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In first grade, the children take turns playing the lyre while their classmates walk with graceful balance. They are doing their best to quietly listen to the music and respect each others personal space. First Grade Music Class
Early Childhood In the Wonder Garden, free play is flowing, with many water themes like "the deep ocean" and "super-heroes at the water park." 1st Grade: Handwork Students are moving along on their scarf knitting. 1st & 2nd Grades: Painting A painting of Anansi the…
Da Vinci Waldorf Service Learning As our pilot program for service learning continues, students are engaging in some wonderful community activities. As part of our service learning curriculum, the seventh and eighth grade class is developing a relationship with the…
EC: Finger Knitting Our "Mighty Oaks" in the early childhood program working on finger knitting. Making treasures! EC: Beeswax Modeling Little hands in the early childhood program making beeswax stars and snowflakes for King Winter! 1st Grade: Color Study Color stories…
Snow Mountain Apple Blossom Garden enjoyed snow mountain and the snowy path adjacent to our school before break. Father Winter's and Brother Wind's chill in the air did not stop the mountain goats and penguins in our class from enjoying…
Our Santa Lucia celebration was Tuesday, December 13th. As is our tradition, the oldest girl at Da Vinci Waldorf School led the procession. Santa Lucia was an Italian saint from the island of Sicily. She is the complement to St.…
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="36" gal_title="20161209IntheClassroom"] First Snow Students enjoyed playing in our very first snow of the year! Early childhood students built a snowman (and one of them was caught sampling the snowman's nose!) Grades children enjoyed a massive snowball fight. Waldorf…
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="33" gal_title="20161111IntheClassroom"] Recess Fun A spontaneous mixed-age game of jumping from stump to stump around the fire ring during recess! Wonder Garden Wonder Garden children finishing up their lanterns for the upcoming lantern walk. Apple Blossom Garden Shown here,…
5th & 6th Grades: Starved Rock State Park The fifth and sixth graders enjoyed a trip to Starved Rock State Park near Oglesby, Illinois this week, enriching their study of geology with real-world exploration. They enjoyed hiking French Canyon and…
