04/14/2025
Practical Arts – Intensive Week
Practical Arts – Intensive Week
When: 04/14/2025 9:00am - 04/19/2025 4:30pm Pacific Time
Where: Costa Mesa, CA
Sponsoring Organization: Waldorf Institute of the Arts
The WISC Waldorf Practical Arts Training (WPAT) program consists of nine individual six-day long intensives (modules) spread out over three years. It is designed for educators, crafts people, and anyone passionate about teaching fiber arts, woodworking, and more.The modules do not have to be taken in order.
This week in module 6:
Each of the six days start with Anthroposophy studies, followed by hard crafts and end with Soft crafts studies.
Anthroposophy: In this module we will examine Core Principle 6 – Relationships
Hard Crafts: We will work with high school curriculum; basic metal smithing, working with iron, copper and silver. We make decorative hooks, simple vessels, bowls, ladles and spoons.
Soft Crafts: We will create 2 projects, one is a 3-dimensional pattern, cut and sewn into a chosen animal using simple sewing for 6th grade curriculum. The second project is a Waldorf style doll.
