Each spring, in Waldorf Schools throughout the world, fifth-graders gather on vast fields in city-states to compete with grace, strength, and beauty as a culmination of their studies of Ancient Greece. Rudolf Steiner described the 10-11-year-old child as being at the pinnacle of balance in their physical and emotional beings. Fifth grade marks the last developmental […]
Faculty Post: Grade 6 DEI Curriculum Insight by Aaron Doyle This month in Grade 6, we have been studying Africa and the Americas. I hope to share not only some of the content we covered, but also the considerations and constraints I considered and what informed the direction of this block. In Grade 6, geography […]
Over the summer, our board of directors voted to create a new committee chartered through all realms of our school. This Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Committee is a culmination of several years of study within groups of faculty, administration, board, and parent council. While the committee is at the beginning of its journey to organize […]
This year, the graduating class of 2020 was unable to deliver their presentations in person. Instead, they offer you the next best thing: video presentations. Please help us congratulate these scholars on their hard work! Drake Ambagis: Blacksmithing Video: Drake Research Paper: Drake Jaiden Gassen: Cooking Video: Jaiden Research Paper: Jaiden Ben Hurwitz: Magic Video: […]
by April Wiley, Grade 6 Parent On behalf of our Grade 6 class, I would like to take this time to share a glimpse into the incredible experience we had at the Medieval Games this year. Words honestly cannot describe how this event impacted us, but what I can genuinely say is that we left […]
The annual Tucson Waldorf School alumni reunion was held at the school on Sunday, January 4. Almost every TWS graduating class, going back to Sandra Cook’s 6th-grade Class of 2003, was represented by alumni, their families, and their teachers. Participants shared memories of Kate Donnelly, beloved former TWS early childhood teacher who died on December […]
Harvest Festival 2019 was a success! Although there was no Quest Path this year, the youngest students enjoyed the Protected Path, which was as magical as ever, the Grades 6-8 students were busy with a spooky dance and costume contest, the Grades 2-5 students enjoyed a variety of carnival games, crafts, and pumpkin carving, and […]
Michaelmas is the first festival of the school year at TWS, occurring this year on September 27th (although the holiday occurs on September 29th). Celebrated by many Waldorf schools, at Tucson Waldorf School this means a play, performed by the Grades students, followed by field games, dragon bread, and dragon’s blood tea. In this year’s […]
On September 19th, 2019, Waldorf schools around the globe joined together in celebration of 100 years of Waldorf Education. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us as we celebrated on campus with faculty, students, and parents, sang the Waldorf birthday song, enjoyed birthday cake made by the early childhood classes, and engaged […]
The Quail’s Nest parent-child classes had a delayed start this year due to moving to a new location on the south side of campus in what was previously the Mesquite Room. All are certain to agree that the new “nest” is as lovely as ever, and the new play yard is going to be a […]