Teaching Math: The Exeter MethodA few weeks ago, high school students began to gather before their honors math class. They began pulling their homework, a set of math problems, out of their binders, actively discussing the places that they had become stuck or were able to move forward. One student excitedly exclaimed, “I got it!” as she began to explain her discovery of Cavalieri’s principle describing the volume of solids to the rest of her peers. (See example below). At San Francisco Waldorf High School, all Honors... Read More
High School Winter Concert 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 6-7:30 pm All SFWS families and friends are warmly invited to the annual high school music concert featuring the High School Orchestra, Jazz Band, Guitar Ensembles,World Music & Drumming Ensembles, and Concert Choir. San Francisco Scottish Rite Masonic Center2850 19th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132Located one block from our high school campus, with on site parking available. The high school parking lot will also be open for the evening. Come and... Read More
Wednesday, December 5, 6-7:30 pm All SFWS families and friends are warmly invited to the annual high school music concert featuring the High School Orchestra, Jazz Band, Guitar Ensembles,World Music & Drumming Ensembles, and Concert Choir. San Francisco Scottish Rite Masonic Center2850 19th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132Located one block from our high school campus, with on site parking available. The high school parking lot will also be open for the evening. Come and... Read More
Tamim Ansary, Shedding Light on AfghanistanMonday, December 10th, 2012, 1:00 pmAll School Assembly From the outside the conflict in Afghanistan has been painted as a war between pro-democracy forces and Islamist fanaticism. It is, however only one small part of the larger and much older conflict—between Kabul and rural Afghanistan, between the attraction of the modern world on the one hand and traditional Afghanistan on the other. Drawing on his Afghan and Muslim roots, author Tamim Ansary will explain a centuries-old internal... Read More
Quarter 1 Student Progress Reports
Quarter 1 Student Progress Reports were emailed to high school parents/guardians and students on Nov. 2, 3, or 4, so all families should have received the reports. If you have not found the report in your inbox, please check spam/junk folders for a subject line beginning "SFWHS", and contact our registrar, Jane Gallardo jgallardo@sfwaldorf.org or 415-213-6112 to have the report resent. Read More
Quarter 1 Student Progress Reports were emailed to high school parents/guardians and students on Nov. 2, 3, or 4, so all families should have received the reports. If you have not found the report in your inbox, please check spam/junk folders for a subject line beginning "SFWHS", and contact our registrar, Jane Gallardo jgallardo@sfwaldorf.org or 415-213-6112 to have the report resent. Read More
Class Meetings with Douglas Gerwin, Ph.DThe Sorcerer's Apprentice: Teaching Technology in Waldorf Schools Tuesday, November 13, 7pm As recent studies show, technology works like a drug. As with any drug, it can either help by speeding up and bolstering vital processes, or it can take over the very functions it was designed to assist. In the first case, technology behaves like a dutiful apprentice to the sorcerer. In the second case, the apprentice becomes the sorcerer. How do we educate our students so that they are able to... Read More
Harvest Student Dance
Friday, November 9, 7 - 11 pm For all students Grades 9-12! Sponsored by the SFWHS Dance Committee All School Dance & Student Conduct Rules apply (see below) and all guests must be preregistered at the front desk. Please contact Pamela Hollings with questions. PLEASE READ: Conduct at School Dances No student will be admitted after the posted time, which will be 45minutes after the start of thedance, after which the front door will be closed. Guests must be pre-... Read More
Friday, November 9, 7 - 11 pm For all students Grades 9-12! Sponsored by the SFWHS Dance Committee All School Dance & Student Conduct Rules apply (see below) and all guests must be preregistered at the front desk. Please contact Pamela Hollings with questions. PLEASE READ: Conduct at School Dances No student will be admitted after the posted time, which will be 45minutes after the start of thedance, after which the front door will be closed. Guests must be pre-... Read More
