{"id":7626,"date":"2021-08-08T12:46:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T16:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/?page_id=7626"},"modified":"2025-11-30T13:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T18:39:40","slug":"speakers-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/en\/membership\/speakers-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers List"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7626\" class=\"elementor elementor-7626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ef1600 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"8ef1600\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a8527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"55a8527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-da31c1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"da31c1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccb6fb9\" data-id=\"ccb6fb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d59beb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d59beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robert-McKay_speaker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robert-McKay_speaker.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robert-McKay_speaker-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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He lives in Toronto, Ontario and works in the healthcare sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4>Speaking Topics:\u00a0<\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Anthroposophical Meditative Path<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Formation of Society Branches\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Rob at: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:robertmckay@rogers.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">robertmckay@rogers.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-210afcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"210afcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a149f57\" data-id=\"a149f57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be6101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8be6101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mark-McGivern_speaker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mark-McGivern_speaker.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mark-McGivern_speaker-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28bce60\" data-id=\"28bce60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7950d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7950d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Mark McGivern<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark is an educator, former Waldorf teacher, editor and writer. He is editor of Perspectives and author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tolkien\u2019s Hidden Pictures: Rudolf Steiner and the Secret Meaning of Middle Earth, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which will be published by Steinerbooks in early 2022. Mark is a mentor in the Rudolf Steiner College Foundations Program. He lives in Victoria, BC.<\/span><\/p><h4>Speaking Topics:<\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tolkien and Anthroposophy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mythology and the Evolution of Consciousness<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Mark at: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:markmcgivern50@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">markmcgivern50@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e124ed2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"e124ed2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0921ea\" data-id=\"b0921ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21fe1ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21fe1ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Diane-Walters-_speaker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Diane-Walters-_speaker.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Diane-Walters-_speaker-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-240b336\" data-id=\"240b336\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b567a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b567a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Diane Walters MA<\/strong><\/h2><p>Diane has 38 years delving into Anthroposophy with training in Waldorf Education, Biodynamic Agriculture, Curative Education\/Social Therapy in the Camphill Movement and an MA from the Barfield School of Contemplative Studies. She taught as a class teacher for 25 years, taught and wrote high school curriculum for 10 years and now serves as an Educational consultant for Independent Schools, Waldorf Schools and homeschooling families around the world. Look for her podcast Integral teaching: <a href=\"https:\/\/teachingintothefuture.com\/media\/videos-podcasts\/\">https:\/\/teachingintothefuture.com\/media\/videos-podcasts\/<\/a><\/p><p>She also mentors for the Rudolf Steiner College Foundation Studies program.<\/p><h4>Speaking Topics:\u00a0<\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Imagination, Inspiration and Intuition in Learning and Teaching Strategies<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Clown Mind in the Classroom: Learning Through Laughter and Tears<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Teaching into the Future: Balance Between Teacher Presentation and Student Participation<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Diane at: <a href=\"mailto:diane@teachingintothefuture.com\">diane@teachingintothefuture.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60ce33 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a60ce33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78413c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78413c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you are a member and would like to be added to this list please fill out this form.<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fca52c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"0fca52c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dfed7d\" data-id=\"3dfed7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4386683\" data-id=\"4386683\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff6626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"aff6626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id='formContainer115836280' class='sfForm rednaoFormContainer SfFormElementContainer bootstrap-wrapper'><\/div><script>\n            var ajaxurl = 'https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php';\n            var smartFormsCurrentTime=new Date('Tue Apr 07 2026 20:15:07 +0000');\n            \tvar smartFormsSaveNonce=\"6bdd1f33d4\";\n            \tvar smartFormsUserName=\"\";\n            \tvar smartFormsFirstName=\"\";\n            \tvar smartFormsLastName=\"\";\n            \tvar smartFormsEmail=\"\";\n                var smartFormsPath=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/smart-forms\/\";\n                var smartDonationsRootPath=\"\";\n                var smartDonationsSandbox=\"\";\n                var smartFormsAdditionalFields4=[{\"id\":\"rednaogrouppanel\"}];\n                var smartFormsDesignMode=false;\n                if(!window.smartFormsItemsToLoad)\n                    window.smartFormsItemsToLoad=new Array(); 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