Foundation Studies

Requirements for Certificate in Foundation Studies

Course No.   Course Title

WISM 102      Human Development:The Individual Path
WISM 103      Cultural History
WISM 118      Explorations in Clay
WISM 119      Explorations in Color
WISM 120      Anthroposophical Studies I
WISM 121      Anthroposophical Studies II
WISM 122      Explorations in Inner Development
WISM 124      Festivals
WISM 131      Spacial Dynamics
WISM 135      Child Development I
WISM 136      Child Development II
WISM 137      Foundations of Speech I
WISM 138      Foundations of Speech II
WISM 139      Dramatic Arts


All courses are offered in one school year—Fall through Spring

Students who take their foundation studies courses part-time over a number of years will find that courses occasionally change as faculty with particular expertise become available. All students must complete the current requirements in order to graduate.

Students who transfer in to the program, either during foundation studies, or as an elementary education student, will need to provide documentation of courses and activities that are equivalent in order to receive recognition for them from the Waldorf Institute of Southeastern Michigan.

A typical year's schedule:

Fall Term
Friday			Saturday
Time	Course	Inst.	Time	Course	Inst.
5:30 - 6:30	Speech I	Voigt	9:00-1:00	Foundation Topics	Varied (see below)
6:30 - 7:30	Spatial Dynamics	Bauer	2:00 - 3:30	Explorations in Painting	Taorima
7:30 - 9	Inner Development	Owen-Cruise	3:30 - 4:30	Continued Topics	Sian Owen-Cruise

Winter Term
Friday			Saturday
5:30 - 6:30	Speech II	Voigt	9:00 - 1:00	Foundation Topics	Varied
7-9	Cultural History	Owen-Cruise	2:00 -3:30	Explorations in Clay	Taorima
			3:30 - 4:30	Continued Topics	Owen-Cruise

Spring Term
Friday			Saturday
5-8	Dramatic Arts	Voigt	9-2	Dramatic Arts	Voigt

Fall Topics: Child Development I, Anthroposophical Studies I, Festivals
Winter Topics: Child Devlopment II, Anthroposophical Studies II, Human Development