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The 6th Grade Goes to Death Valley
It is a tradition in Waldorf schools for the 6th grade to do a class trip that allows them to complement their studies in astronomy and geology. This year, they visited Death Valley National Park and even experienced a sandstorm and rain! A camping trip to Death Valley National Park is one of the exciting […]
3rd Grade Class Play
Our third graders all delivered fantastic performances during their class play of “Noah & The Flood” in an adaptation by Eugene Schwartz. The 3rd Grade students performed “Noah & The Flood” in an adaptation by Eugene Schwartz which complemented their studies in their main lesson block. It was a fantastic performance which included some […]
The Study of Animals in 4th Grade
In fourth grade, a beloved block is dedicated to humans and animals, culminating in an animal report, researched, authored, and presented to the class by each student. They also chose their favorite animal and constructed a diorama of its habitat. In fourth grade, a beloved block is dedicated to humans and animals, culminating frequently in […]
Eurythmy Performance by 7th, 8th, and 9th Grades
Eurythmy, also known as “visible music & visible speech” forms part of the curriculum at many Waldorf schools worldwide. The 7th, 8th, and 9th graders did a demonstration of copper rod tossing and a Eurythmy presentation to poems by Blake and music by Tchaikovsky. At our end-of-semester eurythmy performance, the 7th, 8th, and 9th Grades […]
5th Grade Woodworking Class
Woodworking in Waldorf education is important because it engages the whole child in a creative activity. At Highland Hall Waldorf School, Woodworking class starts in the 4th grade. Children at that age need an appropriate challenge that will equip them with perseverance and thus develop confidence when overcoming that challenge. In Woodworking classes in the […]
Painting as Part of the Curriculum
Waldorf education recognizes the importance of beauty: all work is imbued with color, form and texture that should be pleasing. The teacher uses stories to introduce the qualities of the colors as well as to develop new skills such as handling of the brush, paint, and paper. The artistic element weaves throughout the Waldorf curriculum, […]
Rose Ceremony
The beginning of the school year is marked by our traditional Rose Ceremony. Each first grader is welcomed with a rose by their twelfth grade “special friend”, marking the beginning of a wonderful journey through the grades. The Rose Ceremony has been a tradition at Highland Hall Waldorf School for many years and it happens […]
Study of Music in Elementary School
In a Waldorf School, the children study music, starting with kinder lyres and pentatonic flutes or recorders in the early grades. Teachers may use songs already familiar to the children or write original pieces. Flute playing helps develop finger dexterity and a sense of class cohesion. By the end of the year many children play […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
