November 11, 7pm-9pm
“When will my child learn to read?”
How is the Waldorf Approach to Reading Different?
The Waldorf approach to learning to read is rigorous, engaging, fun, and time tested. Young students are immersed in language rich environments filled with story, song, poetry, movement and meaning. Teachers provide living examples of people who love language and craft meaning with their words. The skills for learning to read are steadily built each year in meaningful and developmentally appropriate ways so that students become life-long-learners.
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November 18, 7pm-9pm
Festivals: Balancing Individual and Community
As the glories of summer sun make way for falling autumn leaves and then the shrouding gloom of winter, cultures around the world have come to celebrate a remarkable variety of festivals of light at this time of the year.
Learn how we celebrate festivals at TWS, which ones we choose to celebrate as a whole school, how and why, as well as which ones are celebrated in individual classrooms. Learn about the beauty and importance of these for enriching our community life as well as the lives of each student.
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Online PEPtalks via Zoom are led by Warren Lee Cohen M.Ed.
Warren taught two classes of Waldorf students through Grade 8. He has also taught Waldorf teachers from around the world. He was the director of Waldorf Teacher Education at RSCC, founded the Summer Festival of Arts and Education, and directed Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy in England. His latest book is Celebrate Passover, preceded by The Waldorf Book of Blessings, Raising the Soul, and Baking Bread with Children. He is a warm and engaging educator.