High School Walkathon November 1Thursday, November 1: meet in Golden Gate Park SFWHS Student Council has voted to move the Walkathon to the beginning of the year! Mark your calendar for Thursday, November 1 (the day after Halloween) when we thought everyone would have some sugar to walk off too. Students will meet directly in the park at Pioneer Log Cabin (please note this new location), just East of Stow Lake, off of JFK Drive (at about 17th Ave). Students arrive at 9:30am and will be dismissed directly from the... Read More
San Francisco Waldorf Dad's Night OutWhen: Friday, November 9, 20126pm Dinner (Optional) Link to menu.7pm Socializing8pm Poker, games and more socializingEnds at 10:30 pmWhy: You work hard, you deserve a break. Plus, it is a great opportunity for SFWS dad's to network!Where: San Francisco B.P.O.E. Lodge No.3, 450 Post Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco CA, 94102 RSVP: Mike Nemetz (mike.nemetz@gmail.com) About the Elks Club. SFWS parents Rein Ratsep and Mike Nemetz are members. If you like the facilities and are... Read More
Eugene Schwartz: Waldorf ReconsideredMyths and Misconceptions about Waldorf EducationSunday, November 4,2012, 7 - 9 PM The event will take place in Dakin Hall at San Francisco Waldorf Grade School, 2938 Washington Street, San Francisco, CA 94115. As the Waldorf philosophy approaches its hundredth year, it is high time to reexamine its basic premises and to assess their efficacy in the classroom. In his nearly forty years as a Waldorf teacher and consultant, Eugene has taught scores of students and visited... Read More
World Café: a Multicultural InitiativeWhen: Saturday, March 16, 2013, from 6:00pm to 9:30pm Where: San Francisco Waldorf High School, 470 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127 Evening Schedule:6:00 - 7:00 Arrive and enjoy hosted dinner and music together7:00 - 9:30 The World Café Bring your curiosity to learn more about who we are as individuals and how we can create a greater sense of inclusive community. The World Café is an intentional, conversational process that generates new ideas and explores possibilities... Read More
Winter Fair MerchantsIf you missed the Winter Fair or want to follow up with a vendor, please contact Seraph White at swhite@sfwaldorf.org for vendor contact information. Red Circle8th Grade Coffee & Baked GoodsSanta Cruz GoldDragonfly DesignsBiotica KombuchaFebe’s JewelryLiterary Magazine Club 4-Car GarageCirKus WagonTurner’s Toys SkeydritDayenuArtfully JoinedTree Sales Kindergarten 2 (K2)Sophie’s MarketOf Maine WoodLanie KnitsQ’ewar Project Ragged Thistle Dakin Hall FoyerWaldorf... Read More
Anna Lappé: Lecture and Q&ACo-Sponsored By: Sustainability, Sustenance and Social Change: How Sustainable Food and Farming Can Nourish the World and Transform Community Thursday, November 1st, 20126:00 pm reception with sustainable food and agricultural co-sponsoring organizations7:00 pm Lecture and Q&A, book signing to follow Click here to RSVP At the San Francisco Waldorf High School, 470 West Portal, San Francisco, CA 94127 What are the environmental, economic, and social costs of our current food system?... Read More
Back to School Remarks from Dan IngogliaModified versions of these remarks by head of Administration Dan Ingoglia were spoken at Back to School Nights on both campuses. Welcome back for the school year, the 34th of SFWS. Last year I spoke about how we teach students—implicitly mostly—to value and practice contemplation, or deep reflection. A contemplative approach can help balance the flight or fight reaction that our nervous systems opt for when faced with the tsunami of stimuli we encounter in our world. It’s no wonder that... Read More
High School Theater Performances: mark your calendar!11th/12th Grade Acting Elective The 11th and 12th grade Acting Elective presents “Five One-Act Plays and Some Random Stuff We Like” onFri Oct 26th and Sat Oct 27th in the Eurythmy Room at 7:00. Tickets are sold at the door on a sliding scale starting at $5.00 This presentation helps fund the 11th grade trip to Ashland, so please donate generously if you can! Please note, some language in this performance may not be appropriate for young children. High School Musical: Oliver! “Please sir, can I... Read More
