We are looking forward to having all grades back on campus as of tomorrow! Grades 1-12 will be on campus 4 days a week (full days) with each class having one regular remote day. We are maximizing outside time and have some indoor class time now as well. We continue to follow thorough health and safety protocols and have instituted regular testing for older students and faculty.

Applications for new students are due January 31st.

Current families do not need to fill out the inquiry form on the website when applying for a new student. The process for current families is:

If you know a new family applying and they have any questions about the process, please direct them to the Enrollment Office:

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). 

Engaging in a large group meeting has its challenges, even without the added layer of connecting virtually. For our students, we give them time to move, stretch, and engage their whole selves in an activity before they sit for desk work.

The faculty and staff take a few minutes at the beginning of each whole faculty meeting to share in the experience of a brief Eurythmy practice - which has perhaps been even more important as we gather on Zoom. Led by our Eurythmy teachers, we take time to stand, breathe, and ground ourselves as we open our own heads, hearts, and hands before we "get down to business."

Eurythmy was started by Rudolf Steiner and Marie Steiner-von Sivers as a performance art to make music and speech visible in artistic form. There are three branches of Eurythmy - artistic, pedagogical, and therapeutic. For the students, its purpose is to awaken and strengthen their expressive capacities through movement and to improve balance, coordination, concentration, rhythm, and pattern awareness.

Registration is now open for a new year of Explorations Online. This course is a group exploration of the mission of Waldorf education within the context of today’s changing society. 

Explorations is designed for parents, grandparents, administrators, and new teachers in public and independent Waldorf schools, as well as those teaching children at home. Classes will include artistic work (speech/storytelling, movement, music, and pastel drawing) and contemplative studies on current issues, using Anthroposophy as a method of inquiry. We will look at a holistic view of the human being, self development, and current social and pedagogical needs.

We welcome submissions of community news, items for sale, want ads, etc. Please keep notices to 500 characters or less. Listings will likely be edited. Please submit listings by COB Tuesdays with the subject "Bulletin Submission." Bulletin Board notices generally run for 3 weeks - if space allows - unless other arrangements have been made. There is no charge for listings.  

from WWS parent Kate Mueller

Do you need help with family meals? Cristina Bermudez cooks delicious, nutritious traditional/vegan/gluten-free homemade meals in her Cabin John kitchen using organic ingredients and delivers them to your home. My family has eaten many, many Cristina meals and are so happy we found her. This flyer includes a discount for Waldorf families!

Contact Cristina or email Kate with any questions.

WWS alum Victoria Mansuri ('88) is offering online Valentine Craft Workshops where you can learn to create Danish heart baskets.

Victoria was just starting to teach crafting classes in VT before the pandemic altered our lives and habits. After lockdown, she started teaching craft classes online and was delighted to find how well it worked. Read about her experience in this article from the Kenne Sentinal.

Find more information and book a time on her website: byourhandscreate.com

Contact Victoria by email or at 410-925-8432

We welcome your comments and submissions. Contact Alia Goodyear if you would like to be added to our mailing list, or if you have submissions, questions, or suggestions. Please email submission by COB TUESDAY with the subject line "Bulletin Submission."