Waldorf School of PGH
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Scenes from the Week: 10/17–10/21
A busy week in Rosebud Nursery enjoying the beautiful tree and fallen leaves in the Mulberry Yard and celebrating two birthdays. Grade 5...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Oct 18, 20222 min read
Scenes from the Week: 10/10–10/14
Woodwinds teacher Howard Cespedes instructs Middle School students, helping them learn a variety of instruments and demonstrating their...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Oct 2, 20221 min read
Scenes from September 2022
Angel paintings from Grade 1. Grade 2 ends their day playing “school.” 8th Grade Portrait Project: chalkboard drawing of Harriet Tubman...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Oct 2, 20221 min read
Carrie Blast Furnaces Fieldtrip
Grades 4 and 5 visited the Carrie Blast Furnaces as part of the 4th Grade geography block focusing on local geography.
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Waldorf School of PGH
Oct 2, 20221 min read
Celebrating Michaelmas, 2022
Students in Grades 1–5 participate in Games of Courage while Middle School students demonstrate fencing. Six year olds in the Poppy and...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 23, 20221 min read
A Look Back at Michaelmas at WSP
Games of Courage with Ms. Thomas in 2004. A production of St. George and the Dragon in 2010. Ms. Goodman works the cider press in 2014....
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 23, 20221 min read
Scenes from the Week: 9/19–9/23
Morning Garden Transition making apple butter and painting red. 5th Grade painting of Buddha under the tree. Students learned about...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Scenes from the Week: 9/12–9/16
8th Graders make felted cosmic balls in handwork. Grade 2 engages in collaborative form drawing. The first block of the school year is...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 9, 20221 min read
Scenes from the Week: 9/5–9/9
Grade 5 spills out into the hall to watch as Ms. Opdahl paints. Grade 4 drawings! Buttercup Kindergarteners making bread! As part of...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 9, 20221 min read
Class of 2030 Rose Ceremony
The Rose Ceremony is a long tradition in Waldorf schools around the world. This special assembly marks the beginning of a journey through...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Sep 2, 20221 min read
Scenes from the Week: 8/30–9/2
Dandelion Kindergarteners were very busy during their first week of school! Chalkboards in Grades 3 and 4. 5th Grade begins the year with...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Jul 1, 20221 min read
Grades Faculty Chair Transition
We are also pleased to share that Robyn Thomas will step into the Grades Faculty Chair role beginning in July.
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Waldorf School of PGH
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Scenes from the Week: June 6–June 10
4th Grade—625 stitches for cross stitch! Grade 5 performs Gilgamesh. In honor of the last Spanish class for this year, Grade 1 had a...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Jun 15, 20221 min read
8th Grade Rose Ceremony, Class of 2022
On Thursday, June 9, the Grade School gathered on the lawn of the Heartwood Annex to celebrate the graduating 8th Graders. This assembly...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Jun 4, 20221 min read
Scenes from the Week: May 30–June 3
Poppy Kindergarteners enjoy chatting and picking flowers in the play yard. Grade 4 performed its class play, King of the Restless Sea—the...
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Waldorf School of PGH
Jun 4, 20222 min read
Looking Ahead to 2022–2023: New Hires and Staffing Changes
It is with great honor and pleasure that the Faculty announces the hiring of Ikhlasah "Iki" Woodburn (she/her) as the Class Teacher for...
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Waldorf School of PGH
May 28, 20221 min read
Grade 3 Steam Bundle Dyes
Dyer Natalie Bowman visited Grade 3 to show how silk can be dyed with plants. She operates a dye business called The Curious Fawn. With...
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Waldorf School of PGH
May 22, 20222 min read
Scenes from the Week: 5/16–5/20
On Thursday afternoon Grade 5 participated in the opening ceremony for the Pentathlon—the culmination of not only the fifth grade social...
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Waldorf School of PGH
May 13, 20221 min read
Scenes from the Week: May 9–13
On Tuesday, WSP parent Deanna Georgetti returned to campus to unveil the the finished silks children tie-dyed at May Fair. These silks...
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Waldorf School of PGH
May 4, 20221 min read
Scenes from the Week: April 25–29
Little Friends enjoy a new friend found in nature. Poppy Kindergarteners make dandelion crowns. Middle School students play their first...
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