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It’s finally here! Our Winter Fair festivities kick off TONIGHT with UnWined, our 21+ adults only shopping experience in the Artisan Market from 6-9pm among over 60 vendors featuring unique, holistic, handmade treasures and food for everyone on your gift giving list (pictured here are just a handful!). Come to shop, sip, snack on small bites, and even make your own Elfland too. Then, bring back the whole family on Saturday for endless festivity from 9am-2pm including musical performances, puppet shows, children’s activities, more shopping at the Artisan Market, and craft workshops using natural materials and old fashioned creativity. A delicious variety of food options will be available in Rudolf’s Diner and from food trucks. Plenty of winter magic for all. See you there ❄️!

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It’s finally here! Our Winter Fair festivities kick off TONIGHT with UnWined, our 21+ adults only shopping experience in the Artisan Market from 6-9pm among over 60 vendors featuring unique, holistic, handmade treasures and food for everyone on your gift giving list (pictured here are just a handful!). Come to shop, sip, snack on small bites, and even make your own Elfland too. Then, bring back the whole family on Saturday for endless festivity from 9am-2pm including musical performances, puppet shows, children’s activities, more shopping at the Artisan Market, and craft workshops using natural materials and old fashioned creativity. A delicious variety of food options will be available in Rudolf’s Diner and from food trucks. Plenty of winter magic for all. See you there ❄️!

The Children’s Shoppe at our Winter Fair is where children can truly shop and surprise their family with the gifts they pick out with all the thoughtfulness and care (and maybe find something for themselves too 😉). Our 6th grade elves will lead each child around the Shoppe to pick out any items that catch their eye, and then wrap and label the gifts to their choosing! Each item costs just $1, $2, or $3 😊 and it is cash only, so bring some 💵 for the children to spend wisely! Parents can wait outside of the Shoppe or receive a call when their children are done shopping! See you this SATURDAY for all the Winter Fair festivities (and Friday evening at UnWined, our adults only shopping event of our Artisan Market 😊). 🎁

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The Children’s Shoppe at our Winter Fair is where children can truly shop and surprise their family with the gifts they pick out with all the thoughtfulness and care (and maybe find something for themselves too 😉). Our 6th grade elves will lead each child around the Shoppe to pick out any items that catch their eye, and then wrap and label the gifts to their choosing! Each item costs just $1, $2, or $3 😊 and it is cash only, so bring some 💵 for the children to spend wisely! Parents can wait outside of the Shoppe or receive a call when their children are done shopping! See you this SATURDAY for all the Winter Fair festivities (and Friday evening at UnWined, our adults only shopping event of our Artisan Market 😊). 🎁

Your children can craft to their heart’s content at our Winter Fair happening this Saturday! Beeswax candle dipping, decorating cinnamon star ornaments, making rainbow votives, and building their own Elfland are all included in the activity wristband with unlimited access. They will delight in their creations and you will get to take home a touch of warmth and festivity for the season. See you this weekend. 🌟

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Your children can craft to their heart’s content at our Winter Fair happening this Saturday! Beeswax candle dipping, decorating cinnamon star ornaments, making rainbow votives, and building their own Elfland are all included in the activity wristband with unlimited access. They will delight in their creations and you will get to take home a touch of warmth and festivity for the season. See you this weekend. 🌟

For today’s Winter Fair highlight, you can look forward to all the magic that is to come at Elfland 🍄 ✨🍂🐚. With all the beautiful natural materials you can imagine (and plenty of hot glue), your child can dream up and create their own dwelling for all the little elves to enjoy!
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And if you would like to help our Elfland architects in gathering natural building materials such as moss, pine cones, acorns, sticks, seed pods, dried flowers, shells, pebbles, stones, gems, etc - there are collection bins in the foyer awaiting your treasures!

New this year- adults can also take part in all the magic during UnWined! Each UnWined ticket also includes the opportunity to craft your own Elfland. We look forward to celebrating the season with our community this weekend!

