Olivia Hansen graduated from Tucson Waldorf School in 2007 and from Tucson Magnet High School in 2011. In 2012, she returned to TWS to volunteer in handwork classes. She was hired by the school as a handwork assistant in 2016 and taught until 2020; her years on the TWS faculty included lead-teaching handwork classes while […]
Happy Juneteenth! by Jen Rosenstein Pedagogical Director We Rose From Africa’s heart, we rose Already a people, our faces ebon, our bodies lean, We rose Skills of art, life, beauty and family Crushed by forces we knew nothing of, we rose Survive we must, we did We rose We rose to be you, we […]
Morgan Ballard graduated from TWS as a member of Mr. Wright’s class of 2012. After attending BASIS Tucson North for 9th through 11th grades and graduating from Idyllwild Arts Academy in California, he received his bachelor’s degree in 2020 from St. John’s College in Maryland. This spring, Morgan completed a master’s degree in viola performance […]
We are deep into play season at Tucson Waldorf School, and most recently enjoyed the performances of Grades 7 and 8 as they came together to produce The Hobbit. This play was different not only because two grades were combined but because the stage traveled, much as the story did. […]
We are striving to have 100% participation for our Annual Fund! Tucson Waldorf School will embark on our next Re-Accreditation Self Study with AWSNA in the Fall. One of the many aspects that will be reviewed is Staff, Board and Community participation. When asked how participation went for the Annual Fund, we would love to report “100% community […]
Alumni Feature: Sovay Hansen (’03) by Olivia Hansen Sovay Hansen joined Tucson Waldorf School as a preschooler and continued on to be in the first graduating 6th grade class in 2003, taught by Sandra Cook. Sovay then attended middle school at Utterback Middle School and high school at Tucson High Magnet School. Upon graduating high […]
Children’s Books: Windows and Reflections by Ms. Nicole, Rosemary Garden Teacher We all have our favorite books from childhood. I can still easily recall the books that I wanted my dad to read repeatedly until I had them memorized. And so many that were illustrated with such detail and beauty, I could spend hours staring […]
Please help us welcome Jade Hines to Tucson Waldorf School! She and her family are returning to Tucson, AZ from Alexandria, VA where she worked diligently with families during the application and admissions process as the Director of Enrollment and Admissions at Potomac Crescent Waldorf School (PCWS). She also worked […]
Dear Tucson Waldorf School Community, On behalf of the College of Teachers, I am pleased to announce that our First Grade Teacher for the 2022-23 school year will be our current Eighth Grade Teacher, Ms. Cynthia Hovland. Ms. Hovland was born in Los Angeles and grew up primarily in Washington State. She considers Tucson her […]
Dear TWS Families, Alumni Families, Past AWSF Donors, and Tucson Waldorf School Extended Community Members, I hope this letter finds you well, in every sense of the word. To say that times have been challenging for all is an understatement. This second year of school COVID-management has proven in many ways to be tougher even […]