Waldorflärar-högskolan
(WLH)
Waldorf University College
Stockholm, Sweden
Marklandsbacken 11, S16836 Bromma
Stockholm, Sweden
Contact information:
kansli@wlh.se
+46 (0)8 50585880
Teaching language: Swedish
Number of students: ca. 290
Permanent faculty: 11
Guest faculty: 20-30
Degrees offered:
Certificate for Early Childhood Teachers at Waldorf kindergartens, part-time, 5 years
Certificate for After school Care/extended school Teachers at Waldorf schools, part-time, 4 year
Certificate for Class Teachers at Waldorf schools, part-time, 5 years
Certificate for Subject Teachers at Waldorf schools, part-time, 2,5 years
WLH was established 1980. Today, it is the only institution for Waldorf early childhood teacher/teacher education in Sweden. A WLH diploma allows graduates of our programs to teach in Waldorf kindergartens and Waldorf schools.
WLH has been supervised by the Swedish Higher Education Authority (Universitetskanslersämbetet) since 2012, and the programs have been fully state funded since 2014.
WLH works systematically to increase the academic level of the programs, the institution, and co-workers, in accordance with our long-term goal of providing Waldorf teacher programs that lead to academic degrees. To this aim, WLH collaborated with Steinerhøyskolen in Norway and Snellmanhögskolan in Finland to initiate the network NORENSE (Nordic Research Network for Steiner Education) in 2008. The continuing work within NORENSE is financed primarily by the Waldorf school federations, and is led by a council with representatives from the institutions, federations, and external academies/universities.
In addition to the certificate programs, WLH also offers continuing professional development courses.
