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After nearly 20 years we decided to completely refinish the gym floor in the Festival Hall. First came the design process. After attending a basketball camp at the University of Wyoming, we obtained our inspiration and a two tone design was born. The idea was to show off the natural beauty of the wood while […]
Shining Mountain’s faculty, administration and Board of Trustees is committed to providing a healthy social and physical atmosphere for all of our students. To support the mission of the school, which is based on helping our students become healthy, balanced human beings, our school created a Clean Living Task Force last year where we examined what we could do to help […]
I attended the All-School Community Meeting on Friday night, September 25th and left feeling quite enthusiastic about the experience. Having been a parent at Shining Mountain for 16 years, I have attended quite a number of Community Meetings. Over the years I have seen the format change, the mood shift, and watched the crowd size […]
SMWS 11th graders spent three nights at Mueller State Park, in Divide, Co for their project week this year, accompanied by Dr. Mathews, Frau Blum, and Coach Tyler Haughness. This year, for the first time, the 11th graders were split into groups and they did all the planning, shopping and cooking for their meals. This was a great […]
The Athletic Resource Action Committee (ARAC) has been working to create some simple fundraisers for the athletic department. These events are aimed at supporting local businesses. We currently have two dates lined up with local eateries during which they will share a percentage of their proceeds with us. All you need to do is grab […]
Principles for Regenerative Agriculture: Nurturing a New Partnership with Nature with Beth & Nathan Corymb, Cristina Geck, Cameron Genter, Daphne Kinsley, Kirk Mills and Dennis Stenson Shining Mountain Waldorf School and the Biodynamic Association are bringing together six experienced Biodynamic farmer educators from our region for sessions on the inner development of the farmer, Biodynamic […]
Senior Class Trip to Hermit Island | September 2015 By Ethan Kelner I learned more in the five days at Hermit Island than I have in any month long block I’ve ever applied myself to. The most growing is done out of our comfort zones, which is the exact place our entire class found ourselves during […]
The high school was delighted this fall to have the opportunity to arrange a unique and special experience for the senior class. In the middle of September, the 18 students, accompanied by 5 chaperones, traveled across the country to Maine to join with 120 seniors from six other Waldorf schools in a week-long course on […]
For the first time, our High School had Leadership Academy to support the exploration of leadership, community building, goal setting, next steps with senior project and moving forward with college applications with the current senior class. As the 9th-11th grade students headed off on Project Week, the Class of 2016 were tasked to explore concepts […]