Experience Waldorf: A Morning in Our Middle School for Prospective Families
Experience The Denver Waldorf Middle School
Waldorf education meets middle school students where they are in one of the most fascinating times in their lives. Journey into our school for a morning where you’ll experience a taste of our curriculum, and begin understanding how it integrates academics, arts, and athletics in educating the whole student.
Date: October 13, 2021
Time: 9-10:30am MT
Location: 2100 S. Pennsylvania St., Denver, CO 80210
Morning Schedule
During your morning at The Denver Waldorf Middle School, you will explore main lesson with:
- 6th Grade with Charlie Orphanides
- 7th Grade with Ben Reynolds
- 8th Grade with Keenan Hand
- Middle school math with Iliana Flefel
- World languages with Mckenna Fuentes
Then, we will wrap up with a Q&A session with Education Director Vernon Dewey and Admissions Manager Brooke Camfield.
Reserve Your Spot
Experience Waldorf only allows for small groups. Please register to reserve your spot and notify us if you need to cancel. Please also note that, due to the changing Covid-19 climate, this offering might shift to meet the most recent guidance. Masks required.
About The Denver Waldorf Middle School
6th Grade: The spirit of conquest and the rule of law
A time of collaboration, self-direction, grounding, and emerging, sixth grade marks the emergence of adolescence and the struggle between light and dark. Sixth graders take the first step toward critical thinking as they study Roman civilization and the Middle Ages, as well as astronomy, physics, and mineralogy — subjects met with discernment and insight to encourage a healthy interest in, and compassion for, the world.
7th Grade: Questing into the unknown
Looking outward while feeling inward, seventh graders are expressive and forceful, challenging authority and exploring limits. They seek to assert independence and find their place, while remembering to provide light for those behind them. During this time of discovery, resistance, optimism, chaos, and order, we explore the Renaissance and examine truth and beauty via scientists, religious reformers, and artists.
8th Grade: Extending one’s horizons
By eighth grade, students have gained a well-rounded general picture of humanity and the universe. It is a time of self-confidence, interest in the world, self-love, and service to others. The elementary education has engaged their hearts, wills, and minds, forming the basis for real learning throughout their lives. The final year of elementary school brings previous experiences to a new peak, enabling students to enter fully and potently into their own time.
About The Denver Waldorf School
The Denver Waldorf School is an urban pre-K through 12 independent school in Colorado. Founded in 1974 on Rudolf Steiner’s humanitarian curriculum, DWS believes education should foster what it is to be human, cultivate lifelong curiosity, and inspire a love for the world. We are currently enrolling for in-person learning:
Want to learn more about us? Learn more about our in-person and virtual events, read our blog, or take a listen to our podcast.
New Family Orientation
Watch the recording of The Denver Waldorf School’s virtual New Family Orientation held on August 18, 2021.
Denver Waldorf School December Group Tour
Step Inside The Denver Waldorf School
Wondering if The Denver Waldorf School is the right choice for your family? Join us for an in-person group tour of our main campus* with Education Director Vernon Dewey and Admissions Manager Brooke Camfield to discuss how the curriculum integrates academics, arts, and athletics in educating the whole student. Please register to reserve a seat.
Date: December 15, 2021
Time: 9-10am MST
Location: 2100 S. Pennsylvania St., Denver, CO 80210
*If your child is between the ages of 2½ and 4 years old, we invite you tour our Starflower location in the Cherry Creek North/Congress Park area.
What You’ll Learn
Taught throughout the world, our curriculum is more than 100 years old and unlike any other program you’ve experienced. That’s why, after we discuss our early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school programs, we close our group tours with a Q&A session.
About The Denver Waldorf School
The Denver Waldorf School is an urban pre-K through 12 independent school in Colorado. Founded in 1974 on Rudolf Steiner’s humanitarian curriculum, DWS believes education should foster what it is to be human, cultivate lifelong curiosity, and inspire a love for the world. We are currently enrolling for in-person learning:
Want to learn more about us? Learn more about our in-person and virtual events., read our blog, or take a listen to our podcast.
Denver Waldorf School November Group Tour
Step Inside The Denver Waldorf School
Wondering if The Denver Waldorf School is the right choice for your family? Join us for an in-person group tour of our main campus* with Education Director Vernon Dewey and Admissions Manager Brooke Camfield to discuss how the curriculum integrates academics, arts, and athletics in educating the whole student. Please register to reserve a seat.
Date: November 17, 2021
Time: 9-10am MT
Location: 2100 S. Pennsylvania St., Denver, CO 80210
*If your child is between the ages of 2½ and 4 years old, we invite you tour our Starflower location in the Cherry Creek North/Congress Park area.
What You’ll Learn
Taught throughout the world, our curriculum is more than 100 years old and unlike any other program you’ve experienced. That’s why, after we discuss our early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school programs, we close our group tours with a Q&A session.
About The Denver Waldorf School
The Denver Waldorf School is an urban pre-K through 12 independent school in Colorado. Founded in 1974 on Rudolf Steiner’s humanitarian curriculum, DWS believes education should foster what it is to be human, cultivate lifelong curiosity, and inspire a love for the world. We are currently enrolling for in-person learning:
Want to learn more about us? Learn more about our in-person and virtual events., read our blog, or take a listen to our podcast.
