Inspiring Life-long Learning for Over 25 Years
Last week was the first knitting day for the first graders. A lovely tradition of Waldorf schools across the world is that each year the fifth graders bring the very first stitches of knitting to the first graders. It is…
The 4th & 5th graders helped with the last of the harvest this week, picking eggplants, radishes & carrots. In case you're wondering, our Asian eggplants are supposed to be green and they tend to grow smaller at the end…
One of our apple trees was mysteriously destroyed, so our 4th & 5th graders replaced it during their Farm & Garden classes this week.
The 4th and 5th grades enjoyed a special visit from the mom and grandma of one of our fifth graders. The fifth grade class is currently in their Ancient India block and have tried their hands at drawing rangoli(Hindi) or…
Fourth and fifth grade have gracefully leaped into the world of part singing! This is a step past singing in a round, where we all sing the same song but enter the song at different times. In part singing, each…
Our grade school students went on their second Pantry Walk of the year on Friday. It was a smaller group than usual this week because 2nd, 3rd, and 6th grades were away enjoying a field trip. Each week until Thanksgiving…
Fourth grade wrapped up their Human and Animal block with a watercolor painting of the four kingdoms of nature. Now they have set sail into the adventures of the Norse gods and goddesses! Fifth grade closed their Botany block with…
The fourth and fifth grades both enjoyed a special visit from longtime Waldorf teacher, artist, and musician Chet Celenza. Mr. Celenza, who for many years has been a Pentathlon favorite as the long-jump event leader, walked the students through the…
Fourth and Fifth grades enjoy their music class together with music and orchestra teacher Mrs. English. Here, they practice recorder, a wonderful way to develop their listening abilities and to provide another window into the world of playing music with a group.
