Inspiring Life-long Learning for Over 25 Years
Finding Our Place in the World: Grades 3 & 4 Geography, Measurement & Community How do children begin to understand their place in the world? In Waldorf education, geography begins close to home, with the familiar landscapes, landmarks, and communities…
Grades 3&4: Looking Closely A recent chilly morning didn’t keep Grades 3 & 4 indoors. Students took their nature journals outside to slow down, look closely, and record what they discovered in the landscape around them. Using the prompts “I…
Learning Mandarin is not only about mastering a language, but also about understanding a way of life, appreciating a cultural tradition, and enjoying a delicacy. . . De Qiu Kong, Da Vinci Waldorf School Mandarin Teacher Grades 1-8 are discovering…
How Waldorf music recognizes and joyfully cultivates the innate musicality of a child by grade level.
Did you know that every student in grades 1-8 takes handwork? They learn to knit, sew, weave, crochet and more!
All of our students love our Waldorf Movement and Games class with Mr. Boshell, and for good reason! They are outside, running around and playing, having tons of fun. There is deeper learning going on too, learning that helps connect…
Our fifth graders have been hard at work preparing for the Pentathlon. They depart Monday morning for Camp Whitcomb Mason in Wisconsin where they will compete with other fifth grade Waldorf students from the region. They will display their abilities…
Is Your Child In 4th Grade? Get A Free National Parks Membership For Your Family. It's easy to sign up for your free pass here. Thanks to the “Every Kid in a Park” initiative, fourth grade students and their families can…
Just a snapshot of the adventures in 4th and 5th grades from the week of April 1st... Putting the final touches on our handmade auction item! Remembering the kindergarten "ticket tree" on our walk to the Wauconda library to research…
