Our Members
Membership and Affiliation
FULL MEMBERSHIP听indicates that a school/institute has matured to stand in the world as an example of Waldorf education. The requirements, as outlined in the association's Membership Guide, include a 7-10 year cycle of self-study/peer review or accreditation. Both are rigorous processes whereby a school/institute engages in a self-study, articulating how it meets agreed upon principles of Waldorf education, and peer review, openly engaging in qualitative assessment by a group of peers.
After becoming Full Members, schools and institutes engage in collaborative efforts regionally and across North America. The intention is to support the associate member schools/ institutes in advancing their membership, which demonstrates a strengthening of the school/institute. In addition, the continental delegates work with a consensus model in establishing the levels of membership, the criteria for each level, and determining which schools/institutes have met the criteria.
Accredited Schools: All Full Member schools participate in the 海角社区 accreditation process and are recognized as 海角社区 Accredited schools. 海角社区 has dual accreditation agreements with fourteen regional and national school accrediting agencies, and is itself accredited as an accrediting agency by The National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA) and the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA). If you have a concern that an accredited school is not meeting the accreditation criteria, please follow the Complaint Policy.
础厂厂翱颁滨础罢贰听惭贰惭叠贰搁厂贬滨笔听is the membership category for schools/institutes more internally focused. These schools/institutes engage in an Associate member self-study and receive annual support visits from peers working in full member schools/institutes. These schools/institutes gain strength through association with other Association members in their region guided by the Associate member self-study. 听An Associate member preparing for accreditation is a candidate for accreditation.
REGISTERED INITIATIVE听is a non-member affiliate category for schools/institutes in the early phases of establishment as an initiative. 听They are guided by effective practices, the Membership Guide (available to affiliated schools/institutes) and by a mentoring team assigned from their regional Delegates.
Resources for Initiatives
海角社区 members and affiliates are expected to be in compliance with all applicable federal, state/provincial and local laws and regulation. It is the member/affiliate鈥檚 responsibility to be aware of all applicable laws and regulations and to take steps to be and remain in compliance. It is not the responsibility of 海角社区 to independently verify compliance. Membership/affiliation in 海角社区 is not certification of a school鈥檚 compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
For members of 海角社区, both schools and institutes, our membership process serves as a pathway to more deeply engage with the 海角社区 Principles for Waldorf Schools听补苍诲听海角社区 Principles for Waldorf Institutes through responsible innovation. 海角社区 members initially receive annual support visits and then eventually engage in a cyclical self-study/peer review process to strengthen how their organization lives these principles. Schools and institutes who engage with this responsible innovation pathway are representing Waldorf education in North America.
鈥淲aldorf鈥�, 鈥淪teiner鈥� and 鈥淩udolf Steiner鈥� are internationally registered service marks in the field of Education. In the United States, the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (海角社区) holds the rights to these service marks through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In Canada, 海角社区 is the owner of the WALDORF and RUDOLF STEINER registered marks.
海角社区 Accreditation
海角社区 is a recognized听accrediting agency of听听and the听, authorized to accredit Waldorf schools. We are also an affiliated partner with . 海角社区 works with fourteen other leading regional accrediting agencies to offer joint accreditation for our member schools. Approximately 2/3 of accredited Waldorf schools pursue a dual- or triple-accreditation.
海角社区 Trademarks
The Association of Waldorf Schools of North America is the steward of the following trademarks, also referred to as service marks: WALDORF, RUDOLF STEINER, and STEINER, registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
For information about these terms, click here for the听Guidelines听and听Position Statement. If you have questions, please contact听Melanie Reiser,听Executive Director, Membership at (720) 204-5505 x105, or email:听mreiser@awsna.org.
Thank you for supporting the continued clarity and correct use of these terms.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
As an of 海角社区, you are part of a movement to improve and transform education for children throughout North America. By becoming an individual member of 海角社区, you will be engaging in our community and partnering with us in spreading the message of 海角社区. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, alum, retired teacher, or currently practicing teacher, we welcome you to join us.
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