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March 24, 2021

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A new experience of color and a reminder of community. While our hallways and classrooms have been quiet, there is still much happening behind the scenes here at school!

Our main hallway now welcomes all who journey through to experience the movement and progression of color thanks to this refresh of lazure painting - a technique of applying paint in layers that receives light and illuminates color. Many thanks to @lazure.art.charlesandrade for guiding our teachers through this lazure workshop - it is always wonderful to see what we can accomplish when we work in community. We are grateful to our hardworking faculty and staff for pouring their hearts into bringing beauty, warmth, and light into our spaces.

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A new experience of color and a reminder of community. While our hallways and classrooms have been quiet, there is still much happening behind the scenes here at school!

Our main hallway now welcomes all who journey through to experience the movement and progression of color thanks to this refresh of lazure painting - a technique of applying paint in layers that receives light and illuminates color. Many thanks to @lazure.art.charlesandrade for guiding our teachers through this lazure workshop - it is always wonderful to see what we can accomplish when we work in community. We are grateful to our hardworking faculty and staff for pouring their hearts into bringing beauty, warmth, and light into our spaces.

With joyful anticipation, we welcomed our newest families to campus this morning for our New Family Breakfast! 🌟

It was a wonderful gift to be able to gather together on the playground and look forward to the year ahead by meeting new friends, sharing conversation, and watching children connect through play. Moments like these remind us of the beauty of our school community and of the thoughtful, intentional choice that brings each family to Waldorf education.

We feel very grateful to welcome all of the new families into our community and to share in the journey ahead together. Here’s to a new school year ahead filled with connection, discovery, belonging, and a deepening of our community.

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With joyful anticipation, we welcomed our newest families to campus this morning for our New Family Breakfast! 🌟

It was a wonderful gift to be able to gather together on the playground and look forward to the year ahead by meeting new friends, sharing conversation, and watching children connect through play. Moments like these remind us of the beauty of our school community and of the thoughtful, intentional choice that brings each family to Waldorf education.

We feel very grateful to welcome all of the new families into our community and to share in the journey ahead together. Here’s to a new school year ahead filled with connection, discovery, belonging, and a deepening of our community.

If you’ve ever witnessed our kindergarten transition from outside play to indoor snack, I’m sure you have wondered how our teachers get a group of young children to react so quickly and peacefully. The children hear the cue from their teacher for cleanup in a gentle, singing voice and they immediately move to pick up all the toys. There is no barking or nagging - simply, it is rhythm!

In our Waldorf kindergarten, the day unfolds in a predictable rhythm, which intentionally flows between complementary activities - what we often describe as the “in breath,” for quiet or focused activity, like storytime, rest, or snack, and the “out breath” of social interaction and free play. The children are guided by familiar songs, consistent routines, and the teacher’s quiet yet intentional modeling.

When children know what to expect, they feel a sense of comfort, safety, and order, easing transitions throughout the day - promoting a harmonious classroom environment and opening themselves to the world around them!

Comment “ECE” to schedule a tour and see what our Early Childhood Program is all about! And new this fall - we look forward to introducing our Nursery Program (serving 2.5 - 4.5 year olds) at a satellite location in University Park.

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If you’ve ever witnessed our kindergarten transition from outside play to indoor snack, I’m sure you have wondered how our teachers get a group of young children to react so quickly and peacefully. The children hear the cue from their teacher for cleanup in a gentle, singing voice and they immediately move to pick up all the toys. There is no barking or nagging - simply, it is rhythm!

In our Waldorf kindergarten, the day unfolds in a predictable rhythm, which intentionally flows between complementary activities - what we often describe as the “in breath,” for quiet or focused activity, like storytime, rest, or snack, and the “out breath” of social interaction and free play. The children are guided by familiar songs, consistent routines, and the teacher’s quiet yet intentional modeling.

When children know what to expect, they feel a sense of comfort, safety, and order, easing transitions throughout the day - promoting a harmonious classroom environment and opening themselves to the world around them!

Comment “ECE” to schedule a tour and see what our Early Childhood Program is all about! And new this fall - we look forward to introducing our Nursery Program (serving 2.5 - 4.5 year olds) at a satellite location in University Park.

The benefits of Waldorf education for early childhood seem to be popularized on social media - after all, the nurturing rhythms, seasonal celebrations, wholesome snacks, warm and beautiful classrooms, and the joy of play are easy to fall in love with. But we want the world to know the merits of Waldorf education beyond these early years - so today we are highlighting just some of the benefits for the middle school years.

