03Feb
An Evening of Poetry at Steiner
Our community had an intimate and special evening together at our recent Poetry Café: Celebrating the Literary Work of Our Community.
18Jan
A Simple Way to Better Remember Things: Draw a Picture
Activating more parts of your brain helps stuff stick.
14Dec
How to Get Your Mind to Read
“Current (public) education practices show that reading comprehension is misunderstood. It’s treated like a general skill that can be applied with equal success to all texts. Rather, comprehension is intimately intertwined with knowledge.” Continue reading on The New York Times >
30Oct
Students learn more effectively from print textbooks than screens, study says
Today's students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Continue reading on Business Insider >
24Aug
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
"More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis." Continue reading on The Atlantic >
23Aug
VIDEO: Kim John Payne at Steiner
im John Payne gave a well received talk to an at-capacity audience for just under two hours, including a Q&A, on March 1, 2016. He began his talk by clarifying that he is not anti-technology, but rather pro-family.
23Aug
VIDEO: Ackerman Institute Talk
The Rudolf Steiner School welcomed representatives from the Ackerman Institute into our community on March 8 for an evening of learning and understanding about gender diversity and best practice guidelines for transgender and gender-expansive students.
23Aug
Is she the best rock climber ever?
Ashima has been a student at the Steiner School since she was three-years old. She began climbing outdoors in Central Park when she was seven-years old.
23Aug
College Acceptances & Matriculations for the Class of 2016
The Rudolf Steiner School is proud to announce that the Class of 2016 had an extraordinary college acceptance season this year. The focus of our college guidance program is to guide and support students in finding colleges and universities that are the right fit for each student.
23Aug
Typewriter (by Henry P – 8th grade)
[After reading Henry’s story, read the preview article from The Bulletin Magazine about the making of “Typewriter,” written by Language Arts teacher Rosemary Hester] When he entered the room, he tripped over an overturned lamp and fell face first onto the carpet. The first thing he noticed wasn’t that his money and his TV had been […]
