About Us*



The Alkion Center offers Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy, Waldorf Teacher Education and Early Childhood. We will also be offering an Arts Year for the first time, starting in 2010. Grounded in the path of inner development outlined by Rudolf Steiner, the goal of these courses is to awaken the individual to the working of the spirit in the human being, nature and society.


The Alkion Center is a branch of the Hawthorne Valley Association, located on 400 acres of biodynamic farmland. Hawthorne Valley is a vital community of educational, artistic, economic and therapeutic initiatives. Its great natural beauty and diversity of its work make Hawthorne Valley an ideal setting for studies related to inner development.


* The Alkion is the ancient Greek mythological kingfisher who nests on the rolling sea during the Winter Solstice and calms the restless waves, bringing the peace of halcyon days. It was known to protect sailors from storms, lightning, and hidden shoals.