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 […]
You may have seen parent volunteer Amy Frost on campus or at an event some time over the past two decades or so. Amy is without a doubt one of Tucson Waldorf School’s most prolific and effective volunteers. Her family is also the longest continuously enrolled family at TWS! This year, Amy’s youngest daughter Molly […]
Interview twelve in the TWS25/Waldorf100 anniversary series features class teacher Lisa Archer, who is retiring this year after graduating her third TWS class next Thursday (May 23rd). Retiring Pedagogical Director Linda Braun has this to say about her dear friend Lisa: “As our longest serving Grades class teacher, Lisa has really become a strong mentor […]
This year Tucson Waldorf School celebrates 25 years of serving parents and children. From the strong roots of our first kindergarten class, to the thriving, healthy tree TWS has become, now offering support and education from parent-child classes in the Quail’s Nest all the way through to Grade 8. TWS provides an education that fosters […]
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, […]
Our tenth interview in the TWS25/Waldorf100 anniversary series is with TWS parent and high-impact volunteer Sariya Jarasviroj Brown. Sariya currently chairs fresh!: a spring soiree, a fun and successful fundraiser for TWS, happening May 4th–this weekend! This year’s fresh! theme is a birthday party “around the world” in celebration of both TWS’s 25th anniversary and […]