News from AWSNA
As one of AWSNA’s many efforts to increase the visibility of Waldorf Education and provide a national voice on education and reform by increasing their digital presence, AWSNA has launched a new blog called “Essentials of Education”. AWSNA invites you to subscribe, and to share the blog broadly in your social media forums. Go here […]
High School Spring Experience Week: Mapping our Community | By Sophie Fairmont, Class of 2018
Shining Mountain High School offers many opportunities like Spring Experiences. This year, one Spring Experience offering was to explore the community and make meaningful connections through volunteer work. We started our week off with a talk from Alyssa from the Volunteer Resource Center at CU. There we learned about the continuum of service. Later in […]
SMWS Alumna Jane Bright (2014) Wins Anderson Scholarship at Denison U.
SMWS Class of 2014 alumna, Jane Bright (pictured, left), has recently won the prestigious Anderson Scholarship for Excellence in Science for 2016-2017 at Denison University! Ms. Bright is currently a dual Mathematics and Physics major at Denison. She is one of only two students receiving the award this year. She has been awarded with full […]
Alumni News: Linde Chappelle (2006) Receives Jared Polis Foundation Award
SMWS Alumna Linde Chappelle Receives Jared Polis Foundation’s 2016 Teacher Recognition Award Every year since 2002, the Jared Polis Foundation has honored 10 Colorado public school teachers during the National Teacher Appreciation Week in early May. This spring, Linde Chappelle, SMWS Class of 2006, was selected as one of the 10 honorees statewide! Nominations for teachers […]
BOCO Preps Article: Senior Luke Feigal Adds Intrigue to Dawson’s Turnaround
SMWS Senior Luke Feigal, who plays baseball for our neighbor school Alexander Dawson, is featured in a BOCO Preps article. Check it out here: Senior Luke Feigal Adds Intrigue to Dawson’s Turnaround
Middle School Math Workshops with Jamie York
BRIDGE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH GAP with Summer 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Teacher and Parent Workshops with Jamie York. Refresh, relearn, and enliven your understanding of Waldorf middle school math in Boulder, Colorado. The cost is an affordable $180 for 3 days (earlybird price before May 15). Following on the popularity of our all-grades […]
Board of Trustees Notes and Votes | April 2016
At 4/19/16 BOT Meeting Lorraine Fairmont attended Community Speaking Time to speak about scheduling. Approved minutes from 3/8/16 Board meeting by consensus vote. Received update from Michael Moore regarding planning for upcoming HS parent meetings. Received update from John Marr for Campus Development Committee. The committee is in the process of issuing a RFP for […]
Striving for the Health of All – An interview with Emily Little, class of 2001
What was the first thing you ever wanted to be? Does any /all of that long ago dream fit into what you are doing now? When I was in the sixth grade, I wanted to be a pilot. In retrospect, I can’t remember if that was the inspiration for or as a result of my first research project. Nonetheless, I loved […]
SMWS High School German Student Music Competition – Vote Today!
Please help high schoolers Emma Schaefer and Ava Lowell, from Shining Mountain Waldorf School, win a trip to Germany. Their video is one of 10 finalists in the Goethe Institut’s national Step into German competition. Students chose a song by German “Newcomer of the Year”, Joris, and produced a music video for it. Emma and […]
“The Lorax” – 8th Grade Eurythmy Performance
Shining Mountain’s 8th grade class contributed to our Earth Week celebrations by developing a lovely, heartfelt eurythmy performance Dr. Seuss’ beloved story “The Lorax”. The students collaborated with Eurythmy Teacher, Cristina Geck, to explore the story and bring it to life in movement, word and music. What a wonderful gift to our school community to […]