We’ve had a busy week鈥攂uilding volcanoes in the sandbox, making our lanterns for our lantern walk, singing lantern songs, and feasting on bread and chamomile tea while staying cozy around our fire. We are all a bit sad not to be able to host our parents for the lantern walk this year, but we will Continue reading.
Student creator Lily explains simply, 鈥淲e are the guardians.鈥� Teacher Rebekah Hopkinson shares the teaching behind the message: 鈥淥ur middle schoolers engaged in an immersion block studying climate change in our school鈥檚 social justice, art and activism program, Unbound. In this block we sought to build resilience so that students can meet whatever comes with Continue reading.
During our Indigenous Peoples Day Assembly, our lower school gathered to honor the land where we learn and the Abenaki people. We read a Mohawk Prayer of Thanksgiving (below), burned sweetgrass, and made an offering of Abenaki corn that we grew in our school garden. Caleb roasted potatoes for the whole school to enjoy. Wliwni! Continue reading.
Our eighth grade students are beginning their projects. Two of our students sat down with Jas Darland to discuss their topics and what inspired them to choose these areas of focus. One student chose to focus on raising social justice awareness throughout the Waldorf community, and another will be creating a written documentary on gender Continue reading.
What a glorious day we all had today! We spent the early part of the morning out on the playground where the children were dropped off, and after we ate our snack and had a short circle time, we headed off into the forest. It was the perfect time to move from the sun to Continue reading.
