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Handicraft teacher training - how to become a specialist teacher for art and textiles

Do you have a big heart for art, design, textiles and handicrafts and would you like to pass on your passion to children and young people? Could you imagine working as a specialist teacher for needlework lessons at a Waldorf or Rudolf Steiner school with classes from Year 1 to Year 8? Do you already have some knowledge and experience in textile techniques and have you completed an upper secondary school education? Then a three-year part-time training course as a specialist teacher for needlework lessons might be the right decision to turn your hobby and passion into a career. In this professional activity, you have the incomparably wonderful opportunity to pass on your love of handicrafts to children and motivate them to become creative.

The handicraft teacher training course requires a time investment of half a day of classroom instruction and half a day of self-study per week and is therefore very compatible with a professional activity. In addition, two weekends per course are planned for school projects. The handicraft teacher training course is the ideal pedagogical and methodological-didactic equipment for future teaching activities. You will learn how to professionally accompany children on their developmental journey from play to work and will be equipped to support their individual learning steps.

During the first two years of needlework teacher training, folders and portfolios are created which serve as lesson documentation. These, together with the presentation of a partial lesson, represent the conclusion of the two-year training program. There are no lessons in the third year, but there are internships at schools and further work shadowing. The diploma thesis with a practical part, written elaboration and presentation forms the culmination of the further training to become a needlework teacher.

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The total training costs for the handicraft teacher training / continuing education, further training at the Textile and Art Association, including tuition costs, registration fee, diploma and examination costs as well as the dyeing course, amount to CHF 10,400 for studies starting until 2019. Please enquire about training costs for studies starting at a later date directly with the training provider using the contact form.

The Textiles and Art Association's needlework teacher training program lasts two years, plus one year of work shadowing and internships. The first two years can be completed as weekly training or block training, with weekly training consisting of four lessons per week and block training consisting of 12 blocks of four days each. This is supplemented by approximately six hours of self-study per week.

The following topics are covered during the handwork teacher training at the Textiles and Art Association: Knitting and the importance of training the hands; crocheting and the development of side dominance; designing and painting; the secret of art; anthroposophical pedagogy; materials science: wool processing, linen and silk; promoting sensory perception; embroidery and painting; form drawing; drawing animals in the landscape; making patterns and designing animals as well as the earth's climate zones; footwear; machine and hand sewing as well as geometry and sensory teaching.

After completing the needlework teacher training or continuing education, further training, graduates are authorized to teach the subject of needlework / textile design for grades 1 to 8 at Rudolf Steiner schools.

The needlework teacher training can be completed as a weekly course or as a block course. In the case of a weekly course, you attend lessons once a week (4 lessons each) as well as a weekend. In addition, there are around 10 hours a week for self-study and homework. In the block course, there are 12 block courses of four days each, spread over approximately two years.

In addition to an upper-secondary level qualification, participants in needlework teacher training or continuing education, further training are expected to have a good basic knowledge of textile techniques.

The topics covered in the needlework teacher training course include working on the infinite thread with knitting and crocheting, designing and painting, embroidery and painting, materials science on wool processing, silk and linen, drawing animals, making patterns, dolls, slippers, hand sewing, machine sewing and theater with design work and creation. Topics such as anthroposophical pedagogy, geometry, sensory theory, temperaments, drawing shapes and promoting sensory perception are also covered.

The total costs for the needlework teacher training or continuing education, further training amount to around CHF 10,400. These costs include the training costs, the registration fee, the materials, a dyeing course and the examination and diploma costs.

The continuing education, further training to become a needlework teacher aims to provide pedagogical and methodological-didactic training to become a specialist teacher in needlework lessons at Waldorf schools and Rudolf Steiner schools in order to support children in their general learning steps and to show them the way from play to work.

In the course of continuing education, further training to become a needlework teacher at the Textiles and Art Association, participants create work folders and portfolios which, together with a partial lesson presentation, form the conclusion of the lessons. In the third year of the course, the participants carry out school internships and work shadowing and write a diploma thesis, which consists of a practical part, a presentation and a written paper.

The needlework teacher training (specialist training in needlework) lasts two years and is part-time. Afterwards, students work independently on their diploma thesis and take part in compulsory internships and work shadowing.

The prerequisite for the needlework teacher training is a high school diploma or a vocational qualification. In addition, an interest in working with pupils, good manual skills, knowledge of textile cultural techniques and enjoyment of textile work are required. To be on the safe side, check with the providers.

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4053 Basel
Textile and art
In a three-year extra-occupational training course, students develop the technical and pedagogical foundations for teaching textile design / handicrafts in grades 1-8 at Rudolf Steiner schools.

Working with the hands is essential for a child's development. The children can directly experience their own abilities, train the fine motor skills of their hands, enjoy the experience of aesthetics and experience the sense of beauty, thereby preparing and accompanying the foundations for intellectual thinking and working.
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