Upcoming Dates to Remember
April 1 - 2
April 5
MSCS Board of Directors 6:00 pm
April 11
School Accountability 6:00 pm
April 12
Landsharks First Practice 3:30- 4:30
April 11 - 22
CMAS Testing
April 19
MSCS Board of Directors 6:00 pm
Simplicity Parenting 6:00 pm
April 24
Landsharks First Meet 3:00 pm
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Event Schedule Overview
Friday, April 1, 2022
6:30pm Keynote Talk: What Is Waldorf Education and What Does It Mean in Our Current Times? Dr. Liz Beaven, Executive Director, Alliance for Public Waldorf Education.
Saturday, April 2, 2022
8:30 am Coffee and Tea Time Together
9:00 am Opening Talk: The Seven Rs of Waldorf Education: How We Take the Education of Our Children Beyond Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. Donald Samson, Pedagogical Coordinator, Mountain Song Community School.
10:00 am Workshop Series #1: Choose one of the following workshops to attend.
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Why Social Emotional Learning Matters, Kim Butler, Director of Operations
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Biodynamic Farming In the Ag. Arts Curriculum, Adam Wright, Ag. Arts Teacher and Coordinator
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Singing Through the Grades, Amy Siebert, 3rd Grade Teacher
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Form Drawing, Ellie Arzate, 4th Grade Teacher
11:00 am Workshop Series #2: Choose one of the following workshops to attend.
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Sculpting and How It Sculpts Us as Human Beings, Ieeda Banach, 4th Grade Teacher
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Music Exploration, Deanna Bray, Music Teacher
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Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Painting, Katie White, 5th Grade Teacher
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The Power of Play, Arielle Castle, Kindergarten Teacher
12:00 pm Lunch Break & Book Signing with Donald Samson
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Documentary Movie Screening: Chasing Childhood followed by Discussion Panel
We hope you can join us for this exciting and enriching weekend!
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Celebrating Mr. Donald Samson
Saturday April 2
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The wisdom of the Waldorf-inspired approach has been deeply nurtured at Mountain Song by our Pedagogical Coordinator, Mr. Donald Samson, for the last five years as he has mentored and guided our teachers. It is with all our well wishes that we announce he will be retiring at the end of this year (as he notes, “retiring again!”). We will celebrate his many treasured gifts to us at our Parent & Community Enrichment Conference tomorrow, April 2nd, when he will provide a morning talk to the community and offer a book signing at lunch time.
Donald has taught both children and adults for over thirty years and has been teaching the Waldorf curriculum since 1989. He was a grades class teacher for nineteen years, and then taught history, geography and literature in high school. Donald has mentored fellow teachers since 2013. He was a founding staff member of Juniper Ridge Community School in Grand Junction, and then joined Mountain Song in 2017. When he can steal time out of a week, he writes fantasy novels for young readers that the whole family can enjoy and has recently published a new book. His fantasy chronicle, The Star Trilogy, was inspired from stories he originally told in his class. You can learn more about his books at: www.donaldsamsonbooks.com.
Donald will be available to sign his most recent book, The Yonder, as well as his popular Star Trilogy, during the Parent & Community Enrichment Conference. They will be available for purchase by cash, check or Venmo. 15% of book sales will be donated to Mountain Song Community School.
Please join us in celebrating the wise and joyful soul of Donald Samson as he tries to retire once again, and shower him with as much love as he has bestowed upon us!
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Anything look familiar? We have many found items looking to return to their rightful owners. Our Lost and Found items will be brought outside the first Friday of each month from 3:00-3:30pm, beginning today! These items will be located by the rock wall in front of the school.
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New! Student Design Club
Wednesdays 3:15-4:00
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To help us take creative ownership of our forever home, Electra Johnson, Mountain Song parent and local architect, is launching a community design process with us to envision how we can make Whittier our permanent Mountain Song home.
