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
Tour/Open House Registration and Applications - now online!
Our online tour and open house schedule and registration link is now available. Please register early as many dates fill up quickly. Contact lgrey@sfwaldorf.org, Enrollment Director, if you have any questions. Click here for admissions information. I personally invite you to attend our parents-only, Tuesday morning tours and/or Saturday open houses* during our tour season which runs from October through early December. I am also happy to... Read More
Our online tour and open house schedule and registration link is now available. Please register early as many dates fill up quickly. Contact lgrey@sfwaldorf.org, Enrollment Director, if you have any questions. Click here for admissions information. I personally invite you to attend our parents-only, Tuesday morning tours and/or Saturday open houses* during our tour season which runs from October through early December. I am also happy to... Read More
Lecture Series: Games Children Sing & Play with Valerie Baadh GarrettSunday, January 27 10 am to 1 pm Workshop for parents and professionals Dakin Hall Join author and movement expert Valerie Baadh Garrett and other contributors in a workshop for parents and educators featuring new movement games to play with little ones from her forthcoming book, Games Children Sing and Play – Singing Movement Games to Play with Children Ages 3 – 5. Valerie is a graduate of the California Institute for the Arts and has been performing, choreographing, directing, and... Read More
Circus with Mr. Ganz
Grade school games and gym teacher Justin Ganz will be leading the circus program after school this year for SFWS students in grades 3 and up. Justin has always had a passion for circus arts and is very excited to expand aspects of this after school offering. He will be joined by Cynthia Rauschert and Marina Karadjieva (bio's below) who each bring a rich teaching and circus arts’ backgrounds to the program. Classes will be focused on the following areas: Aerial and Ground Acrobatics- silks,... Read More
Grade school games and gym teacher Justin Ganz will be leading the circus program after school this year for SFWS students in grades 3 and up. Justin has always had a passion for circus arts and is very excited to expand aspects of this after school offering. He will be joined by Cynthia Rauschert and Marina Karadjieva (bio's below) who each bring a rich teaching and circus arts’ backgrounds to the program. Classes will be focused on the following areas: Aerial and Ground Acrobatics- silks,... Read More
New Mandarin Teacher
We are pleased to announce that Yi-Chen "Nicole" Tsai will be joining the faculty as the Mandarin teacher for grades one through six. Nicole was born and raised in Taiwan, and came to the United States to attend college in Tennessee where she studied teaching English as a second language and music. She then moved to New York where she attended NYU to complete a masters in Bilingual Education. Until this past June, when she and her family moved to the Bay Area, Nicole... Read More
We are pleased to announce that Yi-Chen "Nicole" Tsai will be joining the faculty as the Mandarin teacher for grades one through six. Nicole was born and raised in Taiwan, and came to the United States to attend college in Tennessee where she studied teaching English as a second language and music. She then moved to New York where she attended NYU to complete a masters in Bilingual Education. Until this past June, when she and her family moved to the Bay Area, Nicole... Read More
New Parent TeaWednesday, August 29, 20128:30 - 10am All parents in nursery through Grade 8 are invited to celebrate the start of the school year together. Enjoy a social hour and coffe, tea, and treats after drop off in the Dakin Hall Foyer. Read More
Forms Are Due
If you have not yet returned your childrens' forms for the upcoming school year, please bring them in to the Grade School Office. If you need new copies you can find them a this link: www.sfwaldorf.org/grade-school/news-and-events/for-parents/grade-school-forms-handbooks. Thanks! Read More
If you have not yet returned your childrens' forms for the upcoming school year, please bring them in to the Grade School Office. If you need new copies you can find them a this link: www.sfwaldorf.org/grade-school/news-and-events/for-parents/grade-school-forms-handbooks. Thanks! Read More
A Teacher’s Perspective: The Sound of Silence“The summer winds are blowing across the sea in gales The ships are outward going, the wind is in their sails They are so swift and free.....” In a week, the grade school students and faculty will gather in Dakin Hall and sing those words in our final song of the year. The winds have been blowing for a while now, coming in waves of excited conversation at recess, between classes, and sometimes in transitions between activities in our lessons. We all love school, and we all love that feeling... Read More
Bike-to-School DayThanks to a group of dedicated parent bicyclists, we had a substantial number of students participating in National Bike to School Day on May 9. Several teachers offered their garage spaces to house all the bikes, and parents Susan Robinson and Dennis Budd (grades 2 & 4) created a logo and individual bags for the children with donations from the San Francisco Bike Coalition and Clif Bars. We appreciate these efforts to promote alternative transportation to... Read More
