Reflections on Gratitude

Reflections on Gratitude

As we move through the season of the light, Native American History Month, and into the winter holiday season, we are met with many opportunities for acknowledging others and expressing gratitude. This month and this season, that is where my priority will be: remembering that everyone is experiencing an equally sacred life of their own, and the importance of acknowledging all people, as best we can, with equity.

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Love of Literacy: A Student Support Spotlight
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Love of Literacy: A Student Support Spotlight

Wonderful things are happening on the Philly Waldorf Campus this school year! We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our Reading Support Program to include grades 2-6. An integral member of Waldorf’s Student Support Services Team is Mrs. Theresa Stevens, our reading support teacher from Learn It Academic Services who works in close partnership with our classroom teachers to administer effective small group instruction that supports their work in the classroom.

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Social Emotional Learning and Anti-Bullying Curriculum
Alexandra Borders Alexandra Borders

Social Emotional Learning and Anti-Bullying Curriculum

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is important because the skills learned are essentially life skills which are needed to be successful in the classroom, at home, with friends, and in future relationships. Regardless of age, culture, education or socioeconomic status, we all need to know how to manage our emotions, understand and believe in ourselves, establish and maintain positive relationships with others, and make responsible decisions.

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Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month is unique among heritage months in that it doesn't start and end within the same month. Instead, it begins on September 15th to honor the independence days of several Latin American countries and ends on October 15th.

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Supporting The Nine Year Old Child at School and at Home

Supporting The Nine Year Old Child at School and at Home

Nine-year-olds are watching teachers and other authority figures and are seeking to answer questions like: “How do people walk in the world? How do I make decisions? What is important?” Waldorf education’s curriculum in third and fourth grade has been designed specifically to help support children at this age so that they can create the answers needed to be confident and critical thinking grade school students and set a solid foundation for social-emotional growth and academic learning. 

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Why Waldorf Students Knit

Why Waldorf Students Knit

A child who is knitting a hat or a toy kitten sees their will transformed into art. They see their focused, detailed work turn into something beautiful and purpose filled. They experience how the conceptual becomes concrete. But knitting also teaches more than abstract concept mastery. It also teaches simple and complex mathematics; hand, eye and brain coordination; sensory integration; and resiliency of habit... all while promoting peace of mind.

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The True Purpose of Preschool  

The True Purpose of Preschool  

What is the true purpose education? What is the purpose of greater learning and does this purpose shift by grade or from childhood to adulthood?  According to Waldorf Early Childhood expert educator, Kasea Myers, the answer to all these questions - the purpose of education and learning across the board - is to open a person up to all of life’s wonders. We live to learn and learning to learn is the purpose of education.

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