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Planning for the Outdoors

Making Kindling kit fire starters - We are a community that loves camping and embracing nature. Everyone knows preparation is required before we go out to adventure.

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Got Plans on Tuesdays?

Come knit with Community! Every Tuesday after drop-off, our Waldorf Academy parent community gathers together to knit. As holiday scarves and hats are created, stories weave through the morning. This rhythm of calm, connection and creativity extends beyond the classroom with parents happy to learn what their children are learning.

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Waldorf Academy: First-in-Class

Memorizing the Periodic Table through song? What is ‘applied’ and ‘holistic’ learning anyway? Part of the reason your child loves to come to school.

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Conversation over ChatGPT

Waldorf is known to be a play-based school that only really starts to weave cyber literacy into the classroom at Grade 6. This is done with intent and there are alot of reasons why. Read the Guardian Book Review: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt.

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Starting the year with Heart

First Day of School at Waldorf Academy: The Rose Ceremony

Today, the air was filled with anticipation, joy, and reverence as we welcomed a new school year at Waldorf Academy. The first day is never just the beginning of classes it’s a celebration of growth, transition, and community. And at the heart of it all is our beloved Rose Ceremony.

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Celebrating Seasonal Change

Waldorf Academy brings light to the darkest time of year with Winter Fairs, Festivals, Markets and Spirals. Marking seasonal changes brings an understanding of time, physics, meteorology, and astronomy, as well as an appreciation for the gifts of nature, the warmth of community, and the light within each of us.

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