Jeston Lewis (Class of 2008), Music ProducerOn a bright afternoon in mid-May, Jeston Lewis, SFWS Class of 2008, came by the high school and grade school campuses to visit old teachers. He had just graduated from Stony Brook University in New York and was briefly back in the Bay Area seeing family and friends and getting ready for a cross-country drive to Rochester, NY where he will embark on his post-college career. Jeston graduated from Stony Brook with a degree in Multidisciplinary Studies... Read More
PimpernelA tale about a little fellow,no bigger than a thumb. byThe Magic Lantern Marionette Theatre Sunday, June 3, 201210:00am $5 donation at the door San Francisco Waldorf SchoolDakin Hall2938 Washington Streetbetween Broderick and DivisaderoSan Francisco One performance onlyNo need to RSVP Read More
Natural Dye Workshop with Rebecca BurgessSunday, June 10 9:30-3:30. At our HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS (470 West Portal Avenue). Ecological Artist and Fibershed founder Rebecca Burgess will lead a day long exploration in native plant dyes. Come and meet the deep orange, sage-like greens, and sunny yellows that are offered by the native and naturalized plants of our region. Learn everything from harvesting to preparing local fibers to producing beautiful textiles with natural color from the California chaparral ecosystem.... Read More
Spring Night Report & ThanksEvent Report Thank you Fund a Need Save the Date - April 27, 2013 Financial Success Klean Kanteens for sale Photo Galleries Feedback Thank you, thank you, thank you Thank you to everyone for coming to the Spring Night Benefit and participating in the Online Auction. Spring Night is very important to the school as a community event and is the largest fundraiser outside Annual Fund. We could not succeed without your... Read More
SFWS to Participate in First National Bike-to-School DayWednesday, May 9, 2012 May 9, 2012, is the first National Bike-to-School Day. We are encouraging both faculty and students to participate. Mark your calendar and encourage your student to participate. National Bike-to-School Day SF Bike Coalition High SchoolPlease contact Jessica Eicher if you are interested in organizing a group biking plan and rendezvous point. Grade SchoolSeveral faculty members have generously offered to give up their garage spaces to provide... Read More
Mentor Families Needed
Dear Kindergarten Families, We are very excited to be welcoming over 24 new families (not including siblings) to our 2012-2013 first and second-year kindergarten! We are looking for mentor families from our current kindergarten and rising first grade to ease their transition. If you are interested in mentoring an incoming family and are available to attend our New Family Marionette Show and Luncheon on Sunday, June 3, 2012 from 11:30am to 1:00pm, please contact Lori Grey, lgrey@sfwaldorf.... Read More
Dear Kindergarten Families, We are very excited to be welcoming over 24 new families (not including siblings) to our 2012-2013 first and second-year kindergarten! We are looking for mentor families from our current kindergarten and rising first grade to ease their transition. If you are interested in mentoring an incoming family and are available to attend our New Family Marionette Show and Luncheon on Sunday, June 3, 2012 from 11:30am to 1:00pm, please contact Lori Grey, lgrey@sfwaldorf.... Read More
8th Grade Play: The Madwoman of ChaillotSFWS's 8th Grade of 2012 presents A comedy. Friday, May 4, 7 PMSaturday, May 5, 2 PM & 7 PMSunday, May 6, 1 PM Tickets on sale in the grade school office.$5 for students. $8 for adults. Appropriate for all ages Street singers, jugglers, madwomen, rag-pickers and an imaginary dog banish greed and corruption from the world with their absurd optimism and silly antics. The Occupy Movement would heartily approve of this 1942 play written in occupied France. Read More
Thank You For Your Support with the Online AuctionOnline Auction Now Closed Closes April 25 at 10 pm Click here to view items, make a donation, or RSVP for the Auction party. Everyone can participate in the online auction, even if you are not able to attend the Spring Night Benefit. Check out these items and more: Ten Day Thanksgiving Stay at Private, 40-Acre Estate in Hawaii Starting Bid: $2,000 More Getaways Other catagories:... Read More
Annual Fund Update - 85% ParticipationGifts from 58 families will guarantee 100% participation! On Tuesday, March 20, the Advancement Liaisons volunteered a night of their time to conduct a phonathon for Annual Fund. There was a great deal of excitement as we called parents that have not yet made an Annual Fund gift this year, and in the end, it was very successful. We received 26 new gifts, and moved many classes closer to 100% participation. As you can see in the graph below, we are getting closer to 100... Read More
Teaching History Through Biography in Grade 8Grade 8 recently completed a three-week block on Modern History. Class teacher Laurence Jaquet began the block with an exploration of the modern history of African-Americans, starting with the Civil War and culminating with the Obama presidency. She then jumped back and looked at colonialism and its political and economic impact. She completed the course with a conversation about the different political systems that came about in the 20th century, with a particular focus on the Russian and... Read More
Kathryn Lundquist (Class of 2005), International Trade CommissionWe recently talked with Kathryn Lundquist, SFWGS ’01, HS ’05, who has been working as an International Trade Analyst at the International Trade Commission (USITC) in Washington, DC since 2010. Her focus is trade of nonferrous metals, primarily aluminum, magnesium, and titanium and industrial materials, including cement and gypsum. Her work involves a lot of studies regarding trade issues – for instance, Congress might request a business competitiveness study to find out if another country is... Read More
