Thoughts on Raising Bilingual Children By Ileana Swanson Edited and translated by Emma Maruska and Gemma Moreno: For Espanol, click here. When I had my first child I knew I would be raising her speaking Spanish and English. I had a lot of questions, and I still have some, but I think I’m doing […]
Chalkboard art by Mr. Doyle The Gift of the Dragon by Jen Rosenstein, Pedagogical Director Today, we had our annual Michaelmas: Festival of Courage pageant and games on campus! It was lovely to have such a large group of parents who were able to witness this autumnal passage with us. As we move from the […]
Corporate Tax Donor Spotlight: Stephanie Boyden Any business with an Arizona tax liability can assist children in obtaining a quality education by making a tax credit donation. This credit is used to provide low-income and disabled displaced scholarships. Many business owners are not aware of this program. Tucson Waldorf School would like to begin shining […]
Our DEI Committee and book study will reconvene this coming week. On Wednesday, September 14th, our virtual book study led by Sariya Jarasviroj Brown will happen from 5:30-6:30.This group is engaged in an ongoing study of “My Grandmother’s Hands,” by Resmaa Menakem. Everyone is welcome to attend even if they have not read the book! […]
A beautiful tradition at Waldorf schools around the world, The Rose Ceremony is a rite of passage for young children entering the Grades program, and older children in their last year at Tucson Waldorf School. During The Rose Ceremony, Grade 8 students provide roses to Grade 1 students as they leave the embrace of the […]
Capoeira é para todos Capoeira is for Everyone! Interview by Emma Maruska, Practical Arts Teacher & DEI Committee Davia Moore brings her love of capoeira to our students this fall through our enrichment programming. As a parent to 4-year old Sophia in TWS’s Star Garden classroom, Davia will be sharing her special talents in this […]
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. […]