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Middle School Music Evening |
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Please join us this Thursday, December 9 at 7 p.m. for the Middle School Music Evening, where the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades will perform music they have been working on in their orchestra and chorus classes. The whole community is invited to attend. |
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No Parking in Follen Lot for December |
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We would like to remind parents and faculty that beginning on Friday, December 3 and continuing through the end of December, Follen Church holds their annual Christmas tree sale in the Follen Lot; please find alternate parking during this time. |
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Morning Advent Music |
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You may have already had a chance to hear the live music in the hallways greeting you during morning arrival; this yearly tradition will continue until Friday, December 17, when we break for Winter Vacation. Members of our community play in the entrance of the Adams building as well as 703 Mass Ave. Come and enjoy this early morning treat for the Advent season! |
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Upcoming Events at Waldorf |
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Monday, December 6
Finance Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m.
PCA meeting, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, December 7
Information Session, 8:45-11 a.m.
1st Grade class evening, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 9
Middle School Music Evening, 7 p.m.
Friday, December 10
Waldorf Park, noon
Saturday, December 11
Winter Holiday Sing, 5 p.m.
Shepherd's Play, 6:45 p.m.
Monday, December 13
St. Lucia Day
Board Meeting, 7 p.m.
Friday, December 17
Early Dismissal for Winter Break
Monday, January 3, 2011
School Resumes
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Seasonal Performance |
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Second grader Abigail Arndt will be performing in Gloria, a Renaissance Christmas pageant for the entire family, with Capella Clausura (singers and period instruments) and Creationdance (dancers and puppets). It will be performed in three different locations: Sunday, December 5, at 4 p.m. at First Parish Bedford; Saturday, December 11, at 7 p.m. at St Andrew's church in Marblehead; Sunday, December 12 at 5 p.m. at First Unitatian Society in Newton. Tickets are $20 or $15 for seniors/students; available online or at the door. |
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Events in the Larger Waldorf Community  |
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There are many anthroposophical events in and around the Boston area, and beyond, that support and enliven what we do here at school. Please click "read more" above for frequently updated information and resources from the Anthroposophical Society of Greater Boston, AWSNA, The Pfeiffer Center, and others.
Anthroposophical Society Event at the Waldorf School of Lexington:
Emerson and the Modern Path of Initiation
Lecture by Rick Spaulding
Wednesday, December 15, 7 p.m.
This event is part of the Foundation Studies Program in Anthroposophy and the Arts offered by the Center for Anthroposophy. Click "read more" above for more information. |
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Community Classifieds |
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Remember to check the Community Classifieds page on the school website every week for information about any items of more general interest, such as music lessons, professional services, real estate, items for sale, workshops or events in locations other than the school. Advertisers are advised that the Community Classifieds are published via the school’s website for the benefit of members and friends of the school community and can be accessed on the worldwide web.
You can easily access the Classifieds on the school's website in the Community section, where you will also find the submission form and guidelines. Please contact Luana Preston with any questions. |
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In this week's edition: |
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- Ancient Rome & Sixth Grade
- Winter Sing & Shepherd’s Play
- Thank You for a Successful Holiday Fair
- Annual Giving News
- School Director Interviews
- Gala Spotlight: Seventh Grade Special Recipes and Kitchen Treasures
- Alumni Reflect at November's Panel
- The Repercussions of “Growing up Digital”
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Winter Sing & Shepherd’s Play |
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The Winter Sing is a beloved school tradition: families gather on a dark Saturday evening to warm the dark early winter night with songs of the season, led by music teacher and community member Jennifer Smith. The Winter Sing will take place this coming Saturday, December 11 from 5:00 to 6:15 p.m.