Students participate in International Youth Eurythmy Project in BerlinThe two performances were scheduled for August 3rd and 4th 2012 at the Freie Waldorfschule Kreutzberg in Berlin, and suddenly tickets were scarce. Phones rang and emails pinged from around the world as people tried to secure the last precious seats. The secret was out, and the buzz was loud – something very special was stirring in Berlin! Both performances were sold out. The fortunate ones in the hall were indeed moved – greatly, unforgettably, and in manifold ways. The performance began with J... Read More
Stern Grove Assembly, September 28, Parents WelcomeParents are warmly invited to a morning of activities at Stern Grove on Friday, September 28. 10:00am - 11:00am: Parent Social with coffee & refreshments11:00am-12:30pm: Assembly for Grades 1 - 12 Beginning at 10am the school will host a community reception for parents with coffee from CoffeeCSA and snacks from SFWS parent-owned Raison D'etre Bakery. CoffeeCSA.org, a Fair Trade and farmer direct coffee company, gives 10% back to SFWS for its signature SFWS blends. As you are enjoying... Read More
The Teen Brain – Understanding how Drugs and Alcohol Affect Teens with Dr. Abby Medcal
Mark your calendar for the first Parent Council Meeting (6:30pm) and Bay Area Parents Coalition Event (7:30pm)! Monday, October 15th, 7:30 to 9 pmSan Francisco Waldorf High School470 West Portal Avenue, San FranciscoFree parking in the school lot $5 donation for parents from member schools; $10 for others Dr. Abby Medcalf, a gifted Bay Area therapist and mother of three, will discuss how drugs and alcohol can appeal to stressed-out teens. Even minimal alcohol and drug use during high... Read More
Mark your calendar for the first Parent Council Meeting (6:30pm) and Bay Area Parents Coalition Event (7:30pm)! Monday, October 15th, 7:30 to 9 pmSan Francisco Waldorf High School470 West Portal Avenue, San FranciscoFree parking in the school lot $5 donation for parents from member schools; $10 for others Dr. Abby Medcalf, a gifted Bay Area therapist and mother of three, will discuss how drugs and alcohol can appeal to stressed-out teens. Even minimal alcohol and drug use during high... Read More
School Photos
Student IDs and photo orders placed in advanced are here! Even if you did not order pictures in advance, Lifetouch sent proofs for you to look at, and it is not too late to order. Many of you picked them up at Back-to-School Night. If not, we will be sending them home with your student this week. To order school pictures, please go to this link: www.mylifetouch.com You will be asked for your Picture ID or Portrait ID (listed on the proofs) Read More
Student IDs and photo orders placed in advanced are here! Even if you did not order pictures in advance, Lifetouch sent proofs for you to look at, and it is not too late to order. Many of you picked them up at Back-to-School Night. If not, we will be sending them home with your student this week. To order school pictures, please go to this link: www.mylifetouch.com You will be asked for your Picture ID or Portrait ID (listed on the proofs) Read More
San Francisco Waldorf High School Welcome BBQSaturday, August 25, 1pm-3pm Pine Lake Park in Stern Grove (click for map)(the western end of the grove) For students, parents, teachers, staff & friends. Please note change in day from Sunday to Saturday. (We learned mid-summer that the Grove was not available on any Sunday during the summer because of Stern Grove Concerts). For students, parents, teachers, staff & friends. Please join us to welcome new families, catch up with old friends, and kick off a new school year! A... Read More
Class of 2012 Commencement AddressOn June 9, 2012, Liv Leuthold, M.D. (Class of 2002) became the first alumni to give the commencement address to our graduating seniors. To learn more about Liv, please read the interview she gave us in February 2012. On June 9, 2012, Liv Leuthold, M.D. (SFWHS ‘02, SFWGS ‘98) became the first alumni to give the commencement address to our graduating seniors. The following is from her speech. A speech like this wouldn’t be complete without a few words on how much has changed since I was a... Read More
