Inspiring Life-long Learning for Over 25 Years
6th, 7th & 8th Grades—Printmaking Watercolored Block Prints The 6th, 7th and 8th graders have spent many weeks going through the steps to create these unique pieces of art. First they created original drawings during their study of illuminated letters…
Handwork Happenings Left: The 4th grade student is doing cross stitch embroidery. The final result will be a hand-sewn pencil case. Right: The 6th, 7th and 8th graders are hand-sewing cloth elephants, using patterns of their own making, based on…
6th, 7th & 8th Grades: Seed Drawing The medium of seed drawing stands between the two dimensions of drawing and the three dimensions of modeling, making it possible for students to easily adjust the straightness or curve of a line…
RECAP: Kitchen Chemistry Breakfast It's true: food reactions, both chemical and natural, often taste good! Our palates were delighted on Saturday morning as we tasted a variety of foods including yeast and sourdough breads, fermented vegetables and drinks, and delicious…
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…
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…
Annual Coming of Age Activity, October 24-26, 2015 By Kathy Paczynski Coming of age activities and rituals are common in many cultures, but not as much in the US. At Da Vinci Waldorf School, we celebrate the child’s development at…
