Inspiring Life-long Learning for Over 25 Years
Our Advent Garden, a special experience for preschool through third grade, was held Monday, December 14th. Advent, a time of waiting and becoming, is perhaps the favorite and most precious time of year for children. There is much warmth, anticipation,…
We celebrated Santa Lucia this past Friday. The oldest girl at Da Vinci Waldorf School led the procession, her head adorned with lit candles in remembrance of Santa Lucia. Santa Lucia was an Italian saint from the island of Sicily.…
Holiday AfterMarket Now through December 17, in the school lobby Did you miss the Holiday Market? Want to help the school while shopping for the holidays? Or just need a last minute gift? Stop into the school lobby this week…
Have you heard about the DVWS Giving Circle? It is a unique way to give charitable dollars and have a say in how they are spent. Like all non-profits, our school needs your support to meet its mission, but we…
St. Nicholas Day Celebrated in-school on Friday, December 4th On Friday, St. Nicholas and his sidekick, Ruprecht, visited children in preschool through third grade. The children learned the story of St. Nicholas prior to his arrival. St. Nicholas of Patara…
6th, 7th & 8th Grade Happenings The 6th, 7th and 8th grade students learned several fundamental constructions during our recent geometry block. We are not quite done with geometry this year, so it will move into a forty-minute period during…
3rd Grade Update The third grade just entered into a new block! We are looking at shelters from around the world and talking about the geography, climate and lifestyles of various places. We will begin by looking at some historical…
Tuesday night we were blessed to learn from the experience of Elizabeth Gantner as she spoke to many of us on the sensitive topic of adolescence. She imparted a wealth of insight garnered over her twenty-two years of Waldorf teaching,…
Big news from Da Vinci alumna Olivia Love! We are so proud of her! Olivia has been selected as a delegate for Bernie Sanders for the 10th District in Illinois. She will be one of two women on a five…
