We serve Spanish teachers in Waldorf Schools

In 2012 a World Teachers Conference at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland brought together an unusually large number of Spanish teachers from the U.S., which gave impetus to a dream that had been harbored by a handful of experienced and dedicated teachers for quite some time. In May of 2013, meeting in a living room in Fair Oaks, California, WSTA, the Waldorf Spanish Teachers Association, was created by six of these teachers. Its aim was to support Spanish teachers in their striving toward a more authentic Waldorf education for their students, and offer deeper connections with colleagues throughout the country.

Over time, WSTA developed an organized and cohesive approach to mentoring, evaluations and ultimately training for Spanish teachers in the US.  With these goals in mind, in 2016 WSTA launched its first 3-day February conference at the Waldorf School of Orange County in Costa Mesa, California, which was attended by about 40 participants and received enthusiastically. 

Since then WSTA has continued to offer annual conferences in various Waldorf schools, with the last in-person event taking place in February 2020 at Highland Hall Waldorf School in Northridge, California. At all of these, keynote speakers were invited to address the teachers, and numerous workshops were offered to all levels of teaching experience and grades.

Due to the pandemic shut-down in March 2020, a successful online conference was organized in February 2021, and WSTA has continued to offer virtual conferences in 2022 and 2023. This opened up the possibility of inviting presenters from abroad, without the added complication of travel and lodging, both for presenters and participants. Throughout these years the guiding desire has been to serve the Spanish teachers, both new and experienced, teaching at the elementary as well as the high school level. In addition to the February conferences, WSTA has offered occasional one-day seminars, and summer workshops.