by Miriam Silva Preas | Jun 19, 2016 | Alumni, Community, Dramatic Arts, Fine Arts, Handwork, Language Arts, Math & Science, Middle School, Movement & Sports, Music
The Eighth Grade Projects One unique rite of passage in a student’s final year at the Waldorf School at Moraine Farm is the completion of a capstone project, which the students begin working on during the summer preceding eighth grade. The independent projects are...
by Miriam Silva Preas | Jun 6, 2016 | Alumni, Community, Fine Arts, Handwork, Waldorf Education
This past Saturday, June 4, Waldorf School at Moraine Farm hosted a workshop focused on natural dyeing. We used Indigo dye and Shibori folding and binding techniques that resulted in unique and beautiful designs. Luckily it was a mild morning which allowed us to be...
by Miriam Silva Preas | Apr 18, 2016 | Dramatic Arts, Early Childhood Education, Fine Arts, Handwork, Language Arts, Math & Science, Middle School, Movement & Sports, Music, Nature Education, Waldorf Education
A Curriculum Update Twice a year our teachers share a brief summary of what’s been happening inside their classrooms. As you read through these curriculum updates, you can sense how a Waldorf education actively engages the body, mind, and will, allowing the students...
by fehlhaber | Jun 25, 2013 | Fine Arts, Middle School
What do our Middle School teachers do when school is over? Yesterday, they came together to practice their painting and drawing skills here at Moraine Farm. It was hot and humid, but that didn’t stop them from sharing ideas on how to better bring the arts to...
by fehlhaber | Mar 27, 2013 | Fine Arts, Math & Science
Mrs. Babcock’s first grade class made beautiful beeswax daffodils today. They were also working on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. (PS — It’s so quiet and still because the children are out at...
by fehlhaber | Jan 14, 2013 | Fine Arts, Language Arts, Math & Science, Uncategorized, Waldorf Education
Seventh Grade Curriculum Update by Anna Scalera The seventh grade recently finished a history block on the Renaissance – a period brimming with excellent possibilities for learning through biographies. Our block began with the life story of Joan of Arc. The...