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For today’s Winter Fair highlight, you can look forward to all the magic that is to come at Elfland 🍄 ✨🍂🐚. With all the beautiful natural materials you can imagine (and plenty of hot glue), your child can dream up and create their own dwelling for all the little elves to enjoy! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And if you would like to help our Elfland architects in gathering natural building materials such as moss, pine cones, acorns, sticks, seed pods, dried flowers, shells, pebbles, stones, gems, etc - there are collection bins in the foyer awaiting your treasures! New this year- adults can also take part in all the magic during UnWined! Each UnWined ticket also includes the opportunity to craft your own Elfland. We look forward to celebrating the season with our community this weekend!

Today is Giving Tuesday and our Annual Fund, Growing in Wonder, is underway!!
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Our Goals: $350,000 and 100% participation from our community.
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Read on for a testimonial from Board member and DWS parent, Ryan Gregory:
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“Both of our children, Liam and Lara, started DWS in 1st grade. From the beginning we knew we wanted them to continue all the way through 12th grade and become DWS graduates. We followed through with that desire and it was one of the best parenting decisions we have made. Liam graduated last year and Lara is now a junior in the high school.
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Liam is now attending Colorado College, his #1 choice, to study microbiology as a pre-med student and is thriving there. His experience in high school prepared him well for college and he has told us repeatedly that, while college is hard, it isn’t as much work as high school and so he feels prepared. Liam learned at the high school to build strong and close relationships with his teachers, a skill serving him well in college. He takes advantage of office hours to talk with his professors, uses the writing center, and has become an excellent self-advocate. Those are all skills I wish I had developed going into college!”
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You can read his entire testimonial in School Director Kelly Molinet’s parent square post from yesterday.
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Your gift supports a K-12 Waldorf education that fosters what it means to be human, cultivates lifelong curiosity and inspires a love for the world. Please give generously to our Annual Fund, Growing in Wonder, and support the education our world desperately needs. Comment DONATE and we’ll send you a direct link to give. We are so grateful for your generosity on this journey together.

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Today is Giving Tuesday and our Annual Fund, Growing in Wonder, is underway!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our Goals: $350,000 and 100% participation from our community. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Read on for a testimonial from Board member and DWS parent, Ryan Gregory: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Both of our children, Liam and Lara, started DWS in 1st grade. From the beginning we knew we wanted them to continue all the way through 12th grade and become DWS graduates. We followed through with that desire and it was one of the best parenting decisions we have made. Liam graduated last year and Lara is now a junior in the high school. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Liam is now attending Colorado College, his #1 choice, to study microbiology as a pre-med student and is thriving there. His experience in high school prepared him well for college and he has told us repeatedly that, while college is hard, it isn’t as much work as high school and so he feels prepared. Liam learned at the high school to build strong and close relationships with his teachers, a skill serving him well in college. He takes advantage of office hours to talk with his professors, uses the writing center, and has become an excellent self-advocate. Those are all skills I wish I had developed going into college!” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You can read his entire testimonial in School Director Kelly Molinet’s parent square post from yesterday. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your gift supports a K-12 Waldorf education that fosters what it means to be human, cultivates lifelong curiosity and inspires a love for the world. Please give generously to our Annual Fund, Growing in Wonder, and support the education our world desperately needs. Comment DONATE and we’ll send you a direct link to give. We are so grateful for your generosity on this journey together.

It’s December 1st, and our halls have been decked over break thanks to our hard working elves (aka our facilities team with helping hands from Halle, Sissy, and Paul!). From hanging garland in every hallway, holiday mobiles and wreaths around every corner, and ornaments on all the trees- it is always a delight for our students to return to school in December with much festivity and magic! We look forward to all that is to come this month, especially our Winter Fair happening THIS weekend! See you at UnWined (our adults-only shopping event of the Artisan Market) on Friday evening and then for a full day of family festivities on Saturday!

