Sunbridge Institute is an independent, not-for-profit adult learning community offering low-residency Waldorf teacher education programs, plus professional development and general interest courses and workshops on Waldorf teaching, Waldorf Education, organizational leadership, and the arts. The teachings of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Waldorf Education, are at the heart of the Sunbridge mission, and we are dedicated to the support of Waldorf Education in North America. Sunbridge's programs, courses, and workshops offer abundant opportunities for journeys of self-discovery and personal transformation within a rich community experience. The institute is housed on the beautiful, 140-acre campus of the Threefold Educational Center in Chestnut Ridge, NY, located 30 miles from NYC. Since our founding as the Waldorf Institute in 1967, Sunbridge has prepared thousands of Waldorf teachers, earning a worldwide reputation for excellence in Waldorf teacher education. Sunbridge graduates enjoy teaching and administrative careers at Waldorf schools and early childhood centers, teacher education institutes, and affiliated organizations across the U.S. and around the world. The oldest Waldorf teacher education institute in North America, Sunbridge is a full member institute of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) and the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN) and is an MEd Partner of Empire State College of The State University of New York.