Dear Friends of Boulder Waldorf Kindergarten, This week marks the one-year anniversary of the 2013 Colorado Floods. As most of you know, a year ago we were forced to temporarily close our building and grounds. The heavy rains lasted for a week or more, eventually filling our beautiful building with water, mud and gravel! After closing the building,
An interesting read from the Sudbury School where one of the teachers documented teaching 6 years worth of mathematics in 20 contact hours- because the children were ready and eager to learn… http://sudburyschool.com/articles/free-last In twenty weeks, after twenty contact hours, they had covered it all. Six years’ worth. Every one of them knew the material
Visitors often comment about the comforting and delightful smell of baking bread wafting through our hallways. We believe that an organic and hearty mid-morning snack provides the children both the energy to devote to their physical development, and the grounding to focus on their healthy neurological development. We follow a consistent snack rhythm through the
One of the most common questions we get is ‘will my child be ready for a public kindergarten after BWK?’. Our answer is “yes”. Here’s a great quote from the book Free Range Learning. “Children in Finland don’t start formal eduction until the age of seven. They enjoy longer summer holidays and are spared the
COCONUT ALMOND NO-BAKE MACAROONS PREP TIME 10 mins TOTAL TIME 10 mins No bake coconut bite sized treats in 10 minutes. Author: Gina Matsoukas of www.runningtothekitchen.com Serves: 10 macaroons INGREDIENTS ¾ cup unsweetened shredded coconut 3 tablespoons almond meal 1½ tablespoons coconut butter, melted 1 tablespoon maple syrup 2 tablespoons chopped almonds ⅛ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon
BWK May Faire 2014 – Photos from Suzanne!
A walk to the dry creek bed is a favorite for the children who are always up for an adventure. This school year our first walk to the dry creek bed did not take place until we were back at BWK post flood. On our first trip in January we were surprised to discover that
Baby Goats! Expecting mamas (pictured above) due in September.
Spring has finally sprung in Boulder, Colorado, after a long, long winter. Kindergarten parents gathered Tuesday night to braid crowns for the upcoming MayPole festival, and chat with Miss Rachel, Miss Orien, and Miss Angie about the abundant Spring Energy that has manifested in our natural world and through our children. We then discussed ways in
