14Oct
FIRST GRADERS LEARN TO KNIT
Every year the fifth grade students visit the first graders and teach them how to cast on and knit.
10Sep
COMING FULL CIRCLE | FROM STEINER STUDENTS TO STEINER TEACHERS
Three members of Rudolf Steiner School Class of 2015 reflect on their experience as students and what it means to them to be back at Steiner as faculty members.
16May
THE NEW STEINER DINING HALL – FROM VISION TO COMPLETION
The school moved into the building in 1944. Through the years, the interior has experienced different layout renovations, to adapt from a one-family residence to a school. The latest one being that of our cellar space.
28Feb
CLASSROOM WORK DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
What is your experience of learning about Black history in the United States? To what extent have you learned about the achievements of Black people in this country and the struggles they have faced…
18Jan
INTO THE WORLD – How Waldorf Graduates Fare After High School
How do Waldorf students fare after graduation? How many of them go to college? What subjects do they choose to major in at college? Do they feel that their Waldorf education prepared them well for post-secondary studies? Did we, in fact, prepare them well for college? And then what? What do they do next? What professions do they choose for themselves? What kind of lives do they tend to live? How are they doing financially? How is there health? And are they—if we may dare ask—, at the end of the day, happy?
11Nov
CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND THE CHALLENGES OF MEDIA
"Waldorf education strives to be a preparation for the rising generations of children to engage in technology in a healthy way, at the right time in their development."— GARY LAMB Human beings and technology are intimately connected and children take in the world very deeply. Steiner said, “When new inventions affect modern life, we must [...]
12Oct
WHY WE CELEBRATE MICHAELMAS
We have the Michaelmas festival in September: the image of Michael is one of hope and courage that helps us remember that when we unite together, we can overcome things that we cannot possibly do on our own.
04Oct
WHEN SCHOOL BEGINS
It has been almost a month since we returned to school. Looking back at those early September days, we recall saying goodbye to our most dear summer memories while reflecting upon the new daily rhythm.
The beginning of the school year is always full of expectation and new challenges.
24May
FARMING DAYS AHEAD | 50 YEARS OF HAWTHORNE VALLEY
Learning through doing is a hallmark of Waldorf Education; caring for the earth is another. Join us, this Tuesday May 25th @ 7PM for an Online presentation about our Farm Program with Hawthorne Valley.
27Apr
The Rudolf Steiner Writing Club 2020-2021
Amidst so much uncertainty in our world, our elementary school students were able to come together and realize a space to create and spend time with one another every Friday afternoon. Writing Club first met in May of 2020, with a small group of third grade students. Together, the club created the first publication of the Steiner Times––our very own newspaper.
