CORE GROUP

 I discovered Rudolf Steiner’s work in 2003 as my two children began their Waldorf Education. I earned my certificate for Anthroposophical training for Waldorf Grades Teaching and Remedial Education from Rudolf Steiner College (RSC) in 2009, and M.A. in Psychology from Sonoma State University in 2013. From 2007 I was a private contractor and instructor in Northern California for Waldorf private and public charter schools, and RSC Waldorf teacher training programs. Currently I am a Learning Support consultant for Chicago Waldorf School and a Learning Support teacher at DaVinci Waldorf School where I have the opportunity to work frequently with Extra Lesson in the classroom with large groups of students. I consult internationally as a mentor, evaluator, teacher training instructor and conference presenter for learning support for individual and classroom work. I serve on the Core Group and teach for the Waldorf Teacher Institute of Chicago and am a member of the Anthroposophical Society.

For the past 30 years Carol Triggiano has been a teacher at the Chicago Waldorf School. She also taught in both public and private schools and was a lecturer/workshop leader on the art of storytelling. She is a graduate of the Arcturus Waldorf Teacher Training Program and currently teaches courses at the Waldorf Teacher Institute. Carol has taught Early Childhood, two classes from 1st-8th, and several middle school 5th-8th rotations. She regularly visits other Waldorf schools as an outside evaluator, lecturer and mentor. She has served as a level chair, AWSNA delegate and on numerous administrative and pedagogical committees. 

Frances is a Core Group member and faculty member of the Waldorf Institute of Chicago and, as a member of the Pedagogical Section Council, serves on the Leadership Council of AWSNA. Prior to leaving the Chicago Waldorf School she was a class teacher and special subject teacher before joining the high school as an art teacher and class sponsor. She has served as a member of the Board of Trustees and has worked with governance issues as well as mentoring. 

Frances now focuses on adult education and her work on the PSC and AWSNA. She continues to mentor in various schools and give workshops.

Frances completed her studies at Christ Church College Canterbury, Kent in the UK where she focused on secondary education. She then studied arts with a focus on sculpture at Emerson College, Forest Row, England. Research into the intersection of science and art has been a lifelong passion.