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Weekly Bulletin
February 1, 2023
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Photo from the WWS hallway this morning. | |
Our New Red-Tailed Hawks Mascot Logo | |
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At our pep rally last week, we unveiled our Red-Tailed Hawks mascot logo! All students received mascot t-shirts to celebrate the occasion; there were faculty vs. student challenges; and we learned a Red-Tailed Hawks cheer created by a student.
Many thanks to the Anti-Racist Curriculum Group, the Advancement Committee, and Catalone Design for bringing this Red-Tailed Hawks visualization into being.
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Some background on the mascot change:
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Green Meadow Friendship Games | |
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This past weekend, 7th and 8th graders traveled to the Green Meadow Waldorf School in New York for the Friendship Games - basketball games played between various Waldorf Schools. WWS was thrilled to be part of this year's return of the games following the pandemic shutdown. Teams from seven Waldorf Schools participated in a series of match-ups, free throw shooting contests, and even a fantastic Friday night dance!
The teams enjoyed wonderful meals cooked and coordinated by Green Meadow families, spent time between games shooting hoops and playing pickleball with peers from throughout the East Coast, and had a fun hotel overnight with their classmates. It was great to see the many WWS families who made the trip to Green Meadow to cheer on the Red-Tailed Hawks. Congrats to the teams on a total of 4 victories over two days and on having so much fun!
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Senior Nights are traditional in high school and college basketball. At WWS, we began our version of this tradition in partnership with Edmund Burke School in 2004-2005. We have had many great nights together celebrating our seniors as the basketball season enters the home stretch.
This year the WWS high school girls defeated Burke and the WWS high school boys defeated Don Boscoe Cristo Rey High School. The games were exciting, and it was great to have so many WWS fans dressed in red at Burke, with many showing off the new mascot logo!
Congratulations to our senior basketball players Sophia, Magdalena, Talea, Sasha, Catalina, Owen, and William! We are proud of all of you and look forward to Senior Projects, the Senior Play, Graduation and all the wonderful moments to come this spring. Go Hawks!
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Staying Up to Date With Our School Calendar
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February
2/ Thursday
- Adult Education Talk at WWS, 7pm (see below)
3/ Friday
- Faculty Appreciation Luncheon
4/ Saturday
- Contra Dance, 7pm (Grades 8-12)
8/ Wednesday
9/ Thursday
- Sunflowers Parent/Guardian Evening, 7pm
10-11/ Friday-Saturday
- Kimberton Basketball Tournament (No High School Classes)
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"Teaching in a World on Fire"
talk by David Barham (Visiting High School Teacher)
Thursday, Feb 2 at 7pm at WWS
Join us for a talk about Waldorf high school education and the worldwide Waldorf movement with David Barham. David recently completed the American Transcendentalists morning lesson block with the Class of 2023 at WWS. He has taught for 29 years in Waldorf grade and high school classes at Pine Hill Waldorf School & High Mowing School in Wilton, NH, at El Papalote in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and at Maine Coast Waldorf School in Freeport, Maine.
Now, David is no longer full-time in the classroom but serves as the Leader for the Northeast/Quebec region and on the Leadership Council of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA), and as of September, has become the Director of the Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program (WHiSTEP) through CfA. He writes, consults, mentors, and dreams of a world where more children and families have access to Waldorf education. His children all attended Waldorf schools and his wife, Kelly Marie, is the Faculty Chair at Acorn Hill.
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While we didn't get a large amount of snow today, our students made the most of what was there! | |
Undoing Racism Workshop at WWS in March | |
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WWS and the Undoing Racism Working Group are hosting an in-person Undoing Racism Workshop, led by PISAB at WWS
Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5, from roughly 9am-5pm.
The Undoing Racism Workshop (URW), created and offered by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB), has been a proven change agent for over 40 years. It has come to be recognized as “the Gold Standard when it comes to supporting people to understand how racism dehumanizes all of us, and how it can be undone" (pisab.org). We’ve seen the URW’s impact powerfully evidenced in those of us who have participated in a virtual session and gather monthly to use it as the foundation for our anti-racism practice.
The full cost of the workshop is $515, and we have sponsorship funds available. We will try to coordinate childcare among attending families.
Please contact Jesse Travis or Dini Rao at jessetravis@gmail.com or dinivrao@gmail.com for additional details.
