Highland Hall Waldorf School Announces New High School Science Electives
Highland Hall Adds Advanced Biology, a Technology Lab and Modern Physics Electives to Science Curriculum Beginning January, 2014, Highland Hall Waldorf School will add new electives to its already challenging science curriculum to include Advanced Biology, a Technology Lab and Modern Physics. The Biology Elective is a high-level, advanced course that includes many of the […]
Highland Hall Joins in Support of Waldorf Education in Israel
Last November Highland Hall co-sponsored an evening with reGeneration, providing an opportunity to learn about Waldorf education in Israel. The event featured guest speaker, Amir Shlomian, teacher and founder of Ein Bustan, the first Jewish-Arab Waldorf School in Israel. Founded in 2005, Ein Bustan is an award-winning Waldorf school and community center located at the […]
High School Botany
A student’s perspective on botany taught by Terra Malmstrom this spring. During the course, students were ask to complete a plant study. They also took a field trip to the LA Arboretum where they made detailed drawings of some of the plants they saw. Students were then asked to write a final essay of their […]
Class of 2014 College Acceptances
We invite you to read the current list of college acceptances and scholarships for our senior class. Highland Hall Waldorf School Class of 2014 List of College Acceptances (and Scholarships awarded) California UC Berkeley UC Davis ($14,000 scholarship) UC Santa Cruz UC Santa Barbara UC San Diego Occidental College University of San Francisco University of […]
Farm Stand Open Every Wednesday Afternoon
Stop by for fresh organic vegetables from our Biodynamic Farm. Farm Stand Open Every Wednesday Afternoon The Highland Hall Farm Stand is back on WEDNESDAY afternoons at the top of the hill from 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Stop by for farm fresh eggs and organic fruits & vegetables from our school farm. All produce is […]
Journey to Waldorfia
A student’s perspective on discovering Waldorf education as a high school student. By Aaron Stemp, 11th grade. “I once believed that public school was a necessary evil, or at least the lesser of two. I thought that private school was for kids with twice my ego and twice my parents’ income. But Waldorf […]
What’s the Story with Waldorf Schools and Technology?
We invite you to learn about our school’s perspective on media and technology. Waldorf Education is based on a very clear view of child development. It recognizes that children grow continuously throughout the first 18 years of life and that different approaches to education are appropriate at different stages in the child’s development. Children of […]
Gardening Class 2014-15: The Year in Review
Gardening class teacher Bridget Kelley summarizes the various projects that grades 1-8 have been working on this year. It is quite surprising to realize how much is taught in this class and how much our students have accomplished. 1st Grade In the early grades, the intention in gardening class is to experience nature through all […]
The Local Rainbow: Natural Dyes Cultivated in Medieval Dye Gardens
Mona Lewis, Highland Hall Handwork Teacher, writes about her work with natural dyes and the benefits it offers to students. An article by Mona Lewis, Handwork Teacher As an artist and an educator, I have been very fortunate to find a place that supports both my passions. For many years I have been a teacher […]
Alumna Interviewed in Rolling Stone Magazine
This month Highland Hall alumna and professional guitarist Nita Strauss was interviewed by Richard Bienstock of Rolling Stone Magazine. Highland Hall’s handwork teacher Mona Lewis has a lot to be smiling about these days. Her eldest daughter, Nita Strauss, class of 2005, has become quite a sensation in the world of rock music. Previously voted […]
