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Chinese New Year Celebration
Waldorf Education recognizes that studying a foreign language provides a broader world perspective. Our students begin studying Mandarin in the first grade and continue each year until they graduate. For Lunar New Year, the children in Grades 1-12 sang songs and recited poems, in Mandarin. We extend our gratitude to the Lion Dance Troupe, Huang Da […]
11th & 12th Grade Sculpting
The Art Block in the High School’s 11th and 12th grade consisted of sculpting a head in clay. This artistic activity allows the students to work with their hands in a very specific way and expand their understanding of anatomy as well. All the students did a fantastic job. The Art Block in the High […]
Waldorf Parent Education Workshop
Our recent Parent Education workshop was well attended and enjoyed by all participants. We extend our gratitude to our presenter, Lee Sturgeon Day, who described the 7-year cycles in the life of every human being and brought several of these cycles to life with drawing exercises. Each of us has a unique life story, yet […]
The 7th Grade Class Goes Sailing
As part of the 7th Grade’s Age of Exploration block, the students had a very special and fun field trip. They embarked on a sailing ship that was very similar to the ones used in the 1700s and learned hands-on skills like hoisting sails, tying knots and nautical terms. The Age of Exploration is a […]
12th Grade Portraiture Class
The Waldorf curriculum integrates the arts into all academic disciplines for students from preschool through twelfth grade. By the time they reach 12th Grade, the art class focuses on portraits and self-portraits, both in watercolor and as pencil sketches. At Highland Hall Waldorf School students experience art in their daily schoolwork from Preschool and Kindergarten […]
Highland Hall Celebrates Diwali
This year the 2nd Grade offered a lovely dance performance during our Diwali Celebration. Other activities included a “dandiya” or stick dance, flower garland making and lighting oil lamps. Diwali (Deepavali or Divali) is the Hindu festival of lights with its variations also celebrated in other Indian religions. It symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over […]
12th Grade Eurythmy Performance
At the end of the first quarter of Eurythmy studies, the 12th grade students offered a wonderful performance, bringing a poem and a piece of music by Jean Sibelius to life. Eurythmy is visible speech and visible music. Eurythmy is generally taught in Waldorf schools around the world. The word eurythmy comes from the Greek […]
6th Grade Class Trip to Yosemite
The sixth grade traveled to Yosemite National Park. This outdoor educational aspect of the curriculum provides opportunities for the students to engage with each other in a very unique way. Setting up their own tents, helping with meal preparation, clean up, and exploring the natural wonders of the area. This will set the stage for […]
Flag Football in the Middle School
Our sports program at Highland Hall includes a season of Flag Football for the Middle School. All students are encouraged to participate and there are no try-outs. At Highland Hall, students are encouraged to take part in our extra-curricular team sports program. Our athletic philosophy is that team sports develop many important skills and that every student can […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Waldorf Chalkboard Drawings
Chalkboard drawings created by Grades’ teachers are a unique aspect to Waldorf education. It brings not only beauty and art into every classroom but also often represents a timely theme studied in the class. Chalkboard drawings created by Grades’ teachers are a unique aspect to Waldorf education. If you walk into a grades class, this almost certainly will […]
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.
