Last week each of the classes had the opportunity to walk the Evergreen Spiral. Observing this annual tradition, the class enters the space to the sound of soft music and the light of a single candle at the heart of the spiral. One by one each student walks to the center of the spiral, lights their candle and then, as they exit the spiral, they find a spot to place their candle along the path. One candle at a time, the area is filled with light. The experience is a time to pause and reflect and it provides a space to experience how the light we each carry within us can join with others to surround us with warmth and joy.

This past Saturday was the first time the community was invited to an all school event on campus since the start of the pandemic. Gathering on the blacktop in the gloaming of the day, following the luminaries that lit the way, warming ourselves with the fire pit, hot cider, and good cheer, it was a lovely evening and a delight to be able to gather together and sing!

You can view the full calendar online either on the website , in ParentSquare , or in the BigSis portal (these 3 platforms are synced from the same calendar). 

* Current Parents can find Zoom information for meetings in ParentSquare

Join WWS Librarian, Susan Walsh, and others from the community on Zoom in late January to discuss The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates. 

Date to be determined.

For information or to join, email Susan Walsh.

“Ta-Nehisi Coates is the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race with his 2015 memoir, Between the World and Me. So naturally his debut novel comes with slightly unrealistic expectations—and then proceeds to exceed them. The Water Dancer . . . is a work of both staggering imagination and rich historical significance. . . . What’s most powerful is the way Coates enlists his notions of the fantastic, as well as his fluid prose, to probe a wound that never seems to heal. . . . Timeless and instantly canon-worthy.”—Rolling Stone

Prior to joining WWS, Claudia held a long and distinguished career in business and organizational management, including over twenty years of professional service with Electronic Data Systems/Hewlett Packard Enterprise. She holds a BA in Telecommunications from Michigan State University. Claudia has been an active parent, volunteer and community leader within Waldorf schools since 2015, first in Chicago and then at WWS.

I have a good friend who has a beautiful doll house that she would like to gift someone in our community. Please contact Marie via email if you are interested.

shared by Daria Kononova (Alum Parent)

My friend, Maja Ljibic (a Maryland based fiber artist), has opened a Waldorf Inspired Etsy store. She creates fine and unique gifts for many occasions and I thought it would be of particular interest for our Waldorf community during the holiday season.

Please email Nick if you are interested or know anyone who might be, and he will be happy to discuss terms.

from Theodora Scarato (WWS Parent)

Government safety limits for cell phones are 25 years old. The Environmental Working Group found U.S. limits are hundreds of times too high for children. Watch movies on children and wireless or on environmental health issues this holiday.  

Get resources on how to reduce exposure at ehtrust.org. 

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