Irene Richardson
Sixth Grade Teacher
Waldorf Teacher Certificate, Sunbridge Institute, NY
Biodynamics Certificate, Pfeiffer Center
BA, Comparative Religion, Bard College
Coming to our school from Waldorf schools in Tucson and Princeton, Irene is currently teaching her third class at the Waldorf School of Philadelphia. She is a gardener, book collector, and student of stories who loves mythology and folklore. Her journey has led her to explore how archetypal stories can support liberatory education, collective meaning-making, and historical healing. Intertwined with that work is re-building conscious interrelationship with the natural world and living systems.
When she is not teaching, Irene is supporting collaborative leadership and self-development in Waldorf schools through her work as an AWSNA delegate. She has served on multiple accreditation teams, and coordinated two accreditations from within her own schools. Most recently, she taught a week-long course on the art of storytelling at the Center for Anthroposophy. She is enthusiastic about
the work of carrying Waldorf education forward into its second century and toward liberation and justice for all. She balances her work life with time weeding in her garden, poring through the books in her library, and exploring the forested parks of Philadelphia with her five-year-old Waldorf kid.