Waldorf Pedagógiai Intézet
Institute of Waldorf Pedagogy
Solymár, Hungary
József Attila utca 41, H - 2083, Solymár
Contact information:
info@wapi.hu
+36 26360145
+36 307523177
Teaching language: Hungarian
Number of students: 120
Permanent faculty: 9
Guest faculty: 10
Degrees offered:
Full time:
• Class teacher for Waldorf education, 4 years (this is the last year of the last training course in the Witten-Annen Institute for Waldorf Education (Germany) cooperation)
Part-time:
• Postgraduate course for Waldorf education, 3 years
• Subject teacher for handicrafts, 3 years
• Training in music, 3 years
The Institute of Waldorf Pedagogy has been operating since 1991 in Solymár. The Institute works in cooperation with the Witten-Annen Institute for Waldorf Education in Germany, aiming to provide well-educated teachers for Hungarian Waldorf schools and to contribute to the renewal of public education.
The number of Waldorf schools in Hungary has steadily increased within the three decades since the political changeover. Nearly 10.000 children are currently enrolled in the 55 kindergartens and 44 Waldorf schools in Hungary. The biggest challenge for the Institute for Waldorf Pedagogy is finding ways to better meet the increasing demand for teachers in Hungarian Waldorf schools and kindergartens.
In addition to theoretical knowledge – methodology, didactics, anthropology, a general view of humans and the world – the institute places great emphasis on artistic development, classroom observation, and teaching practice in Waldorf schools in order to prepare future teachers for their work. The majority of students in the part-time programs are already teaching in Waldorf schools, and complete their training parallel to their teaching jobs.
This academic year we have started a cooperation with the state degree-granting ELTE University and we are in discussions with other partners to launch new forms of training that will give students a valuable qualification.
