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Program Overview
Lead Instructor: Kim Richardson
New Leaders Academy is a full-year, university-level leadership development course, held from January 2026 to December 2026, and designed to support emerging and mid-career leaders in cultivating grounded, resilient, and adaptive leadership practices.
The course includes:
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Twice-monthly, 2-hour virtual sessions (January – May and July – December)
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A 4-day in-person immersive experience in June, providing intensive experiential learning, peer collaboration, and applied leadership practice
Through this combination, participants explore leadership as both an inward discipline and a relational, community-centered practice.
Learning Design
Virtual Instruction (2 hours, twice monthly)
● Interactive sessions blending leadership frameworks, reflection, and applied exercises
● Regular opportunities for peer discussion and collaborative problem-solving
● Note: No virtual sessions will be held during June
New Leaders Retreat in July (3 days)
● Immersive workshops, applied leadership challenges, and cohort-building activities
● Deep integration of embodied learning, reflection, and leadership practice, Independent Learning
● Curated readings and reflective writing connecting personal experience with leadership theory
● Practical assignments encouraging observation, self-discovery, and method internalization Curriculum Development
● Custom design aligned with Great Lakes Waldorf Institute’s leadership and pedagogical principles
● Integration of systems thinking, reflective practice, and values-driven leadership
Tuition Details
Individual Enrollment (one participant from a school)
Total Tuition:
$5,500
Payment Schedule:
$2,750 due January 1, 2026
$2,750 due June 1, 2026
Group Enrollment (two or more participants from the same school)
Total Tuition:
$4,750 per participant
Payment Schedule:
$2,375 due January 1, 2026
$2,375 due June 1, 2026
Course Facilitators
Kim Richardson
Founder of Embodied Collaborative
Adrienne Patrick
Artist and Waldorf Educator
Non-Discrimination Statement: Great Lakes Waldorf Institute, Inc., encourages broad public support and participation in its management and activities, and shall not discriminate in any manner whatsoever against any person on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or mental or physical handicap or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and any other programs. We are committed to reflecting the diversity of our society and creating space for historically excluded and underrepresented groups to participate in all aspects of the corporation's management and activities.