Last Saturday, PWHS welcomed prospective students and their parents to the first open house of the 2013-2014 admissions season. What a delight to see our own high school up and running, filled with enthusiastic teachers, decorated with student work and humming with questions and comments from both PWS families and families from area public, private [...]
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Elves’ Faire Silent Auction
Big News! Our most profitable Faire area needs your participation. This year the Silent Auction tent will become the magical “Holiday Boutiques & Auction House.” The auction will be sectioned into chic, small shops. Each area will be designed to resemble cute boutiques, and each will have their own “salespeople/volunteers” who can help visitors find [...]
Michaelmas
One of the “differences” that parents and students encounter at a Waldorf school happens soon after the beginning of classes in September. A holiday appears on the calendar, called Michaelmas. It is not a widely celebrated holiday in America or elsewhere. This brief article is an attempt to demystify the holiday and to describe why [...]
School Hours
Preschool 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily —with Nap Program: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily Kindergarten 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily —with Nap Program: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily First and Second Grades 8:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. daily Third through Eighth Grades 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri.; 8:15 a.m. [...]
Thursday Reader 2012 Year-End Issue
Open publication – Free publishing – More education In this, our final issue for the 2011-2012 school year, we present: The Rose Ceremony This poignant exchange of roses between the First Graders and Eighth Graders brackets the school year at Waldorf schools the world over. In the year-end version, First Graders send the Eighth Graders on their way to [...]
PWS Faculty, Staff take on 8th Grade Boys, Girls Volleyball teams
On June 6, 2012, PWS Faculty and Staff, including Melissa Mancilla, Manuel Romero, Jennifer Gould, Jose Flores, Cesar Cazares, Julio Toruño, Jake Lewis, and Daniel Baker, played several fierce sets of volleyball against the 8th Graders, in combinations that included all-boys, all-girls, and mixed. Below is a slideshow documenting the tournament, which was ably refereed [...]
Mr. Glaze Celebrates His 8th Grade Class
This Saturday, June 9, at 11:00 a.m. Pasadena Waldorf School’s Eighth Grade will be honored at a Promotion Ceremony on the Paquita Lick Machris Campus. In the past, this ceremony was referred to as a “graduation,” because PWS only went up to eighth grade. With the advent of the high school in the fall, and this class’s anticipated graduation in 2016, [...]
“Waldorf Children Are a Gift to the World”
As we look forward to opening the doors of our high school and welcoming our first ninth grade class, I was moved by hearing a talk given at Highland Hall’s senior tea by Valerie Spencer, a parent of a Highland Hall graduate. Here is a portion of what she had to say: “…I am thrilled [...]
Extravaganza Slideshow
Part Two The Spring Extravaganza was a success because of each and every one of you!! You showed up, we came together, we were one and that is power! What an extraordinary evening we shared full of love, thanks, passion, joy and giving. We have paved the way to our future. We have given our [...]
Extravaganza Gratitude
Part One Thank you Pasadena Waldorf School community! This past Saturday was an unbelievable, spectacular, PERFECT evening. Our community collectively pledged or donated over $220,000.00 to Realizing the Vision, The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School! It took all of us to make the night a success. Thank you for donating and thank you for participating. The Extravaganza Slideshow, featuring photos by Lucas Janin [...]
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