Join us for a Visitor's Morning
Join us for a Visitor's Morning on Saturday, January 31 or Saturday, April 11 from 9am to 1:30pm at the Mountain School in Corte Madera.
Observe the morning lesson with our current LifeWays class, meet our students, enjoy a question/answer time over lunch (organic, vegetarian with gluten free options)
with alumni and teachers!
A packet of information is provided.
Space is limited - please contact Marianne Alsop to reserve your place.
The San Francisco Bay Area LifeWays Training meets at the Mountain School in Marin County, two Saturday’s a month, 9am to 5:30pm and at local LifeWays early childhood programs in Marin and Sonoma Counties. Also included in this schedule are three long-weekend, overnight, retreats at a farm in Sebastopol: Friday 3pm to Sunday noon, for cooking, festival celebrations, outdoor observation, circle games, doll making, wet felting, puppetry, storytelling and more. No additional fees are charged for the retreats and both indoor sleeping and outdoor camping are available. Please ask about families attending.
See the training Information Sheet for more details.
Meet Your Core Teaching Staff
Cynthia Aldinger
Cynthia Aldinger is founder and Executive Director of LifeWays North America; author of Life is the Curriculum and Home Away from Home: LifeWays Care of Children and Families.
Christine Margetic
Christine Margetic has taught for many years in the LifeWays San Francisco Bay Training. She has taught in Waldorf early childhood programs since 2004. She is particularly interested in supporting families with young children.
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Theresa Walker
Teresa Walker has a LifeWays home farm program, is a LifeWays graduate and teacher and completed Waldorf Teacher Training. She has homeschooled her two children. Teresa will be our Student Services Director.
Kate Hammond
Kate Hammond is a Waldorf trained Birth to Three teacher and longtime LifeWays teacher. She brings her work in Spacial Dynamics and love of handwork and crafting to our course. Kate also teaches in the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training.
Anna Rainville
Anna Rainville is a long-time early childhood educator, Waldorf teacher and LifeWays teacher. Her singing games, seasonal circles and songs inspire our students to move with joy! We welcome her back for another year!
Rosarioa Villasana
Rosario Villasana, Child Development and Family Studies Department Chair at City College of San Francisco and Director of the LifeWays Training en Español, joins us as a teacher of our Diversity classes. Rosario is also on the LifeWays North America Board of Directors.
Your journey toward joy-filled and purpose-full living begins in August 2026.
Join us in San Francisco Bay.
How to Apply
These steps must be completed before considering yourself fully accepted to and ready to attend our in person training:
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Fill out the online application form & pay $100 Application fee
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Complete the Payment Plan Form and Contract
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After application fee paid, complete Financial Assistance form if needed (provided upon registration).
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Reach out to the Student Services Coordinator of your location to let them know you have enrolled, or are in the process of enrolling, and they can assist you with any questions that arise.
If you are in need of downloadable forms to mail into LifeWays, please email Julie at administrator@lifewaysnorthamerica.net