Teacher Spotlight: Daichi Hirata on Teaching Living History

Teacher Spotlight: Daichi Hirata on Teaching Living History

by Daichi Hirata This past July, I had the great fortune to attend a week-long workshop for educators sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Landmarks of American History and Culture program. NEH specializes in place-based education that lets...
Faculty Spotlight: Jeanne Stevens, High School Math Teacher

Faculty Spotlight: Jeanne Stevens, High School Math Teacher

SWS math teacher Jeanne Stevens shares some images of what grade 9 math is like at our high school. Last week was the last week of ninth grade algebra at the high school for the school year. We finished earlier than usual due to the strange circumstances of the year....
Early Childhood Educators Attend WECAN Conference

Early Childhood Educators Attend WECAN Conference

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...
Outdoor Education Spotlight: The Bald Eagle

Outdoor Education Spotlight: The Bald Eagle

Seattle Waldorf School Garden Educator, Dr. Charlotte Rasmussen, shares her experience viewing bald eagles along the Nooksack River in northern Washington. Majestic and deadly, birds of prey like the bald eagle are exciting to spot and watch along the waterways of the...