Childcare to Grade 8

ACCEPTING GRADE 3 APPLICATIONS FOR 2012 – TUITION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE APPLY NOW!

OPEN HOUSE FEBRUARY 16 6:30 – 8:00pm
Special Topics at our Open House
Middle School “Academic Springboard to High School”
Grade 3 “A Journey not a Race to Academic Excellence”

How well does Waldorf Academy prepare their students to feel confident for and excel in High School?
Based on historical evidence, these middle school years provide an academically rich “springboard” to High
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January Events: Sample A Free Kindermorning, Parent and Child Saturdays, Lecture on Therapeutic Eurythmy

January Events:

January 14th Saturday Parent and Child begins

January 21st Free Kindermorning

January 31st Therapeutic Eurythmy Hands on Lecture  7pm-9pm

Sample a Waldorf Kindergarten class for you and your 3-5 year old

January 21, 2012
9:30 -11:30 am

Registration required
admissions@waldorfacademy.org
Beautiful watercolour painting
Bread baking
Seasonal song and verse
Developmental movement
Circle time

Waldorf Academy offers a multi-disciplinary curriculum that integrates the… Read the rest

The Fog of Media: A Waldorf 101 Lecture with speaker Gene Campbell, Thursday, December 8, 7-8:30pm

The Fog of Media
December 8  7:00-8:30pm
Speakers: Gene Campbell and EC  Faculty

As the holidays approach parents will be feeling the pressure to purchase the latest techno gadget, video game, iPad or Wii for their child. It can create tension within a household when one partner is for and the other is against particularly if your child is in a Waldorf school.

Please join us for a presentation and discussion on this most important subject.

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Holiday Cheese Fundraiser, The Voice Fall Newsletter, 2011

CLICK HERE for the Fall Voice Newsletter 2011
Read about the Grade 8 trip to Temagami, WInter Fair, Professional Development, Parent/Teacher Interviews, Grade 8 writing, a birthday in Fairy Garden, and the results of our survey.

Waldorf Academy Cheese Fundraiser Form

We are selling a selection of artisan cheeses from the award winning Cheese Boutique.  These luxury cheeses are perfect  for holiday entertaining and gift giving.

Order must be placed by Dec 9th and picked up Dec.14th All our delicious… Read the rest

Waldorf in the Press- The New York Times and Global News

Sunday NYTime’s Front Page
By now you have probably all heard about the front page story in this past Sunday’s New York Times featuring Waldorf Education as an interesting and positive difference to the electronics heavy – mainstream approach in education. Just in case, here is the link: NY Times Technology Can Wait

Please share this article with your parents, grandparents, colleagues and friends in your community.

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Seeking a new Facilitator for 2012

The Board of Trustees has struck a Search Committee comprised of Dean Husseini, Stacey Gregor, Robert Teuwen, Siobhan Hughes, Sarah Luke, Catherine Kirkland and Scott Lamacraft to start the process of looking for Waldorf Academy’s next Facilitator. Peter Griffin, who so generously came out of retirement to help the school on an interim basis, has graciously given us almost four years of his time and energy. Peter has agreed to stay until the end of this upcoming school year.

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