Services are offered by Bonnie River. She is currently the department director of “Educational Support Services” at the Waldorf School of the Peninsula in Los Altos, California. She is setting up a prototype of educational support services for Waldorf Schools to meet the various special and unique needs of children from pre-school to eight grade. Bonnie has several interns under her guidance and provides supervision to many Gradalis graduates working as transdiciplinary therapeutic educators in Waldorf Schools across the country.

Consultation to Waldorf Schools
These consultations may range from organizational development to the setting up of educational support services for a school. Inclusive to the consultation sessions are private mentoring to administration staff, faculty and support teachers. It is recommended that consultations be no shorter than a full day and that a commitment to make arrangements for follow up and continued work be agreed upon. It is also possible for schools to collaborate in sponsorship and reduce expenses. Bonnie’s rate is $650 per day with discounts available for more extensive arrangements. All travel, lodging, food and supplies expenses are to be paid by sponsor.

Workshops and Lectures
Bonnie is capable of addressing a wide range of educational topics. The following are examples of topics and themes for both workshops and lectures:

• The Healing Aspects of the Waldorf curriculum
• Transdisciplinary Therapeutic Education
• Educational Support Services within a Waldorf School
• Compassionate Approaches to Conduct in a Waldorf School
• Tutoring Skills in Math, Reading, and Writing
• Extra Lesson Work
• Testing in Waldorf Schools
• Social Inclusion for all children
• The Meditative Life of a Waldorf School Teacher
• The Effects of Media upon our children
• The Neuropsychology of Learning
• Teaching Styles and Learning Modalities
• Learning and Memory Development
• What is really meant by the term, “Indigo Child”?
• The Tasks of the New Generation of Children
• Re-envisioning the Waldorf Community for the Future

All day workshops are $650, half day workshops are $350, lectures are $150. All expenses incurred (travel, lodging, food, supplies, etc.) to be paid by sponsors.

Mentorship
Bonnie is willing to make special arrangements with those who wish to receive guidance in doing remedial/therapeutic education work in Waldorf Schools. This can be done on-line and supplemented with phone consultations and on-site visits. Financial arrangements vary according to individual situations.