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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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
High School Handbell Choir
The High School Handbell Choir has been rehearsing Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles. A challenging piece, but they hope to perform it for the Spring concert in May. All High School students can participate in a Music Elective Class: orchestra, choir or handbell choir. Highland Hall has a robust, well-integrated music program. Music is part […]
Annual May Faire
Celebrate Spring at Highland Hall Waldorf School’s May Faire on Saturday, May 6 from 10 am to 2 pm. Celebrate Spring at Highland Hall Waldorf School’s Annual May Faire Festival! Activities include good, old-fashioned games, storytelling, and a wandering Pocket Fairy whose myriad of pockets offer tiny homemade treasures to the children. Children of all […]
7th Grade Explorers Block
To culminate their studies of the Age of Discovery, 7th grade students were asked to choose an explorer & create a board game depicting their travelled route in the world. As part of the Age of Discovery block, the 7th grade studied the West’s fascination with silks and spices from China and India. Countries with coastlines […]
Gold Award at National German Exam
The National German Exam is a standardized assessment given annually by the American Association of Teachers of German, and this year, over 15,200 students participated. 11th Grader, Lotus Opseth, won the Gold Award after scoring in the 96th percentile nationally on Level 3. Daniel Kruglov received an Achievement Award for his excellent performance on Level […]
Waldorf 100 – Celebrating 100 Years of Waldorf Education
2019 sees Highland Hall joining in a global celebration of the 100th anniversary of Waldorf Education. Today there are over 1,100 Waldorf schools in over 80 countries around the globe. One hundred years after the first Waldorf school opened, the movement has become a world-wide force for educating young people by promoting individual freedom, community, […]
Upcoming Event: Grandparents & Special Friends Day, April 12
Highland Hall will be hosting a reception to honor students’ Grandparents & Special Friends, on Friday, April 12, 9:30 am – 10:30 am at The Treehouse patio. The reception will be followed by our Spring Assembly, which normally concludes by noon. School is dismissed that day at 12:15 pm. Please RSVP via our evite, or directly […]
