Each year, eighth grade students work on a year-long project in which they explore an area of interest. The students each work with a mentor who guides them into forming a passion project. Watch our students’ presentations here, and learn a little about their topics below: Care and Management of Show Horses – Izzy Gravina-Budis Continue reading.
The high school students have been making snowshoes with Woodworking Teacher Rob Palmer as the community engagement component of their Winter Main Lesson. The class began by making a bending form—measuring, sawing, nailing, and screwing together 11 bending forms that can be used as the foundation for students in the years to come. This is Continue reading.
Our preschool and kindergarten students in Heather’s Sunflower class work hard, and they enjoy the tasks of the day! Here they are busy preparing the dough for their Bread Day snack. They will each knead their own piece of dough on a floured surface and then enjoy with butter after they come out of the Continue reading.
On Tuesday, the third grade class had a special celebration, complete with arts, learning the Chinese characters for the Year of the Tiger, delicious longevity noodles cooked and enjoyed outside, and a presentation about how the New Year is celebrated. Thank you to parents Devin and Winie for creating this special experience for the class!
On Wednesday, a group of High School students took a trip to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes where they learned about the process of ice formation over the lake, as well as animal habits through the winter and track identification! Below are a few of the photos shared by Ms. Fuchs, who chaperoned Continue reading.
Our Boys Basketball team played Hinesburg Central School last week. Here are Coach Tyler Macdonald’s reflections: What I loved about this game is how clear it was that we needed everyone to be fully engaged, connected with one another, and to perform their role to their best ability. With a missing key player, we had Continue reading.
Congratulations to student Lily Gruber for her winning message in the 2021 Winter #USvsHate national art challenge. #USvsHate (“us versus hate”) is about embracing inclusion and justice for all in our diverse schools and society.
The fourth grade is finishing a block on Zoology. Their wonder, curiosity, and love for our fellow creatures shine through each of the students’ projects. View the video below to see the beautiful and interesting posters the students created on their chosen animals. Fourth Grade Zoology Posters from Lake Champlain Waldorf School on Vimeo.
The fifth grade class adventured on a one-mile interactive snowshoe loop, stopping to spot animal tracks, identify different types of snowflakes, create a “human” tree that fended off invasive bugs, and learn about animal hibernation and camouflaging techniques. Lunch was spent around a warm campfire with a surprise arrival of hot chocolate (thanks Mr. Palmer Continue reading.
Acrylic Painting and Independent Studio The students in grade eleven were introduced to acrylic paints to continue developing the painting skills they cultivated last year in the watercolor block. Acrylic paint offers the opportunity to work both with transparency and opacity. Working from their own photographs the students used familiar visual information as a starting point. Continue reading.
