Weekly Bulletin
April 13, 2022
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A Walk Down the Lower School Hallway |
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Thank You for Participating in the Politics & Prose Book Fair! |
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Thank you so much to all those who participated in the shopping event for Politics & Prose and Comet Ping Pong. We received some wonderful donations to our library and reading resource room, and a percent of all purchases went back to the Washington Waldorf School ONE FUND.
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AWSNA Equity & Inclusion Survey
Last chance to add your voice!
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We have partnered with the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) and other member Waldorf schools to conduct surveys with the goal of gaining insight into how we are doing as Waldorf Schools relative to belonging, diversity, cultural awareness and action, and in creating a positive and inclusive school climate.
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Please share your experiences so we can learn and grow!
- The survey will take about 20 minutes to complete.
- The questions have been researched and validated by experts at Harvard University.
- The survey is administered by a third party and your responses are protected and remain private.
Survey window extended to Friday, April 15.
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You may take more than one survey if applicable. If you are a family with multiple children, and want to respond multiple times, start with the oldest child in mind and then respond separately if there are different answers based on each child. |
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Students
Our current students in grades 6-12 are encouraged to participate! HS students have the choice to use study hall time for the survey, or complete it from home.
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We offer our thanks to those who have already responded! |
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Staying Up to Date With Our School Calendar
* Current Parents can find Zoom information for meetings in ParentSquare
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April
15/ Friday
- No School - Good Friday / Passover
21/ Thursday
- Senior Project Presentations, 1pm (see below)
22/ Friday
- Open Gathering of the Parent/Family Organization (at WWS), 8:45am
23/ Saturday
- Broom Brigade campus beautification/Earth Day clean up event, 9:30am (see below)
25/ Monday
- Open Gathering of the Parent/Family Organization (on Zoom), 8pm
30/ Saturday
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Eid al-Fitr update: The date was tentatively May 3 on our school calendar, but astronomical conditions have set the date as May 2. We will not have school on Monday, 5/2 but will be in session on Tuesday, 5/3.
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Senior Project Presentations Assembly |
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Thursday, Apr 21 from 1 - 2:40pm
Grades 8-12 will attend the assembly and Grade 12 parents will be invited to join us in person if conditions permit. We also plan to offer a simple livestream (details to follow).
- Emma: Culture Shock Through the Lens of Immigrants
- Mia: Advertising and Videography
- Madhava & Omari: Ballad of the Lark: Storytelling through Animation
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Broom Brigade/Earth Day Campus Beautification Event |
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Saturday, April 23 from 9:30-11:30am
Join in to meet and connect to other WWS families while we spruce up the campus for springtime!
- The entire family is welcome to help weed, mulch, and generally tidy up the grounds, and stay after for a BYO picnic lunch.
- Bring gardening gloves and tools if you have them (not required), and your lunch. Hope to see you there!
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Foxtrot Class & Dance Pre-Gala Buy-In Party
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Sunday, April 24 from 4-5:30pm
Dust off your best moves and get yourself ready to dance the night away at the Gala or just join in to learn something new and have fun!
We'll start with basic steps and you can work on perfecting those, or you can learn some fancier tricks. The class will be taught by Trevor Goodyear (WWS Parent) who was a competitive ballroom dancer in college and now teaches classes for fun and to support his favorite causes. The lesson will be hosted outside on the school blacktop (sneakers are recommended). Light refreshments will be served.
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Pictures from the 2019 Buy-In Hustle Dance Lesson & Party. |
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Spring Festival with Families Invited
Friday, May 6 from 1:15-2:30
We are excited to be able to plan for an outdoor Spring Festival together with our families. The program will include grades 2-8 and our high school ensembles as well as a special time for grades 1 & 12.
We welcome current parents/guardians and any grandparents and special friends who are able to attend. We look forward to continuing to open up the campus in the fall as health conditions permit.
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The Community Book Club Will Meet Again in May |
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Monday, May 23 from 8-9pm
The Community Book Club has chosen: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson as its next book for a May meeting. Wilkerson's first book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, won the Pulitzer prize.
"Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today".
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Upcoming High School Admissions Events |
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Do you know someone who might be interested in the WWS high school? We have high school specific admissions events coming up this month and you can help us spread the word!
Virtual High School Information Session
Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30pm
In Person High School Open Day
Wednesday, April 27 from 8:45am to Noon
Please share this link for folks to learn more and register:
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From the Parent Leadership Group |
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Open Gathering of the Parent/Family Organization
Friday, April 22 at 8:45am
In person session at the base of the hill beyond the Children's Garden.
Broom Brigade campus beautification/Earth Day clean up event
Saturday, April 23 from 9:30-11:30am *Updated Time*
Open Gathering of the Parent/Family Organization
Monday, April 25 at 8pm
Zoom Session
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Connecting sitters from the WWS community with families seeking sitters.
The PLG has created a forum to connect WWS community members who are interested in childsitting with WWS families who are in need of sitters.
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If you are SEEKING a sitter, DO NOT join the group. Instead, once we verify we have enough sitters in the group, you will send an email to the group with your job posting, and sitters will respond directly to you if they are interested.
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If YOU ARE A SITTER and would like to receive job postings, visit https://groups.io/g/WWSsitters and click "Join this Group" at the bottom of the page.
- WWS students may participate only with their parents' permission.
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How to Submit a Listing
- We welcome submissions of community news, items for sale, want ads, etc. Please keep notices to 500 characters or less. There is no charge for listings.
