Fallbrook, California
In person,
in the field,
in community.
The Fieldsmith Fellowship is a new model for high school students to access elements of a Waldorf education while pursuing diverse academic paths.
The Fellowship
Touchstones of a Waldorf education.
We gather in person several times a week and offer fellows a space open to them weekdays between 10am and 2pm.
Through seminars, we explore touchstone elements of a traditional Waldorf high school curriculum including: complexities in classical literature and modern life, capacities for careful and keen observation, as well as creative and authentic forms of self-expression.
Mentorship supports fellows individually, and the community as a whole creates a context for giving shape and meaning to the work and aspirations of adolescence.
The Fellowship
Program Components
Co-working & craft space
Fellows would have access to a shared co-working and craft space downtown — designed to support independent work as well as shared lunches, seminars, and small, special events.
Academic & professional mentorship
One-on-one time with mentors and advisors is at the heart of the fellowship — guiding Fellows through their projects, their questions, and the wider world they are entering.
Guest educators
A working roster of local specialists — scientists, craftspeople, artists — would visit the fellowship throughout the year, sharing about their work and personal/professional journeys.
Self-directed projects
Fellows pursue one academic and one professional long-form project across the academic year, culminating in a public presentation. To support ambitious projects, we'd help fellows look for funding and scholarships that might cover materials and travel.
“In the midst of these traumatic changes, ideals are welling up within the young person.
These ideals maintain that the world has meaning, that one's own life also has meaning, and that one can positively influence the world."