Shelters and Dwellings from Around the World

Shelters and Dwellings from Around the World

Mar 18, 2021 | Inside SWS

In many Waldorf grade 3 classrooms, students undertake their very first project experience, choosing and building a model of a shelter or dwelling. Grade 3 students at SWS first learned about shelters and dwellings constructed by Indigenous people in North America and...
Wetlands Water Quality Project

Wetlands Water Quality Project

Mar 11, 2021 | Inside SWS

Written by Melissa Hiner and Slava Trifonov The Seattle Waldorf High School senior class has been working on starting a new and exciting project for the high school. We were given the task of designing and creating a chemistry project for future ninth grade students,...
Early Childhood Educators Attend WECAN Conference

Early Childhood Educators Attend WECAN Conference

Feb 25, 2021 | Inside SWS

I was honored to be one of the organizers for the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN) conference that took place February 5–7. The conference title was “Toward a Kinder, More Compassionate Society: Black Lives Matter in Waldorf Early Childhood...
Celebrating the Lunar New Year

Celebrating the Lunar New Year

Feb 12, 2021 | Inside SWS

The Lunar New Year starts at the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar that is traditionally used by many East Asian countries, including China. On February 12, 2021, we entered the Year of the Ox. The 15-day celebration with its themes of fortune, happiness, and...
Citizen Science Project Engages SWS Students

Citizen Science Project Engages SWS Students

Jan 26, 2021 | Inside SWS

Seattle Waldorf School fourth grade gardening students have been participating in a citizen science project with the Thornton Creek Alliance for the past three years. Students monitor local waters for Escherida coli, counting and recording the number of E. coli found...