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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…
The chicks the third graders have so loving raised have now officially moved to their coop outside. Ms. DuRocher's 3rd grade class did a marvelous job getting them to this crucial point! All grades have done a wonderful job planting…
Be a fly on the wall through these captured moments inside a Waldorf classroom. 7th Grade Poetry, "The Poachers' Victims" In the past man feared what was once called a predator. Now predator fears prey. Pink is a despicable color,…
This year's 4th and 5th grade play is based on an ancient Mesopotamian poem, widely regarded as being the first story ever written down. It is a story about a man who was born of Shamash, the Sun God, and…
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…
The 3rd grade is off to a great start with their violin block! In Waldorf Schools, we first bring the music from our own body through the voice. As we move up into the grades, the musical experience moves further…
Class plays in the Waldorf school serve many purposes. Through our annual class plays, beginning in first grade, we build many skills. In the lower grades we recite our plays mostly in unison and through a deep sense of meter.…
Our fourth and fifth grade class enjoyed a visit to the Field Museum in Chicago on Monday, February 29th. Relaxing on a dinosaur's thigh bone!
Holi is a spring festival in India and Nepal, also known as the festival of colors. The third graders celebrated on Thursday, March 24th, using special, non-toxic paint to creatively paint themselves, as per tradition. Fun was had by all!
