7th Grade Renaissance Art
To culminate their Renaissance History Block, 7th Grade students chose an artist and tried to render one of their works. Then, they made their own plaster and pigments to create their candle frescoes. Students in the 7th-grade completed their Great Masters’ Project to culminate the Renaissance History Block. They studied the main artists from the […]
The Waldorf May Faire
The May Faire is a festive event honoring the change of the seasons from darkness to light. Some say it began as a pagan tradition, while others say it includes the celebration of the advent of Spring. At Highland Hall, we have embraced moving beyond a strictly Eurocentric approach and now sometimes offer other cultural […]
7th Grade Rube Goldberg Projects
As part of 7th-Grade Physics, the students learned about Newton’s Laws of Motion and the Six Simple Machines (The Lever, The Inclined Plane, The Wedge, The Screw, The Wheel and Axle, and the Pulley).They studied the work of Rube Goldberg, who was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. As part of 7th-Grade Physics, […]
3rd Grade Shelter Projects in a Waldorf School
In the Waldorf developmental curriculum, students in the 3rd grade study shelters from around the world. Each student chose and created one model shelter and presented what they had learned about that shelter to the class. Students in the 3rd Grade studied shelters from around the world. Each chose and created one model shelter and […]
5th Grade Class Play
Our 5th Graders presented “The Ram of Phrixus” as their class play, culminating their studies of Greek mythology which has included reading a rendition of the Iliad. The Waldorf curriculum for the 5th Grade includes studies of ancient Greece. This Spring, for their class play, they presented “The Ram of Phrixus,” culminating their studies of […]
Waldorf School Medieval Games
Our Middle School students participated in the annual Medieval Games; a day filled with challenges of courage, loyalty, nobility, and fortitude. The Medieval Games returned to Campus, and we welcomed the 6th grade students from The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara and Ocean Charter School to join us for a day filled with challenges of courage, […]
7th Grade Performed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Our 7th graders performed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare, in full Elizabethan English, for parents, staff & faculty. They all did an amazing job! In a Waldorf School performing class plays is part of the curriculum. Often performed in springtime, the play deepens the students’ academic, social emotional and collaborative learning. The plays […]
School Assembly Features High School Hand Bell Choir
At a Waldorf School, music education is part of the curriculum. At our End-of-Year Assembly, the High School Hand Bell Choir performed “Clocks” by Coldplay, arranged by Keith Richards, and directed by Evan Hart, one of the school’s music teachers. Our Waldorf high school music program provides an opportunity for students to broaden their cultural horizons, […]
High School Seniors Performed “Women” by Chiara Atik
Our High School Senior Class performed the play “Women” which is a comedic, modern twist on the beloved classic. It was directed by Paul Turbiak. Their drama class included designing props & costumes, light & sound, and all aspects of theatre production. Women offers a modern, comedic twist on the beloved classic Little Women. The story follows […]
End-of-Year School Assembly
Our school year came to a close with a beautiful sharing of poems, instrumental music, and singing in various languages, by each of the classes at our final Assembly. We wish all our families, students, teachers, and staff a rejuvenating summer filled with joy, laughter, and memory-making moments.