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Employment Opportunities
We've posted a few open positions recently - both teaching and administrative faculty. Some positions are open currently and some will begin with the move to the next school year. If you know of any strong candidates, please share the list of open positions and encourage them to apply!
https://www.washingtonwaldorf.org/about/employment/
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We are excited to announce that registration is now open for our 2023 summer camps.
Camp offerings include:
- Children's Garden Camps
- Biking Camps
- Maker Camps
- Writing Camps
- Vocal Arts Camp
- And more...
Learn More & Register
We are just staring to actively advertise camps outside our community. Register today!
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If you cannot find the information you are looking for on ParentSquare, please email your department coordinator/administrator:
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- 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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Classifieds & Notices from the Community | |
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Open Invitation - Undoing Racism Working Group Feb Gathering Celebrating Black History Month
Monday, Feb 6 at 7pm
Dini & Anju Rao's house, 6406 Kirby Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817.
Come right on in. No need to ring the bell (one kid sleeps early).
For this celebration, we ask that you bring an example of a person, a piece of art, literature, economic success, an invention, etc. of Black brilliance written on a notecard or post-it. Sean Edwin will join us to share some Black History. Here is a blog post Sean wrote that he will speak from.
This is an open gathering, so feel free to invite friends (and let us know).
If you are wondering where your place in this celebration is as a non-black person, consider this quote that Jesse Travis shared:
"When schools and organizations observe Black History Month, it can feel like a month in which we support and honor Black people for the sake of Black people. But Black history is not just for Black people. Black history is U.S. history; it's world history. The world as we know it would not exist without Black history. The United States was not only built by the labor of Black people; time and again, Black people challenged the United States to live up to its stated ideals. Black History Month is a time for us to honor and celebrate the achievements of Black Americans, which have benefited the entire nation. Non-Black people should feel called each year to celebrate Black History Month and Black holidays, such as Juneteenth. Both are celebrations of freedom and Black Americans' accomplishments. White people are not centered in those celebrations, which can make it feel as if I don't belong there. But in fact, it frees me up from the false dichotomy that says being White means I can't love Black people or that I can't celebrate what Black people have done for the country. Pro-Black does not mean anti-White. ... The more I see this, the more intrinsically I want to celebrate Black history and feel gratitude for it in my bones."
--Our Problem, Our Path: Collective Anti-Racism for White People, by Ali Michael and Eleonora Bartoli, p. 77
And of course, we hope you will find many ways to honor Black History this month especially and throughout the year. Here are a few fave suggestions:
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Seeking Elder Care Position
from Natalie Adams (Former WWS Faculty & Alum Parent)
Photchana (Thum) Keadrit seeks a full time elder care position. It can be live-in or live-out. She has worked for the past six plus years for a family taking care of a couple in their 90s. The husband passed away this past year and the wife has entered hospice care, and Thum's services are not longer needed. She most recently came to Massachusetts to help my 96 year old mother-in-law who needed support recovering at home from being in the hospital. She provided the best care my mother-in-law has ever had.
Thum has two related licenses: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Certified Medical Technician (CMT). In addition to being an exceedingly patient, thorough, and loving caretaker, Thum is an excellent cook, responsible driver, and first rate organizer; she can help with whatever one needs around the house. She also has more than two decades experience as a nanny for children from birth through the teen years. She helped care for my two children (WWS Class of '05 and Class of '08) when they were young.
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or call Thum directly on her cell phone 301-792-1523. Natalie Adams 301-221-6224.
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Richmond Waldorf School Benefit Concert
From Alexandra Porr Mazères (WWS Alum Parent)
Christoph Wagner & Joanne Kong will perform a benefit concert for Richmond Waldorf School in March. The Wagner & Kong Duo is praised for their musical sensitivity, impacting diverse audiences in transformative concert experiences.
Sun, March 12 at 4:30pm
Eternity Church 1200 Wilmington Avenue Richmond, VA 23227
Get Tickets
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DC Condo For Sale
From Tamara Minor (WWS Parent)
This exquisite two-level condo with an incredibly large open floor plan allows for well over an abundance of sunlight, fully renovated property with high end fixtures and appliances. Located near 14th St,16th St and Adams Morgan restaurants and entertainment, as well as downtown DC and Silver Spring. Garage parking. $1,199,000
Seller will entertain all reasonable offers and incentives such as closing help to buyer and/or buyer agent bonuses. Developer has made arrangement with local lender for great financing.
UPDATED LINK: Learn More
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