Bike-A-Thon Rolling in October 3rd at Lake Harriet!

    By: Sara Chovan, Former Parent Association Co-Chair Welcome to a new school year! For families who are new to the school, information about the events and festivals can be really important. The Parent Association is a  great resource to …

Why Do We Celebrate Michaelmas?

By Darcie Steeves and Marti Stewart, Chalkboard Drawing by Timothy Frantzich There is no mistaking that the time for our annual Michaelmas festival is drawing near!  The weather has changed abruptly, and autumn is upon us.  In our school, two …

Community Events Newsletter Submissions

Hi there! Thanks for your interest in posting your announcement in our  monthly Community Events Newsletter. Due to the large volume of requests we receive, we’ve developed these guidelines and a form to streamline the process. Please make sure your ad …

Sponsorship Bio: Pat’s Tap

Alex Jacoby is the manager at Pat’s Tap, one of our generous school sponsors! He’s also a City of Lakes Waldorf School alumnus and a parent at our school. He took time to tell us more about how Pat’s Tap …

Greetings from Waldorf Teacher Training!

By Peter Lawton, Fifth Grade Teacher   Greetings from Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento, CA! I’m here doing my summer training, or what we Waldorf teachers affectionately call “Waldorf summer camp.” I’m sitting at a picnic table nestled under an …

Alumna Evva Parsons wins Scholarship to Germany

By: Becky Kazana Congratulations to Evva Parsons, City of Lakes Waldorf School Alumna, and Saint Paul Academy graduate, on her Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Vocation Scholarship! This summer, the scholarship will take her to Freiburg, Germany for a gap year. She will …

Sponsor Bio: The Wedge Community Co-op

 The Wedge Community Co-op provides healthy lunches for our lucky students every day, and every time we step inside the Wedge Table, we see CLWS staff, parents and students.  But did you know The Wedge Community Co-op is also one …

Sponsor Bio: Dr. Kimberly Berkus, Chiropractor

Dr. Kimberly Berkus has been a parent at City of Lakes Waldorf School for six years, and she’s also a generous school sponsor and talented chiropractor. She is passionate about spinal care and education and the common thread between Waldorf education …

Seventh Grade Science: Health and Pysiology

By: Sarina Yospin At school this week, we have been delving deep into the world of the digestive system – to the gallbladder, and beyond!  Every day has been chock-full of fascinating questions from the students, so I’m learning lots, too. …