Inspiring Life-long Learning for Over 25 Years
Wonder Garden - Harvesting Tomatoes
Wonder Gardeners picking fresh tomatoes for lunch.
Inspiring Life-long Learning for Over 25 Years
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Fourth Grade - Orchestra
Fourth graders are beginning to take strings lessons in earnest this year.
6th, 7th & 8th Grades - Roman Arches
This week we learned the ancient Romans were not the first people to create stone arches. However, they harnessed their potential more than ever before, arranging them at intervals that allowed them to create massive structures such as the Colosseum…
7th & 8th Grades - Sculpture
Last week, during our first sculpture class, the 7th and 8th graders were asked to gather materials from nature and assemble them into a fully three-dimensional sculpture. This week we worked with the idea of relief sculpture. Initially the students…
Fifth Grade - Harvesting Plants to Dye Wool
Fifth Grade harvested Indigo leaves in order to prepare dye vats to color wool. The school has a dye garden next to the greenhouse where specific plants are grown to produce natural pigments for dyeing. Third grade students are preparing…
In the Classroom
In the Classroom Follow each class through the school year. Visit often to enjoy photos and information about curriculum, field trips, exciting happenings, special moments, celebrations and more. Stay tuned—this year's journey begins September 5th!
Bounty from our Farm Program
This bounty of food comes from our Farm Program. These are ingredients for the dishes that will be served at the New Parent Orientation Tuesday morning at 9:30. They include rhubarb, kohlrabi, Swiss chard, tomatoes, basil, and eggs.
Third Grade Farm Trip—Angelic Organics Learning Center, Caledonia, IL
Third Grade Farm Trip to Angelic Organics Learning Center, Caledonia, IL The third grade farm trip —a rite of passage in Waldorf schools—meets the needs of growing nine year old students, while also stretching and challenging them in important ways.…
Pentathlon 2017!
Annual Midwest Waldorf Greek Pentathlon Games, May 17-19, 2017 On Wednesday, May 17th, our Da Vinci Waldorf School fifth graders departed for Camp Whitcomb Mason in Hartland, Wisconsin to participate and compete in the Annual Midwest Waldorf Greek Pentathlon Games.…