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Please submit listings by COB Tuesdays with the subject "Bulletin Submission."
- If you are sending images or flyers, a link to an online version is preferred.
- Bulletin Board notices generally run for 3 weeks - if space allows - unless other arrangements have been made. Please let us know if listing information is no longer accurate. Listings may not be accepted and will likely be edited.
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These notices are from the WWS community, the greater Waldorf community, and occasionally from our school neighbors. The information and views in them belong to the individuals who submit the notices and do not necessarily reflect the views of WWS. |
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"Parenting Teens in Uncertain Times" Free Online Summit
from Michael Danzansky, WWS Parent
April 25 - May 4
Parent Michael Danzansky (Bodhi, G7) is excited to share that he is putting together a no cost 10 day online Summit to give parents of teens the tools to combat the record breaking levels of teen anxiety, depression and angst. The summit is called "Parenting Teens in Uncertain Times" and will run from April 25-May 4.
The event features over 40 international experts on parenting, mindfulness, neurobiology and indigenous wisdom offering both perspectives and evidence based tools to support parents.
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An Evening with Julie Lythcott-Haims
from Jessica Gottlieb, WWS Faculty
Tuesday, April 26, from 7:00-9:00pm
The Potomac School and the Safe Community Coalition invites our community to attend. They will co-host a program featuring the New York Times best-selling author of How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott-Haims, on Tuesday, April 26, from 7:00-9:00pm at Temple Rodef Shalom. Described as “an author, speaker, and activist focused on helping humans find their true north,” Julie is an insightful and inspiring presenter who offers parents practical strategies that can make a difference. Her presentation, titled “Throw out the Checklisted Childhood: Tips and Strategies for Raising Successful Kids” is free and open to all, but registration is required.
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Undoing Racism: An Open Community Forum
from WWS Parents, Dini Rao and Jesse Travis
Thursday, May 12 from 7-8:30pm (Zoom)
In the summer of 2021, two parents with children at the Washington Waldorf School felt a need to support and galvanize efforts to create a more inclusive and anti-racist community within and surrounding WWS. More than 20 people who have taken the workshop since then have formed the Undoing Racism Working Group.
- The URWG provides a space to continue building on the workshop's insights and to organize ourselves and others around anti-racist principles.
- Through personal exploration, conversation and study, we aim to engage more people at WWS and in our surrounding community in creating a shared analysis of systemic racism and how it operates in our community, and develop our understanding of how to function as anti-racists.
We, the core organizers of the URWG, have been inspired by anti-racist organizing in other Waldorf communities, and want to share that inspiration with you. At this open community forum, you will hear:
- about the history of PISAB as an organization and about the Undoing Racism workshop, which over 2 million people have taken since 1980;
- testimonials from people who have taken the workshop and who participate in the URWG;
- from core organizers at other Waldorf schools about how their institutions have been affected by their community's participation in the workshop and ongoing organizing efforts.
If inclusivity and anti-racism are important to you, as we hope they are to all, we ask that you activate your own agency and attend this open forum to learn more about how your personal development of racial consciousness can meaningfully connect you with others and create a network for positive change. See you there!
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Registration is open for the Club Alliance social-emotional summer program
from Jessica Gottlieb, WWS Faculty
Club Alliance is a therapeutic summer program for children 6 to 12. Each 3-week session includes emotion regulation and social skills interventions that have been rigorously evaluated. Each day the campers are exposed to exciting games and skill building activities. The curriculum is designed to be engaging and fun! Licensed Behavior Analysts provide specialized lessons daily. Technicians help the campers generalize these skills with structured games (indoors and outdoors).
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Sounder Sleep System®: A course to transform your sleep.
from Alison Babil, WWS Alum Parent
The Sounder Sleep System® uses simple, gentle movements to calm your nervous system and bring you from an alert state to a state of deep calm. Sounder Sleep draws upon the Feldenkrais® method as well as ancient Chinese medicine.
8 Sessions via Zoom
Mondays starting April 25 from 6-7:30pm, EST. (No class May 30)
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Wednesdays starting April 27 from 10-11:30am, EST. (No class June 1)
Price: $210
A limited number of discounted slots are available for those who need it.
Alison Babil, GCFP, LMT, is the owner of True North Healing in North Bethesda. She is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, a certified Sounder Sleep System instructor, an Alchemical Alignment practitioner, certified in Soul Lightening Acupressure, a Reiki-Master-Teacher, and has been a licensed massage therapist since 2004. She works with clients in person and via Zoom, focusing on somatic education and trauma resolution. She specializes in working with highly sensitive people.
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Christian Community Camp
from Christen Leonard, WWS Faculty
The beloved Christian Community Camp is back thanks to the perseverance of Carol Kelly. This year it is being held in Upstate New York at Camp Harmony Lake. There are also looking for counselors.
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Looking for a loving home for our beloved cat
from Clare André, WWS Faculty & Parent
Pepper is about thirteen years old and an inside/outside cat. She was adopted as a tiny kitten underneath a small bush in the Dubai desert and has lived with us in Dubai, England and the US. Her favorite season is summer when she can hang out in the garden and roll in the dust. In winter she appreciates a warm corner, a heating vent and perhaps a snuggle in bed. She is characterful and so is her voice! She is loyal and takes care of her kittens (the human ones and, grudgingly, the doggy ones) with love and frustration. Please let us know if you have a lead for us on her new home as we again relocate internationally. Her traveling days are past.
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