Join us for a glimpse into a day at the Upper School. Sit in on middle and high school classes in session, and chat with teachers afterward. Wednesday, December 11, 9:00-10:30 am at our Bostwick Rd campus. Click here to register.
Twelfth grade students Bevin Dean, Mackenzie Martin, and Wren Van Deusen presented their Senior Projects to a live audience in the Great Hall at the Upper School. The senior year independent project tradition is not unique to our school, but the way our students are guided in meticulous planning of their chosen topics and immersive Continue reading.
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.
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.
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.
Our seniors made the trek to Hermit Island, Maine last month to study Zoology. Together with students from several other Waldorf schools, they spent their days in the tide pools and science lab each day. They also participated in workshops in poetry, watercolor painting, Sand Dunes and Ecology, and Microscope Lab. Our students love this Continue reading.
The second grade is beginning their year with a play called Li Chi and the Dragon. Gathered around in the amphitheater, the students are fully engrossed in the moment, rehearsing their lines and singing so beautifully together. In grades one to eight, each class produces a play. The plays are carefully chosen to align with Continue reading.
