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 […]
by Rebecca Briamonte, Enrollment Director As a long time TWS parent and employee, it has been a joy to observe the growth and development in our community. This month’s Rose Ceremony marks the 5th year in a row of welcoming a class of 20 or more children to Grade 1. Just a few years […]
As a new school year is off to a bright and sunny start you may notice some new faces around our Early Childhood Program. Please help us give a big TWS welcome to all of our new staff! Sunflower Assistant, Britten Traughber, recently moved to Tucson from Vermont where she worked at another Waldorf school […]
Chalkboard Art by Mr. Sussman Michaelmas is a festival traditionally celebrated on September 29th by Waldorf schools all over the world. Michaelmas is a time for celebrating deeds of strength and courage, for pondering our own dragons, both internal and external, and cultivating the courage and strength necessary for self development. It is a time […]
Please join us in welcoming our new faculty members … Aaron Doyle, Grades Teacher (class of 2023) Mr. Doyle will be taking over for Mr. Keeney (the incoming Pedagogical Director) to lead the class of 2023 on their journey from Grade 5 through 8. Aaron originally hails from Oregon, and has a BFA in […]
As TWS prepares for the May 4th fresh! Spring Soirée fundraiser, which this year is an “around the world” birthday party to celebrate TWS’s 25th and Waldorf Education’s 100th anniversaries, parents, staff, and community members are once again reminded of why we do this and what it is at the core of all the striving, […]
By Laurel Lacher – April 10, 2019 LL: Tell me a little about yourself and your connection to Waldorf. SJB: I’m a Thai-American native of Bangkok who moved to the US as a toddler. My parents brought me to the United States when my mother was accepted to a PhD program at the University of Iowa in […]
The eighth interview in our TWS 25/Waldorf 100 anniversary series features TWS kindergarten teacher Jennifer O’Brien. Jennifer is one of TWS’s founders, working as Linda Braun’s kindergarten assistant in TWS’s very first kindergarten class. She has remained at TWS ever since, working and supporting this growing, and now thriving, school in innumerable ways. In this […]
Interview seven of our TWS25/Waldorf 100 anniversary series is with TWS Movement Education teacher Heidi Johnson. Heidi started the Movement Education program at TWS 19 years ago, and in this interview she shares her perspective on the importance of movement, believing in her students, and meeting them where they are.
by Laurel Lacher LL: Tell me a little about yourself and your connection with Tucson Waldorf School (TWS). CJ: I first discovered Waldorf online when my oldest daughter was about 3 years old. What really caught my eye was the art and the environment – the natural toys and the sense of deliberate and intentional […]