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| Screen last updated on: September 2007 |
| Year established: |
1968 |
| Type of school: |
college, private (nonprofit) |
| Programs: |
2-year undergraduate, graduate school |
| Religious affiliation: |
no |
| Campus enrollment: |
30 students |
| Coeducational information: |
coeducational institution, founded as coeducational institution |
| Location description: |
in or near a large town (pop. 25,000-75,000) |
| Application fee: |
$50 |
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| Street address: |
Sunbridge College
285 Hungry Hollow Rd
Spring Valley, NY 10977 |
| Main telephone numbers: |
845 425-0055
845 425-1413 (fax) |
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| Main homepage: |
www.sunbridge.edu/ |
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| CAMPUS SUMMARY |
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The Sunbridge campus is located 30 miles north of New York City in a natural, wooded environment managed by the Threefold Educational Foundation. On or near the campus are a student residence, a performing arts auditorium, the Green Meadow Waldorf School, a center for eurhythmy (an art of movement), a biodynamic garden, the Hungry Hollow natural foods market, a homeopathic (Weleda) pharmacy, and the Fellowship Community for the elderly. Sunbridge College was founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1968 and moved to New York in 1986.
Activities at Sunbridge College are based on the work of the Austrian philosopher and teacher Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). He was the founder of the first Waldorf school, and of anthroposophy — a holistic approach to the human being and the universe that takes into account the working together of physical, soul, and spiritual aspects. His spiritual scientific research has led to important innovations in such areas as education, medicine, architecture, the arts, social science, etc., as well as in agriculture. |
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| UNIQUE/SPECIAL PROGRAMS |
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The new millennium presents the human being with challenges, both inner and outer. Our planet calls for fresh spiritual values in every direction. We need insight and abilities with which to meet our human responsibilities to society and to the needs of the Earth.
In response to this, Sunbridge College provides alive, educational activities in the arts, sciences, and humanities that enable the individual to take renewed initiative in personal and professional life.
Unique to Sunbridge is the wide variety of creative activities in which the student can engage, together with the direct applicability of these activities to practical life. Sunbridge is chartered by the New York State Education Department and is authorized by the New York Board of Regents to confer Master’s degrees in Waldorf Elementary and Early Childhood Education. College work includes full- and part-time courses in such diverse fields as Visual and Applied Arts, Social Science, and Biodynamic Gardening, as well as Waldorf Teacher Education and an Orientation Year comprising a wide variety of general studies. Underlying all college work is the assisting of students to discover and evolve new faculties of thinking, feeling - and willing —to explore new life directions for the future.
Sunbridge College offers a variety of ways to enter the world of Waldorf education, including full-time Teacher Education programs leading to certification and a Masters Degree option, and part-time enrichment courses for teachers and administrators. An orientation year that offers an opportunity to explore life’s question can be an enrichment experience and a first step toward Waldorf Education & exploring Anthroposophy. A variety of talks, workshops, and short courses are open to everyone. |
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