Upcoming All-School Community Events
Listed here are community-wide events for current families,
though friends and extended family are always welcome to join you!
For class-specific events please go to the calendar, or talk with your class parent, teacher or high school advisor. Parent evenings are a great way to keep informed about upcoming class events.
More information about our public events such as Open Houses and Tours can be found under the “Public Events” tab on the lower school and high school websites.
Community First
Fridays, February 3, March 2, May 4 • 8:15 – 9:15 am
Grade School Campus
Come find out what is happening in your community, socialize and get better acquainted with other SWS community members. Leaders of the various Affinity Groups are invited to share information about projects. We'll also offer talks with SWS Administrators, Tracy Bennett and Nettie Fabrie on various topics of interest. Hot beverages and treats will be provided.
Parent Association Meetings
Every parent at Seattle Waldorf School is a member of the Parent Association and is encouraged to attend Parent Association meetings. As members of the Parent Association we have the chance to create and participate in the school's community events. There are many opportunities for all parents to help create a wonderful community around the children. Join us!
High School Branch
Click for Dates • 7 pm • High School Campus
Grade School Branch
Refer to Calendar for Dates • 7 pm • Grade School Campus, Music Room
Student Presentations
Student Presentations
Each year our seniors and eighth grade students work very hard on a research project, then present it to the community towards the end of the year. Come see the fruits of their labor. Check calendar for details.
Grade 8 Projects: Tuesday, May 1 & Wednesday, May 2
7:00 to 9:00 pm • Grade School Campus
Senior Projects: Thursday, May 17, Friday, May 18 & Saturday, May 19
Time TBD • High School Campus
Simplicity Parenting Course + Free Introduction
With Martha Swain, SWS Preschool Teacher
& Simplicity Parenting Group Facilitator
Free Introduction
Tuesday, January 24 • 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Grade School Campus Music Room
Seven-Session Course ($135)
Mondays • 7:00 to 9:00 pm
January 30 • February 13 & 27 • March 12 & 26 • April 16 & 30
Simplicity Parenting is based on Kim John Payne's nationally-acclaimed book, Simplicity Parenting, and offers a simple, orderly, and effective pathway to simplify your home, reduce your family's stress and make room for connection, creativity, and relaxation.
After the introductory lecture, Martha Swain will lead a seven-session course based on the book, beginning on Monday, January 30, in the Grade School Music Room. Tuition is $135. The book must be purchased separately. Chapter One will be discussed at the January 30 session. Flyer.
Visiting Speakers
Search for Self-hood and the Journey of Adolescence:
Opening Our Eyes and Working Together
Presented by Betty Staley
Thursday, February 16 • 7:00 pm • High School Campus
The adolescent journey is dangerous and puzzling. Yet it is a sacred journey that all teenagers must travel. How they come through it will influence their resilience and the inspiration for their adult years. We will examine the place of the home, the school, and the community in developing healthy, resilient teenagers. Let us accompany them on their journey as guides and mentors. Open to the public. Flyer.
Betty Staley is the Program Director for Waldorf High School Teacher Education at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, CA. A Waldorf educator for over thirty years, she is a founder of the Sacramento Waldorf High School where she taught history and literature for nineteen years. She is the author of several books.
Virtual Reality – Reality as a Virtue
Presented by Jaimen McMillan
Wednesday, February 29 • 7:00 pm • Grade School Campus
There is a battle going on for the minds and souls of our children. Their bodies are secondary casualties, victims of “friendly fire.” The battle is real. The enemy is virtual. The elusive lure of virtual reality – TVs, computers, gameboys, video games, and electronic music threaten to program children’s minds and paralyze their bodies, while shrewdly shaping their souls. This lecture will unmask these threats to see that the greatest danger lies in our not consciously countering it, and provide techniques to help our children navigate more safely through virtual worlds. Real answers might be sought by simply “getting real,” from direct experiences from the “school of hard knocks.” Could interacting with the three-dimensional real world give us clues to move from the virtual towards virtue? Open to the public. Flyer.
