEVELOPMENT

February & March 2024

Participants of this course are welcome to come together with primary author Lisa Romero to awaken and deepen your meditative practice. There are 4 x 1 hour exercise-focused practice sessions offered to suit timezones in the northern and southern hemisphere.

The sessions are a place to ask clarifying questions about the different states of meditation - Restfulness of soul | Time Energy & Attention to the verse/exercises | Activity without content | Empty Consciousness. All course participants will receive a link to enter the practice sessions. If you’d like reminders before each session then please use this link to request this reminder.

Open the Practice schedule

Participants also have complimentary access to the 4 recordings from January/February 2022 that Lisa gave on the Foundations of Meditation. Please be in touch if you need access to these again as a refresher.

April to October 2024

Inner Work Path offer a session each month from April - October 2024 to discuss the 6 subsidiary exercises. The exercises are an addendum to Lesson 1 of Inner Development for World Development which is available as a complimentary download. All are welcome to this group. Please visit the study group page on Inner Work Path to register your interest →

LAYING FOUNDATIONS TOWARDS INNER FREEDOM IN THE YOUNG CHILD

January 2024 - November 2024

Students of this course are welcome to come together online for 1 hour, eight times across the year. This gathering is facilitated by the course primary author, Lisa Bono on the third weekend of January, February, April, May, July, August, October and November. The time is based on Saturdays at 4pm PST, which converts to 7pm EST and in Australia it changes when time zones change but in January is 11am Sundays. Please express your interest here to join this study group.

Open the study group schedule

An additional in-person study group is held in Northern NSW, Australia on Tuesday afternoon’s once a month commencing April 30. It is led by EduCareDo contributors Lyn Clifton and Louise Stewart as a place for like-minded and fruitful conversation as participants individually and at your own pace work with the course content. Please express your interest here to join this study group.

The following Practice sessions are also open to Participants of this course. Email us to receive the zoom link to participate.

Senses via Mantles of Care in Daily Life - March 2 9am (Sydney NSW)

Eurythmy (30 mins) - April 20 7am (Sydney NSW) & August 18 7am (Sydney NSW)

SPIRIT-LED EDUCATION FOR A SPIRIT-LED LIFE

December 2023 - November 2024

Students of this course are welcome to come together online for 1 hour once a month to deepen and discuss the practical applications of the course content. This gathering is facilitated by James Deefholts and Simone Weihermann. A new study group will open in February 2024 Friday evening EST/PST/Saturday morning AEDT. Please use this link to join this study group.

Open the study group schedule

Additional in-person meetings will begin bi-monthly in-person and online based in North America, as well as regular in-person meetings of educators in Hillsdale NY beginning September 2024.

The following Practice sessions are also open to Participants of this course. Email us to receive the zoom link to participate.

Senses via Mantles of Care in Daily Life - March 2 9am (Sydney NSW)

Eurythmy (30 mins) - April 20 7am (Sydney NSW) & August 18 7am (Sydney NSW)

Watercolour painting (30 mins) June 23 10am (Sydney NSW)

An EduCareDo study group forms when a group of colleagues or friends decide to study the EduCareDo lessons together.

There are study groups in the general community, teacher, staff and parent communities, and in collaboration with the programming of other organizations (visit our community partnerships page for details). Several Waldorf schools have established study groups as a pedagogical foundation and professional development for their staff and teachers.

How to start a local study group

Starting a study group is as easy as contacting EduCareDo and expressing an interest. We discuss your plans, such as when it will commence, the name of the study group and if it will be open to a specific group of people.

There are two ways for study group members to register.

1. Members enroll individually on the EduCareDo website and note the name of the study group on the enrollment form and pay the study group member discounted fee.

2. An email is sent to EduCareDo with a list of those enrolling, including each member’s name, email, and contact number. A lump sum payment can be made by electronic bank transfer or via the PayPal gateway on the website using instructions from EduCareDo.

Once the enrollments have been processed, each member of the study group receives the lessons which are sent directly to their email address.

Foundations in ANthroposophy local study groups costs

The cost per person for the 26 lessons is $350 AUD; this includes the $100 discount for teachers and study group members. For the Foundations in Anthroposophy Course, we are happy to offer a further discount of one free enrollment after the 6th new student in the study group (7th enrollment is free). There is no additional fee to obtain the Course Certificate including the Foundation Year Certificate for Teachers. 

LOCAL STUDY GROUP FAQ’s

I’ve already completed the EduCareDo Foundation Year Course. Can I join a new study group that is forming in my community?

Anyone who has studied EduCareDo in the past will already have the lessons. You will not need to re-enroll but you will need to contact EduCareDo by email to update your details and register for the study group.

Who runs the study group?

Each group nominates a facilitator who is responsible for communication with members about meeting times and letting EduCareDo know of any changes to the group that affect the administration of the course.

What is the format of the study group?

The course design is experiential and practical and every study group establishes its own rhythm and timetable. Some groups decide to have their members read the lessons on their own and meet to do the lesson activities together such as the experiments, artistic exercises, and reflective tasks. Other groups will work through each lesson together.

Can I work towards a certificate of completion when I’m a member of a study group?

Everyone can work at their own pace and submit assessments to EduCareDo if they want to receive a certificate of completion. Not everyone in the group has to work toward a certificate. It’s an individual decision.

“For many years I hesitated coming towards anthroposophy because I felt that anything from the spiritual realm was private, special and too big to be put into language or ‘boxed’ in some way. I have recently taken the position of board chair at a Steiner School and to support my role in our school’s growth I decided to enrol in the EduCareDo course. I have truly enjoyed the unfolding nature of the lessons and, in particular, group discussion where we can question the work presented to us within a space open to the arising of new understanding. This course has allowed me to look deeper into life, with more joy and it naturally follows that it supports my role on the board as well as in my business.” (quote from a study group member)

Contact us to find out more about study groups →

Take a look at how some organizations are using the EduCareDo Foundation Year lessons in an independent form to train new teachers and farmers.