By Linda Braun, Pedagogical Director On October 10th, Grade 7 teacher Irene Richardson and I flew to Cancun and made our way down to the Playa del Carmen area for our fall regional delegates meeting. Our meetings and adventures ran through Saturday the 13th, and we traveled back to Tucson very early the next day. […]
[This profile is an excerpt of our Alumni Newsletter. You may pick up a full copy in the office.] Name: Anastasia Wrenn Age: 20 Attended TWS: 2003 to 2011 Grades: 1st through 8th Teachers: Mabry, Hovland, Archer Anastasia is a junior at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, where she is majoring in […]
Many thanks to our Waldorf colleagues at the Essentials in Education Blog for this post, which illuminates one of the great challenges in how we evaluate the success of our children’s education these days. What a child experiences as they move through their day often has a more lasting impact than the content they are […]
This award-winning documentary of one father’s desperate search for a way to help a generation of children reconnect with nature takes many twists and turns. The film opens with a scene where David Bond experiences quite a battle with his young children who are not interested in leaving their captivating screens to go outside to […]
Scheduled weekly by appointment, our tours are for adults only and offer an overview presentation of the unique Waldorf education offered here at Tucson Waldorf School. The morning includes information relevant to all programs and ages from parent-child classes through eighth grade. Visitors will have an opportunity to briefly observe class in progress at several […]
The evening featured a farm to table Moroccan feast, locally crafted beer, wine and dancing. Contributions to the Waldorf community were made through bidding on themed baskets and through the giving tree. Many thanks to our sponsors and all those who helped make the evening a success including: The Canelo Project; Circo Vino; Dos Cabezas […]
Betty Staley visited the Tucson Waldorf School on Wednesday, January 14 as part of our Treasuring Childhood Film & Lecture Series. We had a full house of over 100 people to hear Betty’s Lecture on Parenting the Adolescent in Challenging Times. We are happy to share her wisdom and knowledge of development with you…
Thanksgiving is around the corner—for many of us, our favorite holiday of the year! The alchemy of family, feasting and fun can be a truly powerful opportunity to experience everything we are truly thankful for in our lives—the generations of our loved ones, the abundance of amazing food that delights our senses and fuels our […]
One of the many gifts a Waldorf education offers is one of parent enrichment through class meetings. These are an essential part of a Waldorf education and the Tucson Waldorf School community. This week at a grades class meeting, parents shared a delicious snack and enjoyed a bit of time to simply converse with one […]