Denver Waldorf School October Group Tour
Step Inside The Denver Waldorf School
Wondering if The Denver Waldorf School is the right choice for your family? Join us for an in-person group tour of our main campus* with Education Director Vernon Dewey and Admissions Manager Brooke Camfield to discuss how the curriculum integrates academics, arts, and athletics in educating the whole student. Please register to reserve a seat.
Date: October 20, 2021
Time: 9-10am MT
Location: 2100 S. Pennsylvania St., Denver, CO 80210
*If your child is between the ages of 2½ and 4 years old, we invite you tour our Starflower location in the Cherry Creek North/Congress Park area.
What You’ll Learn
Taught throughout the world, our curriculum is more than 100 years old and unlike any other program you’ve experienced. That’s why, after we discuss our early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school programs, we close our group tours with a Q&A session.
About The Denver Waldorf School
The Denver Waldorf School is an urban pre-K through 12 independent school in Colorado. Founded in 1974 on Rudolf Steiner’s humanitarian curriculum, DWS believes education should foster what it is to be human, cultivate lifelong curiosity, and inspire a love for the world. We are currently enrolling for in-person learning:
Want to learn more about us? Learn more about our in-person and virtual events., read our blog, or take a listen to our podcast.
Denver Waldorf School September Group Tour
Step Inside The Denver Waldorf School
Wondering if The Denver Waldorf School is the right choice for your family? Join us for an in-person group tour of our main campus with Education Director Vernon Dewey and Admissions Manager Brooke Camfield to discuss how the curriculum integrates academics, arts, and athletics in educating the whole student. Programs covered include ECE* (3½ to 6 years old), elementary, middle, and high school. Please register to reserve a seat.
Date: September 22, 2021
Time: 9-10am MT
Location: 2100 S. Pennsylvania St., Denver, CO 80210
*Starflower Tours
If your child is between the ages of 2½ and 4 years old, we invite you tour our Starflower location in the Cherry Creek North/Congress Park area.
What You’ll Learn
Taught throughout the world, our curriculum is more than 100 years old and unlike any other program you’ve experienced. That’s why, after we discuss our early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school programs, we close our group tours with a Q&A session.
About The Denver Waldorf School
The Denver Waldorf School is an urban pre-K through 12 independent school in Colorado. Founded in 1974 on Rudolf Steiner’s humanitarian curriculum, DWS believes education should foster what it is to be human, cultivate lifelong curiosity, and inspire a love for the world. We are currently enrolling for in-person learning:
Want to learn more about us? Learn more about our in-person and virtual events., read our blog, or take a listen to our podcast.
New Family Orientation
Is your family new to The Denver Waldorf School? If so, we’d love to connect during our New Family Orientation. Learn more about our school, our curriculum, and our community at this virtual event . Please register to receive Zoom login details.
Date: August 18, 2021
Time: 5-6pm
Location: Online via Zoom
During the online meet-and-greet, you will hear from:
- Brooke Camfield, Admissions Manager
- Kelly Church, School Director
- Vernon Dewey, Education Director
- Christa Gustafson, Operations Manager
- Jen Lamboy, Marketing Director
- Mahdyeh Nowkhandan, Enrichment Director
- Hannah Ronan-Daniell, Development Officer
- Carrie Tentori, Office Manager & Parent Council Administrative Chair
- Matt “Woody” Woodhull, Business Manager
We will close with a Q&A, and we’ll also distribute a recording of the event for those who can’t join us live.
New Family Breakfast
Newly enrolled families are invited to kickoff the new school year during our annual New Family Breakfast. This includes families who joined DWS during the 21-22 and 22-23 school years.
Date: Saturday, August 20th, 2022
Time: 9-11am
Location: DWS Playground
Please RSVP by August 17th with the number of families members attending, and bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs.
Please RSVP by August 17th
Play Dough Recipe
As one of the parting gifts to our Morning Glory kindergartners, jars of colorful homemade play dough were given to each student with love from their teachers. The children were delighted! It is quite easy to make at home and your little ones will be well entertained with their imaginations at play! For anyone looking for a summer activity, we thought we would share Miss Dawn’s recipe for no-cook play dough below.
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup salt
2 Tbls cream of tartar
2 Tbls oil
food coloring of choice
1 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Mix the first 3 ingredients together
- Add desired food coloring (approximately 20 drops) and oil into the boiling water
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredient mixture
- Stir until it becomes a sticky dough
- Remove from bowl and knead on the counter, and add bits of flour to get dough less sticky if needed.
- Have fun! Always store your dough in an air tight container to keep soft.
6th Grade Marketplace
Thank you for shopping our 6th Grade Marketplace. For the Business Mathematics and the Economy block this year, we formed groups to create a business plan to design, manufacture, market, and sell their products.
Goods for a Good Cause
We created our nonprofit enterprises to raise money for three organizations that we chose as a class:
- 4ocean to care for our planet
- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to care for our fellow creatures
- Angelica Village to care for our fellow human beings
Products
Please enjoy these commercials for our handmade products, and use the web form below to place your order. Curbside pickup will be available on Wednesday, 6/2 and Thursday, 6/3 after school at the 6th Grade corral (near the corner of Pennsylvania Street and Warren Avenue).
Need to contact us? Please email Ben Reynolds, our Director of Questions, Complaints, and Various Other Musings.