Dear LCWS community, Our family is so pleased to have found a place at LCWS in our search for a school with compelling leadership, genuine community, and institutional openness to growth. We love walking into the sugarbush in the mornings and seeing so many little bodies working and playing so comfortably, waiting for eager faces peeking Continue reading.
Category: Our Voice
Rick and Paulise Bell – Why We Give
Dear LCWS Community We consider our financial gifts to LCWS an investment in the education of our grandchildren. They are being educated in such a positive and enthusiastic way by teachers and staff, to reach each goal and work logically and proactively to attain it, project by project, time after time. They assimilate their successes and learn from Continue reading.
Ana-Klara and Steve Anderson: Why We Give
Dear LCWS Community, Our family’s connection to Lake Champlain Waldorf School began with a leap of faith in an uncertain time. When so much of the world suddenly shifted to screens and virtual spaces, we were searching for something different for our daughters. That search ultimately led us to LCWS, where their days are filled with Continue reading.
Alumni Basketball Game & Lunch
Saturday, August 16 11:00 am: Meet at our NEW COURT at Bostwick Road Campus, followed by lunch on the porch! Calling all Alumni — whether you graduated from LCWS or not, if you attended, you are our alumni! We welcome you and your family back to our Bostwick Road campus for a basketball game at Continue reading.
Winter Fair
Come one, come all! Join us for a Friday evening adult shopping experience along the hallway and inside our school. Bring your family on Saturday for an outdoor festival with lots of activities for children, and the shopping will continue. Farmers & Foragers will be there for Friday dinner and drinks and return Saturday to serve Continue reading.
Head of School Report: September 2024
Dear LCWS Community, We have had a glorious start to the 2024-25 school year! On September 3, 2024 we welcomed 19 first graders into our Lower School and 47 new students from preschool to twelfth grade. We began the school year with 228 students enrolled, up from 200 last year at this time. Our new Continue reading.
Upcoming Admissions Events
Thank you for your interest in visiting our school. Join us for a window into our classrooms and get a first-hand experience of how our students learn at our Open Classrooms. LOWER SCHOOL OPEN CLASSROOMS See first through sixth grade classrooms followed by a Q&A. Wednesday, May 6 from 9:00-10:30 am 359 Turtle Lane, Shelburne, Continue reading.
The Science of Reading, the Art of Education: Where Waldorf Meets Structured Literacy
The Science of Reading, the Art of Education: Where Waldorf Meets Structured Literacy By Abigail Diehl-Noble We’re hearing a lot these days about “the science of reading”—a shorthand term for a large body of scientific research on how children learn to read. It includes data from at least the last 50 years, and as it Continue reading.
Mayfest
POSTPONED! New date is Saturday, May 10, from 10:00 am–2:00 pm Turtle Lane Campus, 359 Turtle Lane, Shelburne, VT Join us as we celebrate the arrival of spring at Mayfest. This outdoor celebration includes music, crafts, maypole dancing, flower crown decorating, face painting, pony rides and other festivities. “I love bringing my children to a Continue reading.
Annual Report: 2021-22 Year in Review
The Lake Champlain Waldorf School is pleased to share the 2021-22 Annual Report. In 2021-22, LCWS focused on student well-being, community, and student learning. As pandemic safety protocols relaxed, we reintroduced beloved traditions—festivals and our first Spring Benefit in three years! With a focus on literacy, a partnership with the Stern Center deepened and enlivened Continue reading.