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It’s December 1st, and our halls have been decked over break thanks to our hard working elves (aka our facilities team with helping hands from Halle, Sissy, and Paul!). From hanging garland in every hallway, holiday mobiles and wreaths around every corner, and ornaments on all the trees- it is always a delight for our students to return to school in December with much festivity and magic! We look forward to all that is to come this month, especially our Winter Fair happening THIS weekend! See you at UnWined (our adults-only shopping event of the Artisan Market) on Friday evening and then for a full day of family festivities on Saturday!

With this being the week of our beloved Winter Fair, we thought we would highlight a different activity each day leading up to next weekend! First up is the fan favorite and most often visited - Cookie Heaven 🍪!

You will definitely make use of the “unlimited” feature of the activity wristband with repeat visits to Cookie Heaven 😋. This Winter Fair favorite is hosted by our 7th graders - they always create a magical journey for our young students! The angels will lead a few students at a time through the heavenly path of more than 50 dozen homemade cookies to choose from! A dream come true. Remember to pre-order your activity wristband by tonigit at midnight! Pickup will be at will call on Saturday. You can also purchase them at the fair! Activity bracelets are $25 before the event; $30 the day of!

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With this being the week of our beloved Winter Fair, we thought we would highlight a different activity each day leading up to next weekend! First up is the fan favorite and most often visited - Cookie Heaven 🍪! You will definitely make use of the “unlimited” feature of the activity wristband with repeat visits to Cookie Heaven 😋. This Winter Fair favorite is hosted by our 7th graders - they always create a magical journey for our young students! The angels will lead a few students at a time through the heavenly path of more than 50 dozen homemade cookies to choose from! A dream come true. Remember to pre-order your activity wristband by tonigit at midnight! Pickup will be at will call on Saturday. You can also purchase them at the fair! Activity bracelets are $25 before the event; $30 the day of!

‘Tis the season for ordering your custom decorated wreaths! While you are shopping small this weekend, be sure to preorder a wreath and get ready to deck those doors and spread the festivity of the season. You can specify color preferences or any other customization requests at check out. Also back this year are a limited amount of Douglas fir trees 🌲! Pickup will be at the Winter Fair on 12/6. Available to our community and beyond!
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Preordering of activity bracelets, trees, wreaths, and UnWined tickets will close at midnight on Sunday, 11/30. Please take a moment to pre-order your Winter Fair items before tomorrow! Activity bracelets are $25 before the event; $30 the day of! Comment WINTERFAIR and we’ll send you a direct link to order.

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‘Tis the season for ordering your custom decorated wreaths! While you are shopping small this weekend, be sure to preorder a wreath and get ready to deck those doors and spread the festivity of the season. You can specify color preferences or any other customization requests at check out. Also back this year are a limited amount of Douglas fir trees 🌲! Pickup will be at the Winter Fair on 12/6. Available to our community and beyond! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Preordering of activity bracelets, trees, wreaths, and UnWined tickets will close at midnight on Sunday, 11/30. Please take a moment to pre-order your Winter Fair items before tomorrow! Activity bracelets are $25 before the event; $30 the day of! Comment WINTERFAIR and we’ll send you a direct link to order.

Our Larkspur kindergarteners this month have been honoring the stories and wisdom of the First Peoples. They heard the story of Thanksgiving told from the perspective of the Wampanoag people, learning about their way of life and their role in the first harvest of the newcomers. To deepen their practice of gratitude after snack, they have also been learning to say “we are grateful” in Cherokee: otsaliheliga.
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We hope that our young students will share these lessons with their families as we cultivate gratitude, awareness, and appreciation around the Thanksgiving table together.

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Our Larkspur kindergarteners this month have been honoring the stories and wisdom of the First Peoples. They heard the story of Thanksgiving told from the perspective of the Wampanoag people, learning about their way of life and their role in the first harvest of the newcomers. To deepen their practice of gratitude after snack, they have also been learning to say “we are grateful” in Cherokee: otsaliheliga. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We hope that our young students will share these lessons with their families as we cultivate gratitude, awareness, and appreciation around the Thanksgiving table together.

