By an Anonymous SWS Student When I was in kindergarten, I would sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and see a dim light coming out of my dad’s room. I would sneakily peer in there. Eventually, he would notice me. “What are you doing daddy?” I would ask. …
On Saturday, February 2nd, 2020, the Sacramento Board of Trustees attended a regional Board of Trustees Conference held on campus in San Juan Hall. We were grateful to work with all the Northern California Waldorf School Board members, including representatives from the Westside Waldorf School, Pacific Palisades. It was both …
We have arrived at the midpoint of this landmark year in which we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Waldorf education and the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of Sacramento Waldorf School. At Opening Day, Andrew Sullivan commenced this school year with an image of us standing between sunset and sunrise. …
Technology – it’s a dual-edged sword. Electronic devices were invented to make life easier, more entertaining, and help people feel more connected to the world – but they have also made life more complicated and isolated.
Saturday, April 28, 2018 Years ago, when Grand Day began, there were 80 attendees. By 2014, our Grand Day attendance was over 300 people, which exceeded the fire code in our lower school classrooms. Though blessed with an event so loved that it has become overgrown, we have faced the …
Dear SWS Community, As I look out my office window on a daily feast of color, hearing giggles from bundled up children jumping puddles and chattering as they go from class to class, Thanksgiving, with its messages of gratitude, friends, and family makes its presence felt. This is a particularly enjoyable …
Dear Sacramento Waldorf School Families, October has come and gone in a flurry of events we have enjoyed together. From the beauty of our whole community’s teamwork at the Harvest Faire… to facing our dragons at Michaelmas… from getting together to hear updates on the health of our school at …
A treasured fall tradition in many Waldorf schools, including our own, Michaelmas is an ancient festival whose central message remains relevant across the centuries. It speaks to us of human potential, of fear, of courage in the face of fear, and of the possibility for transformation. Now as ever, there is much …