Now more than ever, adolescents need an education that fosters resilience, adaptability, compassion, and confidence. At a time of much transformation in their lives, our integrated and intentional curriculum meets students where they are - helping to maintain a healthy interest in the world while also arriving at a deeper understanding of self. With the stability of the same class teacher and a close-knit community surrounding them, Waldorf students are well supported in their journey of discovery. Schedule a tour today and come see what our K-12 education is all about!

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The benefits of Waldorf education for early childhood seem to be popularized on social media - after all, the nurturing rhythms, seasonal celebrations, wholesome snacks, warm and beautiful classrooms, and the joy of play are easy to fall in love with. But we want the world to know the merits of Waldorf education beyond these early years - so today we are highlighting just some of the benefits for the middle school years.

Now more than ever, adolescents need an education that fosters resilience, adaptability, compassion, and confidence. At a time of much transformation in their lives, our integrated and intentional curriculum meets students where they are - helping to maintain a healthy interest in the world while also arriving at a deeper understanding of self. With the stability of the same class teacher and a close-knit community surrounding them, Waldorf students are well supported in their journey of discovery. Schedule a tour today and come see what our K-12 education is all about!

There is more and more commentary about needing a revamped educational system for the future - one that isn’t about more testing, more worksheets, and more memorization. Instead, we need an education that fosters resilience, adaptability, compassion, and confidence. We need an education where childhood is honored through creative play, a connection to nature, and purposeful work. We need a learning environment that prioritizes creativity and critical thinking to make a meaningful lesson. We need a human-centered approach that values being well-rounded develops head, heart, and hands.

And...this education already exists! This is the gift of our Waldorf education - where we prepare students not just for college but for life beyond - with readiness to contribute to the ever-changing world all around them.

Interested in learning more about our K-12 education? Comment “WALDORF” for a direct link to schedule a tour today!

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There is more and more commentary about needing a revamped educational system for the future - one that isn’t about more testing, more worksheets, and more memorization. Instead, we need an education that fosters resilience, adaptability, compassion, and confidence. We need an education where childhood is honored through creative play, a connection to nature, and purposeful work. We need a learning environment that prioritizes creativity and critical thinking to make a meaningful lesson. We need a human-centered approach that values being well-rounded develops head, heart, and hands.

And...this education already exists! This is the gift of our Waldorf education - where we prepare students not just for college but for life beyond - with readiness to contribute to the ever-changing world all around them.

Interested in learning more about our K-12 education? Comment “WALDORF” for a direct link to schedule a tour today!

As always during summertime, there is much happening behind the scenes as we prepare for the year ahead! Thanks to the generosity of our community and the support of our Annual Fund, we have been hard at work making upgrades to our building and grounds. Here is a quick preview of some of the improvements:

🌟 The lobby, grades 1-4 classrooms, and lower school hallway now have brand new carpeting as well as new lobby benches

🖌️ The aftercare room, the middle school stairwells, and the business office have all been repainted

🖥️ All computer lab tables have been replaced and all Spanish room chairs are new

Additionally, a few projects have been made possible thanks to some dedicated donors within our community - our early childhood playground now has some new features including a planter box, a balance stump path, a hand water pump, and a beautiful mud kitchen to keep tiny hands busy! 💦

With much gratitude for your continued support, we will continue working on beautifying our school over this next month! We look forward to welcoming you back in August with much excitement and anticipation.

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The chalkboard in a Waldorf classroom holds a greater value than to just quickly convey information. The intention with which our teachers bring to life their chalkboards is much deeper. It is to infuse beauty. Inspire wonder. Foster curiosity. Enhance engagement. Cultivate creativity. The artful chalk drawings are invitations for imagination and enthusiasm for learning.

When the world around us pushes towards AI and digital shortcuts, we cherish the process of becoming, the joy of learning, and that which makes us human.

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The chalkboard in a Waldorf classroom holds a greater value than to just quickly convey information. The intention with which our teachers bring to life their chalkboards is much deeper. It is to infuse beauty. Inspire wonder. Foster curiosity. Enhance engagement. Cultivate creativity. The artful chalk drawings are invitations for imagination and enthusiasm for learning.

When the world around us pushes towards AI and digital shortcuts, we cherish the process of becoming, the joy of learning, and that which makes us human.

Next up in our “What’s up with...?” series as we explain the many facets of Waldorf education - today, we’re breaking down our curriculum structure around main lesson blocks.

