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 TWS parent, Shefali Desai for sharing her clear and thoughtful article. Shefali Desai: Why Sanctuary Cities Should Be Called Safe and Lawful Cities
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 […]
Wishing TWS parent, Dante Lauretta, and the entire OSIRIS-REx team a successful launch on Thursday at Cape Canaveral! Link to New York Times article
Waldorf 101 will be an informal exploration of the origins and aims of Waldorf Education, as well as an introduction to the philosophy and worldview that stands behind it. Among the questions we’ll explore are: – What is a human being? – What is the function of education? – How does Waldorf Education prepare students […]
Join us on Wednesday, October 19th at 6:00 pm at the Tucson Waldorf School, 3605 East River Road for the screening and lively guided discussion with TWS faculty following film. Treasuring Childhood Events are generally designed for adults. Babes-in-arms welcomed. Admission is free. Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected] . From the filmmaker: A revolutionary, award winning […]
Application Checklist Step 1: Contact Please contact our Enrollment Director, Rebecca Briamonte at 520.529.1032 for a brief conversation and to schedule your private or group tour (Talk & Tour). Step 2: Parent Visit Attend a Talk & Tour. Step 3: Application After your Talk & Tour, you are invited to apply. To begin your application, […]
More Than Honey – A Documentary on Bees In the last few years, Tucson Waldorf School has established a great relationship with The Loft Cinema. We feel deeply fortunate to have the unique opportunity of collaborating with this Tucson gem: a local, independent, art house cinema that is a non-profit organization supported entirely by the […]