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DVWS Music Festival, May 1st, 2016 Video: Our 6th, 7th & 8th Graders Perform "Thuma Mina" As the teacher of music at Da Vinci Waldorf School, I am always intrigued to see what the work of our classes together will…
We came together as a community on Thursday to watch the grade school children as they presented bits and pieces of all they are learning in school. The first and second graders presented a poem on the treasures of the…
1st, 2nd & 3rd Grades: Maple Tree Tapping, Sap Boiling & Syrup Making! Grades 1, 2 and 3 has a wonderful time last Friday learning about the tapping of maple trees and the process of making maple syrup at the Spring Valley…
1st & 2nd Grade Play: "Mother Earth and Father Sun" The first and second grade play "Mother Earth and Father Sun" was well-received last Friday. The students did their very best dramatic presentation of this story of the seasons, complete…
2nd Grade: Form Drawing A precursor to cursive writing. Practicing forms in many different ways helps create a feeling for the form. The children walked it in the room, drew it on the board, traced it with their fingers, and…
1st and 2nd Grades—Watercolor Painting All grades in Waldorf schools paint with "wet on wet" watercolor. In the early grades it begins as an experience of color. Painting in this way enhances the feeling life, along with other attributes, such…
Winter Grades Assembly Thank you to all the parents who attended, and especially to the students who shared their work, talents, and energies with us at the Winter Grades Assembly last week. It was a delight to see the students…
Please join the grade school children and faculty for presentations from each grade school class, and stay for social time afterward. Though entertaining, the purpose of the assembly is to give you a glimpse into the unique ways students learn…
We had our annual Christmas pageant on Friday, and it was such a beautiful, reverent, and special experience. Throughout the seasons there are festivals of many kinds that are traditionally taken up in Waldorf schools. During this darkest time of…
