Throughout the year, our school celebrates festivals to connect us with the cycle of nature, establish a yearly rhythm for the children, and strengthen our community. The first festival celebrated during the school year is the Autumn Festival. This festival …
Cyber Civics Workshop
Cyber Civics: How to Bring Offline Values to the Online World Are you craving a healthier relationship with technology for you and your family? Are you feeling overwhelmed and confused by what’s happening online, and looking for thoughtful guidance? In …
Waldorf Education: A Video Series by Peter Lawton
CLWS faculty member Peter Lawton has created a series of animated video presentations about Waldorf education, including a three-part series that creatively illustrates Waldorf’s holistic and developmental approach to learning. “No other educational program is more true to its own …
A Window into the String Ensemble Program at City of Lakes Waldorf School
Beginning in third grade, all City of Lakes Waldorf School students learn to play the cello, viola or violin through our String Ensemble Program. In anticipation of our annual Spring Ensemble Concert – coming up on Monday, April 29 at …
Annual Windows into Waldorf Open House
Please join us for our annual Windows into Waldorf Open House coming up on Saturday, November 16, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. You will have the opportunity to experience Waldorf education first-hand, furthering your understanding of how the Waldorf approach …
Highlights from the 2018 Pentathlon
The Pentathlon Beckons By Jason Burnstein, Movement and Games Teacher Every year I sit down to reflect on the Pentathlon and I must admit that after 13 years of writing about it, I feel that I begin to repeat myself. …
This Week in First Grade: Science!
This Week In First Grade: Science! By Sarina Partridge, First Grade Teacher This week, we continued our nature studies with stories of spiders, frogs, caterpillars, butterflies, beetles, and earthworms – oh my! The children are so eager to learn about …
Meet Our Circus Mentors: Brian Evans
Meet Our Circus Mentors: Brian Evans “When we can experience something together we are reminded how connected we truly are, and experiencing wonder in a stranger’s eyes makes them less of a stranger. I hope we can all find our …
Juggling Benefits for Students
Beginning in sixth grade, all City of Lakes Waldorf School students regularly practice 3-ball juggling in Circus Arts class. Our movement and games teacher and circus director, Jason Burnstein, maintains the long term goal that every child who graduates from City …
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Questions About the Political Curriculum of the Waldorf School in the Wake of the Presidential Election of 2016
By Peter Lawton The recent presidential election has presented our nation with a new and very real opportunity to look deeply inside ourselves, to our cores, to question not only who we are but who we want to be. It …
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