Waldorf School of PGH
Nov 151 min read
Scenes from the week: Nov 12–15
Herr Leo leading grades 1–8 in a lantern walk song in German. This is a song he sang as a child in Germany for Martinmas. Many students...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Nov 91 min read
Scenes from the week: Nov 4–8
Open gym kicks off the WSP Basketball season! Students in Grade 5 share feelings during morning meeting. Grade 6 practices archery at...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Oct 241 min read
Scenes October 2024
8th Grade students joined their first grade buddies and helped them knit golden stitches. This is a wonderful tradition that makes new...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Oct 241 min read
Another Season of Middle School Cross Country
WSP at Shady Side Academy for their last cross country meet of the season. A beautiful day!
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Waldorf School of PGH
Oct 101 min read
Scenes from the week: Oct 7th–Oct 11th
Little Friends on a weekly buggy ride! And they're off! WSP and Falk held a cross country meet yesterday afternoon at Bartlett...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Oct 31 min read
Scenes from the week: Sept 30th–Oct 4th
Ms. Opdahl leads a class meeting with Grade 7 where students openly discuss how well they are upholding their agreed upon norms and how...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 261 min read
A Look at Michaelmas 2024–25
Throughout the day students expressed their physical will of pressing apples into cider at our apple press with assistance from David...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 261 min read
Scenes from September 2024
Ms. Illar (not pictured), Mr. Leo, and Ms. Thomas take Grade 8 white water rafting! Grade 4 completes the first block of the year—a...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 191 min read
Scenes from the week: Sept 9–13
Per WSP tradition, the Upper Grades enjoyed a camping trip last week at Raccoon Creek State Park. Grades 1, 2, and 3 enjoy recess...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 191 min read
Michaelmas Preparations
As we look toward next week and our first festival of the year—Michaelmas and the WSP Annual Fund—there are ways your family can prepare.
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 191 min read
Cheer for WSP!
The WSP Cross Country team welcomes fans to attend the upcoming meets*: 9/30 @ Guyasuta vs. Shadyside and CDS 10/7 @ Bartlett Playground...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Aug 301 min read
Welcoming New Faculty and Staff
WSP extends a warm welcome to our new hires for the 2024–25 school year! Zach Dow joins the faculty as the Grade 1 teacher for the Class...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Aug 291 min read
Scenes from August 2024
Per WSP tradition, Grades 1–8 gathered on the lawn of the Heartwood Annex for an assembly on the first day of the school year. This...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Jun 282 min read
Commencement 2024
On June 7, 2024, we celebrated our eleventh annual eighth grade commencement for the class of 2024. This ceremony signified the...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Jun 61 min read
Congratulations, Class of 2024!
Our students have received acceptance to and are attending the following high schools in the fall: Pittsburgh Creative and Performing...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Jun 61 min read
Scenes from the week: June 3–7
Per WSP tradition, Middle School students and staff play hide and seek. Mr. Dave emerges victoriously from the chapel where he hid in one...
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Waldorf School of PGH
May 301 min read
WSP Frisbee Match with Alumni
WSP held a frisbee match between current middle school students and WSP Alumni.
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Waldorf School of PGH
May 301 min read
Scenes from May 2024
Painting in Daisy Kindergarten. Grade 7 morning lesson on the circulatory system. Grade 4 performs its class play, Loki Doer of Good and...
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Waldorf School of PGH
May 301 min read
Class of 2026 Rising Ceremony
Ms. Opdahl leads the Rising Ceremony, a Grade 6 rite of passage.
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Waldorf School of PGH
May 231 min read
Scenes from the week: May 20–24
Rising First Graders have Spanish class with Señora Garcés as part of their Bridge to First Grade program. Ms. Opdahl makes calendars...
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