By focusing on a single academic subject at a time, students have the opportunity to fully engage with and comprehend the material before moving onto another topic. Blocks also give teachers an opportunity to approach a topic in a multidisciplinary way, awakening new capacities in their students and developing different learning styles in the classroom.

Swipe through to learn more about our block teaching approach and follow along to learn more about Waldorf education.

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Next up in our “What’s up with...?” series as we explain the many facets of Waldorf education - today, we’re breaking down our curriculum structure around main lesson blocks.

By focusing on a single academic subject at a time, students have the opportunity to fully engage with and comprehend the material before moving onto another topic. Blocks also give teachers an opportunity to approach a topic in a multidisciplinary way, awakening new capacities in their students and developing different learning styles in the classroom.

Swipe through to learn more about our block teaching approach and follow along to learn more about Waldorf education.

Our goal is not simply to have students recall information. The result we aim for in Waldorf education is to cultivate lifelong curiosity and develop the capacities to be creative, independent thinkers.

We recognize that this doesn’t happen through memorization alone, but through meaningful experience. In our studies of science, for example, our teachers use what is called a phenomenological approach, guiding students to carefully observe natural phenomena, make hypotheses about what they are seeing, and draw conclusions through their own thinking.

Concepts are broken down into lived experiences, allowing understanding to emerge before definitions are introduced. Rather than telling students what to think, we invite them to discover and connect ideas for themselves. Learning becomes more than something to recall - it becomes true understanding that they will carry with them long after the lesson ends.

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Our goal is not simply to have students recall information. The result we aim for in Waldorf education is to cultivate lifelong curiosity and develop the capacities to be creative, independent thinkers.

We recognize that this doesn’t happen through memorization alone, but through meaningful experience. In our studies of science, for example, our teachers use what is called a phenomenological approach, guiding students to carefully observe natural phenomena, make hypotheses about what they are seeing, and draw conclusions through their own thinking.

Concepts are broken down into lived experiences, allowing understanding to emerge before definitions are introduced. Rather than telling students what to think, we invite them to discover and connect ideas for themselves. Learning becomes more than something to recall - it becomes true understanding that they will carry with them long after the lesson ends.

Each day in our Waldorf kindergarten classrooms you will find the children engaging in purposeful work. Whether working alongside our teachers in preparing snack, washing dishes, caring for our toys, digging in the garden, or helping with laundry - our kindergartners participate fully in practical, meaningful work.

Developing their sense of pride and purpose, the students come to learn that small acts done with great love grow a community, build their foundation for growth, and show reverence for the world we share.

Schedule a tour today to see what our Early Childhood Program is all about. And new this fall - we look forward to introducing our Nursery Program (serving 2.5 - 4.5 year olds) at a satellite location in University Park.

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Each day in our Waldorf kindergarten classrooms you will find the children engaging in purposeful work. Whether working alongside our teachers in preparing snack, washing dishes, caring for our toys, digging in the garden, or helping with laundry - our kindergartners participate fully in practical, meaningful work.

Developing their sense of pride and purpose, the students come to learn that small acts done with great love grow a community, build their foundation for growth, and show reverence for the world we share.

Schedule a tour today to see what our Early Childhood Program is all about. And new this fall - we look forward to introducing our Nursery Program (serving 2.5 - 4.5 year olds) at a satellite location in University Park.

More and more schools across the country are implementing screen time limits in the classroom to meet the backlash against reliance on digital devices. But - keeping iPads, Chromebooks, and personal devices out of our elementary classrooms has always been a mainstay of our Waldorf education. Before technology becomes a tool for learning, we focus on fostering the human capacities that make learning possible - imagination, curiosity, and wonder. Schedule a tour and come see what Waldorf education is all about.

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More and more schools across the country are implementing screen time limits in the classroom to meet the backlash against reliance on digital devices. But - keeping iPads, Chromebooks, and personal devices out of our elementary classrooms has always been a mainstay of our Waldorf education. Before technology becomes a tool for learning, we focus on fostering the human capacities that make learning possible - imagination, curiosity, and wonder. Schedule a tour and come see what Waldorf education is all about.

The creation of a main lesson book is a unique element of Waldorf education. Rather than using traditional textbooks, our students create their own main lesson book as a compilation of all of their findings during the block course. They combine art, writing, diagramming, and more to collectively demonstrate their understanding of the subject. It not only serves as documentation, but also as an active learning tool to synthesize the material from the lesson. Learning is not passive in our classrooms, but rather is alive, engaging, relevant, and deeply meaningful. // shown here are pages from our 7th grade students’ main lesson books

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