Our annual giving season is beginning. This year’s Wonder Fund campaign, Growing in Wonder, will highlight stories from DWS families of how the seeds of wonder planted in the lower grades have borne fruit in high school and beyond. School Director Kelly Molinet has shared the story of her own child’s Waldorf journey on our giving page.
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We are so grateful for the generosity of the entire DWS community: families, friends, alumni, grandparents- we thrive with your support! Since our founding over 50 years ago, we have all worked together to provide a distinctly unique K-12 Waldorf education.
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The Wonder Fund is essential to our work, each year providing for teacher and admin salaries, financial aid, our beautiful campus, and all the daily things we do in school from the mundane to the magical. At DWS, our goal of 100% family participation is just as important as reaching this year’s campaign goal of $350,000.
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You can give directly via our link in stories. And remember, you can maximize your gift with the Colorado Child Care Contribution Tax Credit.
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Thank you for standing with us and for planting the seeds for our path forward!

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Our annual giving season is beginning. This year’s Wonder Fund campaign, Growing in Wonder, will highlight stories from DWS families of how the seeds of wonder planted in the lower grades have borne fruit in high school and beyond. School Director Kelly Molinet has shared the story of her own child’s Waldorf journey on our giving page. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are so grateful for the generosity of the entire DWS community: families, friends, alumni, grandparents- we thrive with your support! Since our founding over 50 years ago, we have all worked together to provide a distinctly unique K-12 Waldorf education. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Wonder Fund is essential to our work, each year providing for teacher and admin salaries, financial aid, our beautiful campus, and all the daily things we do in school from the mundane to the magical. At DWS, our goal of 100% family participation is just as important as reaching this year’s campaign goal of $350,000. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You can give directly via our link in stories. And remember, you can maximize your gift with the Colorado Child Care Contribution Tax Credit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you for standing with us and for planting the seeds for our path forward!

Welcome to 9th grade Thermodynamics at our Waldorf School, with a special episode today of The Great Waldorf Baking Show! In this block, our students are studying the relationship between heating and cooling, internal and external pressures, and how all of these affect fluids in terms of volume and movement. With this very hands-on class, they have been conducting labs where they get a set of instructions to follow, take measurements, and record their results. What better way to end the block than sprinkling in a bit of creativity and fun to make some ice cream?!

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Welcome to 9th grade Thermodynamics at our Waldorf School, with a special episode today of The Great Waldorf Baking Show! In this block, our students are studying the relationship between heating and cooling, internal and external pressures, and how all of these affect fluids in terms of volume and movement. With this very hands-on class, they have been conducting labs where they get a set of instructions to follow, take measurements, and record their results. What better way to end the block than sprinkling in a bit of creativity and fun to make some ice cream?!

“Real inclusion happens when there is an understanding that everybody needs something different to learn.” That is the message from School Director Kelly Molinet in this week’s podcast episode, “What’s up with Student Support?” For this conversation, Kelly is joined by the Director of Student Support, Andrea Weid, to explore DWS’ commitment to removing barriers to ensure that all students - including those who approach learning in a neurodiverse manner - can engage in the curriculum with enthusiasm and joy. Listen to The Denver Waldorf School podcast on spotify (or wherever you like to podcast) to learn how DWS creates an inclusive on-ramp to learning.

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“Real inclusion happens when there is an understanding that everybody needs something different to learn.” That is the message from School Director Kelly Molinet in this week’s podcast episode, “What’s up with Student Support?” For this conversation, Kelly is joined by the Director of Student Support, Andrea Weid, to explore DWS’ commitment to removing barriers to ensure that all students - including those who approach learning in a neurodiverse manner - can engage in the curriculum with enthusiasm and joy. Listen to The Denver Waldorf School podcast on spotify (or wherever you like to podcast) to learn how DWS creates an inclusive on-ramp to learning.
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