This includes involving our students with an after-school Design Club for grades 3 - 8 to contribute their ideas and talents. We will be learning the design process, drawing, modeling and testing design ideas. This club will begin the week after Spring Break.
Please sign up at the front office, or call 719-203-6364, ext 1018. For further questions or information, you may reach Electra Johnson at: electra@electrajohnson.org
Electra Johnson Assoc. AIA
M.Architecture
M.Urban DESIGN
B.S. Construction Management
B.S. Interior Design
Electra Johnson Design + Planning LLC.
Colorado Springs OFFICE
C. 719-290-7387
electra@electrajohnson.org
ADOPTER ARCHITECTURE 2030 CHALLENGE
AIA 2030 COMMITMENT
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2022 May Fair Involvement |
Looking for a meaningful way to be of service to Mountain Song Community School?
Join us in raising $20,000, dedicated to the creation of a natural playground, where our students can experience wonder every time they step foot into this beautiful space.
Sponsorship:
We are looking for Mountain Song parent-owned businesses or members of our community working for philanthropically-minded companies to sponsor our May Faire!
Click HERE for various levels of sponsorship.
Silent Auction:
Please consider donating your time, talents or vacation home for our May Faire Silent Auction on April 30th, 2022. At this time, we are looking for experiences over things (i.e., a weekend in the mountains, a puppet making class, a guided hike, etc.).
Thank you so much for all you do!
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CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) Testing will occur during the weeks of April 11 - April 22, 2022. Teachers will be directly communicating the class schedules for testing with parents.
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Join us for Simplicity Parenting Classes with Ms. Stacie Warren, to learn Waldorf approaches to supporting your children, so they are ready to launch into the world with resiliency!
No cost to our families; a $175 value. All Mountain Song families are invited to attend any or all of the sessions, hosted here at the school (2904 W Kiowa St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904). Click HERE to learn more.
Upcoming Class Dates & Times*:
*Due to the discussion-based format of the class and our attempt to create a safe space where attendees are comfortable sharing their trials and triumphs in parenting, this class is only being offered in-person and there will not be a Zoom option.
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Ag Arts Volunteers Needed for Weekends |
We are looking for garden volunteers to help out during weekends. Duties include caring for the animals and watering the greenhouse.
Mr. Adam Wright
Agricultural Arts Coordinator and Teacher
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Interested in a guided tour overseas? 7th grade teacher, Rebecca Giallongo, will be offering a spectacular tour of Italy and Greece through Education First in Summer 2023! This wonderful opportunity will provide hands-on, immersive experiences of the many places and topics we discuss and learn throughout the educational experience here at Mountain Song.
This is NOT a school sponsored event. This opportunity is sponsored by Ms. Giallongo, and is open to all students and adults of the Mountain Song Community. Children ages 10 and under must be accompanied by a parent.
Click here to sign up and learn more, or contact Rebecca Giallongo at 573-789-8562 or rgiallongo@mountainsongschool.com.
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Spring Track Series with Mountain Song!
Registration OPEN now through April 16, 2022
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We offer a non-competitive, youth program to introduce running to young athletes grades K-5, in a safe and fun environment. The focus is on self-improvement, being an encouraging teammate, and making new friends. Practices consist of running games and workouts with a strong focus on fun!
Practice meets at Thorndale Park, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 – 4:30pm, beginning Tuesday, April 12th.
Races meet at Harrison High School, Sunday afternoons at 3:00 pm on: April 24th, May 1st and May 8th.
Runners MUST be registered prior to their first practice.
Cost: $65 registration through April 10th, then an additional $10/runner fee applies
Financial Aid is available February 10th – March 25th through every kid sports.
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We are hiring for the following positions:
Please refer to our website and/or pick up an application at the front office.
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2021-2022 Calendar and Schedule |
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Please find the 2021-2022 school calendars and daily schedule for grades 1-8 at the links below.
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Mountain Song Community School | 2904 West Kiowa St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 |
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