This year, we have a special treat: immediately following the singing, at 6:45 p.m., the faculty of Cape Ann Waldorf School will present a production of the Shepherd’s Play on our stage. The Oberufer Shepherd’s Play is a Medieval Christmas Nativity play, both humorous and inspiring, which is performed in many Waldorf Schools around the world, often by the faculty of the school. We hope you will stay to enjoy! |
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Annual Giving News |
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Participation
We are now at 49% participation from our parent community; please click "read more" to see participation by class. Our school will receive a $20,000 bonus from our generous anonymous donor on reaching 90% school-wide participation by January 31, 2011. Please help us exceed this participation goal.
Annual Giving Dollars
We have now reached $81,069 in our annual giving fund. Our target this school year is $167,000. Our generous anonymous donor has offered $45,000 in matching funds for each dollar of increased or new giving received by January 31, 2011. To date we have utilized $5,975 of these matching funds and have $39,025 still available for matching. Please join our school in reaching our goal and taking full advantage of these matching funds. If you have any questions or would like to discuss annual giving please contact me.
Many thanks to all, Joe O'Regan Interim School Director |
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School Director Interviews |
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As reported to our community, the School Director Hiring Committee has been working with several candidates. Two of these individuals appear to be excellent potential school directors, and have advanced in our search process to the stage of in-depth interviews with key constituents: faculty and staff, Board members, parents, donors, alumni, and the broader community. Both candidates have many years of experience as Waldorf School Directors and come very highly recommended, with a strong reputation within the Waldorf movement.
As previously communicated we have set two separate times for parents and current community members to meet with and ask questions of each of the candidates. One has happened already on December 1 with candidate #3. The next will happen on Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. with candidate #6 and we hope that in spite of this busy time of year you will be able to participate in this very important part of our process. |
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Gala Spotlight |
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Seventh Grade Special Recipes and Kitchen Treasures
 Some of the most treasured items at a Waldorf auction are, not surprisingly, items created by the classes themselves. Our seventh grade class is offering an inspiring donation, created jointly by the parents and students: a complete set of handmade kitchen items. Lauren Smith’s class' donation for the gala auction is a cookbook of mouthwatering, favorite family recipes, edited and illustrated by students, accompanied by a basket of handmade treasures to feather any cook’s nest: from a handsewn apron and linens to original ceramics, to specialities of the house like organic biodynamic honey and chipotle mayonnaise. All items will be lovingly handmade or homegrown by students and families of the seventh grade.
All classes are encouraged to consider donating an auction item that celebrates the class talents and community, and all types of contributions are welcome. Contact Laura Conti or Holly Kania if you’d like help coming up with an idea for your class. Class gift forms are due Monday, December 13, and submission is easy! Just visit the Gala page and fill out the online form, or download a pdf form to print. You'll also find forms for individual/company submissions and ads for the auction booklet. Please help us cover the cost of printing the auction booklet by getting your favorite businesses to buy ad space. |
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Alumni Reflect at November's Panel |
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"Able-bodied," "creative," "problem solving," "willing to try new things," "curious," "passionate," and "always seeking to know your teachers" are among the qualities that our five Alumni panelists cited when describing what they gained from their Waldorf elementary education, and how they felt the lessons learned here advantaged them relative to non-Waldorf peers in high school and college.
Our panelists came by way of: Connecticut College, Yale University, Boston University, Northeastern University and the University of Vermont, and included: A Fulbright scholar currently working in software and applying to law school, a mechanical engineer/product designer, a biology major, a Division I varsity collegiate athlete/a cappella singer, and a politcal science major who spent a gap year in Germany and Ghana.
The event was attended by parents of children as young as nursery right up through eighth grade students and their parents. Click here to read more.Pictured: Shaheen Bharwani '11 and Alumni panelist Ian Graves '04, Yale University '12 |
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The Repercussions of “Growing up Digital” |
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In case you didn't have time to get through your New York Times on Sunday, November 21, the article "Growing up Digital: Wired for Distraction" may be of interest to you. Michael Rich, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and executive director of the Center on Media and Child Health in Boston comments that the effects of digital multi-tasking in childhood and adolescence could linger: “The worry is we’re raising a generation of kids in front of screens whose brains are going to be wired differently.” You can read the full article here. |
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