Sometimes the conversation about human dignity, diversity, and inclusion seems caught between extremes: treated like something imported from outside Waldorf education, or feeling like anthroposophy has nothing to say about it. In this interactive webinar, we will go back to the actual roots: what Steiner and the founders were really working toward, what happened to that vision over the following century, and what it offers us right now.
You'll leave with a clearer, steadier way to talk about belonging in your own classroom or school community: one that's grounded in Waldorf education’s own anthroposophical foundations rather than borrowed from outside or defended against them.
This session is for faculty/staff, Faculty Chairs and other school leadership, Board members, and parents/caregivers — anyone who wants language and confidence for this work that feels authentically, anthroposophically Waldorf.
*Please note: in alignment with the Alma Partners core value of Centering Relationship, this session will not be recorded! Please plan to attend live.
Link will be shared after you register. Resources will be shared with all who register, as follow-up to our live session.
Fee: Sliding scale, $25-100 per person.
Note: Pricing is per person. Our sliding-scale pricing is intended to make our courses accessible to as many people as possible. Please pay the most you are able to afford, in order to keep lower-price spots open for those who need them. If you are in a double-income family or household, have savings or inherited wealth, own your home, and/or can afford vacations, please consider contributing at a higher tier.
Dr. Linda Williams (she/her) is a long-time member of the Detroit Waldorf School family and retired from full-time teaching in June 2024. A co-founder of Alma Partners, she served as a Class Teacher for grades one to five from 1987-1992, spent a year opening DWS’ 3-year-old Kindergarten and then taught grades one to three at the Urban Waldorf School in Milwaukee. Upon her return to Detroit, she became the Elementary Program Director of the Waldorf Institute of Southeastern Michigan. She remained in this role while also serving as a Class Teacher for grades two through eight.
After graduating a class from DWS in 2006, Dr. Williams became a professor of Teacher Education at Eastern Michigan University, where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in elementary literacy and urban education. At EMU, Dr. Williams is part of the Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition that helps community partners and schools enact place-based, environmental curriculum. She also has served as an Honors College Fellow and has assisted the Upward Bound program.
During this time, Dr. Williams also served as a teacher mentor and teacher evaluator for several Waldorf schools. She helped to develop curriculum for a public Waldorf initiative and she worked with several Waldorf schools on issues of inclusion and belonging.
Dr. Williams received her doctorate in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy, with a cognate in Literacy from Michigan State University. Her M.A. was earned in Waldorf Education from Mercy College, and her B.A. was received from Justin Morrill College at Michigan State University.
Sometimes the conversation about human dignity, diversity, and inclusion seems caught between extremes: treated like something imported from outside Waldorf education, or feeling like anthroposophy has nothing to say about it. In this interactive webinar, we will go back to the actual roots: what Steiner and the founders were really working toward, what happened to that vision over the following century, and what it offers us right now.
You'll leave with a clearer, steadier way to talk about belonging in your own classroom or school community: one that's grounded in Waldorf education’s own anthroposophical foundations rather than borrowed from outside or defended against them.
This session is for faculty/staff, Faculty Chairs and other school leadership, Board members, and parents/caregivers — anyone who wants language and confidence for this work that feels authentically, anthroposophically Waldorf.
*Please note: in alignment with the Alma Partners core value of Centering Relationship, this session will not be recorded! Please plan to attend live.
Link will be shared after you register. Resources will be shared with all who register, as follow-up to our live session.
Fee: Sliding scale, $25-100 per person.
Note: Pricing is per person. Our sliding-scale pricing is intended to make our courses accessible to as many people as possible. Please pay the most you are able to afford, in order to keep lower-price spots open for those who need them. If you are in a double-income family or household, have savings or inherited wealth, own your home, and/or can afford vacations, please consider contributing at a higher tier.
Dr. Linda Williams (she/her) is a long-time member of the Detroit Waldorf School family and retired from full-time teaching in June 2024. A co-founder of Alma Partners, she served as a Class Teacher for grades one to five from 1987-1992, spent a year opening DWS’ 3-year-old Kindergarten and then taught grades one to three at the Urban Waldorf School in Milwaukee. Upon her return to Detroit, she became the Elementary Program Director of the Waldorf Institute of Southeastern Michigan. She remained in this role while also serving as a Class Teacher for grades two through eight.
After graduating a class from DWS in 2006, Dr. Williams became a professor of Teacher Education at Eastern Michigan University, where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in elementary literacy and urban education. At EMU, Dr. Williams is part of the Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition that helps community partners and schools enact place-based, environmental curriculum. She also has served as an Honors College Fellow and has assisted the Upward Bound program.
During this time, Dr. Williams also served as a teacher mentor and teacher evaluator for several Waldorf schools. She helped to develop curriculum for a public Waldorf initiative and she worked with several Waldorf schools on issues of inclusion and belonging.
Dr. Williams received her doctorate in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy, with a cognate in Literacy from Michigan State University. Her M.A. was earned in Waldorf Education from Mercy College, and her B.A. was received from Justin Morrill College at Michigan State University.
