Board Development Workshop

Board Development Workshop, Dec 10 in Philadelphia

The board workshop was attended by 25 board members from 5 different local Waldorf Schools. The workshop was designed to allow maximum time for sharing and collaboration between the local boards, to work through the 10 basic board responsibilities for non-profit board guided by Elizabeth Guman and exploration of aspects that are specific to private schools. Hosted by the Waldorf School of Philadelphia in their new, beautiful buildings and facilitated by Claus Sproll and Elizabeth Guman, the day long workshop brought the needs, the best practices and experiences and the work of the board to the foreground. Specific needs as to cooperation, expanding the mission from education to the social mission of Waldorf Education, to be aware of trends in the fields and to anticipated future needs as well as board practices were part of the day.  Board members appreciated the opportunity to network and explore impulses for further work, synergies and cooperation as well as exchange of ideas and best practices.