Faculty

Eric G. Müller was born in Durban, South Africa, and double majored in literature and history at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He attended Emerson College in Sussex, England, where he completed the Foundation Year, with emphasis on drama and creative writing. He studied Waldorf pedagogy at the Waldorf Institute in Witten-Annen, Germany, where he specialized in music education. Together with his family he moved to Oregon, where he became a class teacher at the Eugene Waldorf School, carrying a class through the eight year cycle. During this time he also taught German and music (orchestra, chorus, and individual classes).  He was a co-founder of the Eugene Waldorf Teacher Training Program. 

Currently he teaches English and Drama at the Hawthorne Valley High School. The blocks he teaches include Eschenbach’s Parzival, Goethe’s Faust, Homer’s The Odyssey, History through Music, and Comedy and Tragedy. He is particularly interested in teaching electives on modern poetry, creative writing, and contemporary literature. For many years he directed the high school chorus.

He is a founding member of the Alkion Center and the director of the education department. He has taught at Simon’s Rock College of Bard as an adjunct chorus director, as well as summer courses at Sunbridge College. Over the years he has served as both faculty and college (council) chair, and sat on numerous committees, such as the Teacher Development Committee, which holds a special interest for him. He has written two novels, Rites of Rock (Adonis Press, 2005) and Meet Me at the Met (Plain View Press, 2010), as well as a collection of poetry, Coffee on the Piano for You (Adonis Press, 2008). His poetry, articles, and short stories have appeared in many journals, anthologies and magazines. www.ericgmuller.com

Martina Muller is a High School Art Teacher.   She studied English and Art at Ruhruniveritaet in Bochum, Germany, received a certificate in English proficiency from Cambridge University & studied Art at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon.  Her Waldorf training includes Foundation Year at Emerson College, England & training as a High School Art Teacher at Institut fuer Waldorfpaedagogik in Witten, Germany.  She has taught Painting at Eugene Waldorf School, Painting at Waldorf Teacher Training Institute in Eugene, Oregon where she is a founding member & Painting/Drawing and Inner Development at Alkion Center where she is also a founding member.  She taught at the New Hampshire Center for Anthroposophy, is a member of the Anthroposophical Society, a member of the School of Spiritual Science, is a founding member of Gallery 345 in Hudson, New York, is a recipient of the Credere Grant, a published children’s book illustrator & an exhibiting artist and graphic designer focused on Anthroposophical Institutions.  Her interests include painting, sculpture, music, European travel and reading. For more information about her art work, please visit her website.