Jaimen McMillan, director of the Spacial Dynamics Institute and founder of Spacial Dynamics®, has been training movement educators, movement therapists, and other movement professionals for over three decades. He carries a private therapeutic practice, works with the handicapped, top-level athletes, and movement artists, and is a movement consultant in injury prevention, team building, and conflict management for businesses. Read more…
Adult Education Series
Presented by Johanna Steegmans
This series of talks will help you understand the transformation of the child's psyche through the paradigms in Waldorf education. Get Flyer.
Educating the Will
Thursday, October 27 • 7:00 pm • Grade School Campus
Throughout the years of early childhood, we incorporate a vast number of archetypes – cultural, ancestral and personal. Join us to explore how we can help our children to become confident, like Max, in the place “Where the Wild Things Are.” Open to the public.
Educating Through Feeling
Thursday, February 2 • 7:00 pm • Grade School Campus
In the child's grade school years, the stories of the psyche's journey become more accessible. What used to be terrors of the night, reveal themselves to be just “Heffalumps.” The“wild things” become recognizable and more manageable as they show the archetypal nature of the temperaments. Join us to learn how to help our children navigate the enchanted terrain of “The Hundred Acre Wood” without getting stuck in the grey mood of Eeyore or getting wrapped up in the unstoppable bouncing of Tigger. Open to the public.
New Horizons Through Thinking
Thursday, April 19 • 7:00 pm • HIgh School Campus
“I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more.” In high school things have changed. Dorothy has to make her way in a new world. The Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow each have their own quest to pursue. Join us to learn more about how we, as grownups, can support our youngsters on “The Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City.” Open to the public.
Performances
Seattle Waldorf High School Drama Club Presents:
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Thursday, February 2 & Friday, February 3 • 7:00 pm • Theatre 4
Come see our high school drama club perform this classic comedy about love, directed by Morgan Sobel. Tickets: $5 students / $10 adults. Theatre 4 is located on the fourth floor of the Seattle Center House.
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Grade School Concert
Wednesday, February 8 • 7:00 pm • Grade School Campus
Come see our middle school music students showcase their talents.
Open to the public.
Middle School Musical: The Pied Piper
Friday, March 2 • 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 3 • 7:00 pm
Sunday, March 4 • 2:00 pm
High School Campus
The story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin town features a large and lively cast including the mysterious piper, a pompous mayor with a bossy wife and a wise old rat. The score is filled with lively, often funny lyrics that keep the action moving briskly. This wonderful musical is sure to captivate the entire family! Book by Vera Morris, Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur. Advance ticket purchase recommended. Open to the public.
Eurythmy Performance
Thursday, March 29 • 7:00 pm • High School Campus
Enjoy performances by grades six through eleven.
Open to the public.
Senior Class Play
Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24 • Time & Location TBD
Come see our senior class in their last theatre performance together.
May not be appropriate for all ages; please call for details.
Open to the public.
All-School Concert
Tuesday, May 15 • 7:00 pm • Location TBD
Grade school and high school students will perform for us.
Open to the public.
Grade 8 Class Play
Thursday, May 24 • Friday, May 25 • Saturday, May 26
Time TBD • Grade School Campus
Come watch our eighth grade play in their last play together as a grade school class. Open to the public.
Festivals, Socials & Celebrations
Inspire! Celebrating and Supporting Community
Saturday, March 17 • 6:30 – 11:00 pm • The Mountaineers
Join us at The Mountaineers on Sand Point Way to celebrate and support our community! This fun, festive event will include sharing food and drink, dancing, a brief inspiring program highlighting the importance and timeliness of Waldorf education, a limited live auction, fund-a-need, and a dessert dash. More …
Grandparents' Day
Friday, March 30 • 8:30 am – 12:30 pm • All Three Campuses
Invite grandparents and special friends to come join us for presentations and classroom visits. RSVP. Invitation PDF.
May Faire
Saturday, May 5 • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm • Grade School Campus
Join our community as we celebrate the coming of spring with traditional maypole dances and presentations by each grade school class. Children's activities, a picnic, and live music add to the festivities. Friends are welcome.
All-School Picnic
Wednesday, June 13 • 1:00 – 5:00 pm • Off Site
Gather with our entire school community at the end-of-year picnic, as we say good-bye to friends and welcome in the summer vacation.
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