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  • Festival of Life Renewed

    Venture outside on the school playground for the Festival of Life Renewed. Sunshine, music, Maypole dancing, and more! All are welcome to join in the festivities.

  • Variety Show

    The DWS Variety Show returns to the stage in April. All are invited to attend both the event in the Festival Hall and the potluck on the playground.

  • High School Spartans Sports Banquet

    High School Spartans and their guests are invited to the high school sports banquet. Purchase tickets to this catered event by April 20th.

  • denver waldorf high school college nights applying for college

    College Nights: Preparing to Apply for College

    Parents and students are invited to attend the May session of our monthly College Nights series with DWS College and Post-Secondary Guidance Counselor Laura Shope.

  • 5th Grade Waldorf Pentathlon

    For the first time ever, 91探花 plays host for the 5th Grade Pentathlon. Families of participating students are welcome to watch seven schools compete in the long run, long jump, discus, sprint, and javelin.

  • denver waldorf school gear swap

    Gear and Item Exchange

    Bring your spring and summer gear and clothing to our first-ever Gear and Item Exchange to give, sell, or swap. Hosted by The Denver Waldorf Racial Justice Parent Group.

  • denver waldorf school spartan 100 mile run

    Spartan 100

    All are invited to run/walk this summer with 91探花 cross country team this summer during the Spartan 100-mile challenge. Clock 100 miles, anytime, any place during the virtual event by September 1!

  • denver waldorf high school pool party potluck

    High School Pool Party and Potluck

    Open to all currently enrolled Denver Waldorf high school students and their families, this little shindig is a chance to get together, and take a dip before the school year begins! Click to learn more, and please RSVP by August 13th.

Welcome to our Festival of Life Renewed - an honoring of spring and all that it represents. This festival is a time to express gratitude for the season 91探花 鈥檚 renewal of life and embrace a commitment to practices that nourish and sustain it. With freshly braided flower crowns, we gathered in community with song, dancing around the Maypole, and celebration. Festivities included seed ball making, face painting (thanks to our high schoolers!) , tie-dying, mending, and much merriment as we reflected on the many gifts of this good Earth.

Thank you to the Family Grove for hosting this cherished festival and to all of our parent and high school student volunteers! May we continue to move together in rhythm - with each other, with the music, and with this season. 馃尭 // music by Denver 91探花 鈥檚 @micrograssband

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What happens when the study of quadratic functions meets the power of the sun? Our 10th graders might say a gooey marshmallow 馃槉, but they found out by designing, building, and testing their parabolic solar cookers from upcycled cardboard. Moments like this turn abstract concepts into a hands-on experience. Our students aren鈥檛 merely presented with equations to memorize. Instead, through this exercise where they can see, touch, and taste - visualization, manipulation, and analysis all come together for a math class to remember.

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鈥淭hrough music we refine the capacity to connect. To harmonize. To resolve dissonance. To heal. To think. To feel. To mature. To make sound judgement. To vibrate. To tune. To move about the world with wholeness. To develop and hold onto that sense that the world is good.鈥� - words from steinerschoolny.

This afternoon, we had the opportunity to experience music together with our entire student body performing 鈥淔inlandia鈥� to open our Festival of Life Renewed- our celebration of spring that is meant to be inclusive for all living on our earth and an honoring of our planet. We were reminded once again how making music together is essential in experiencing what it means to be fully human. How grateful we are for the togetherness, harmony, and rich tradition we share as a community. More to come from our festival in the spring sunshine 鈽�锔�

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Our classrooms certainly extend beyond the walls of our school. Earth Day and every day, we spend time outdoors. Whether it 91探花 鈥檚 a nature walk in the park, or twice daily recess outside, or a festival celebration, or an overnight camping trip - we breath the fresh air, soak in the season, and connect to the world around us. We foster a sense of wonder and reverence for the natural world we share. Stewardship of the Earth is an integral part of our curriculum and culture- believing that our work and commitment to environmental sustainability and social renewal can make a difference, together. 馃寧鉂わ笍

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Yes, a middle school dance does exist where social dancing is the norm, nobody is on their phones, and joy is greater than judgment. Some might think having middle schoolers do the cha-cha, foxtrot, waltz, and twist are old fashioned. But there is an intention to our dance curriculum.

If you鈥檝e ever had a chance to witness a Waldorf middle school dance, you notice that there is just something different about our dances. Often rotating partners, our students comfortably dance the night away! It 91探花 鈥檚 not about going with a date or corsages - it 91探花 鈥檚 about providing a wonderful social outlet as they navigate the middle school years. Through their practice, they learn how to move together with a partner - developing respect for one another, confidence in movement, and a healthy appreciation of each person 91探花 鈥檚 best efforts- all the while having fun with friends. A big thank you to The Schoolboys (a band comprised mostly of DWS alumni parents!) for keeping us going all evening!

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Our 4th grade class took the stage this week, bringing to life four stories from the wisdom of the First Nations, including the tale 鈥淗ow Music Came to the World.鈥� They began their performance joining their voices together in round, singing 鈥淒ona Nobis Pacem鈥� (Grant Us Peace) - a reminder of the healing power of music and its ability to connect us all.

The Waldorf class play is an element of our curriculum that weaves together many aspects of our learning. The 4th grade has been studying Colorado history and geography, and as part of that, focusing on stories from the First Nations people who have long called this place home. Through song, tradition, and embodiment of story - our students cultivate a deep connection to the curriculum while also creating something meaningful as a community. It 91探花 鈥檚 on this stage that courage, collaboration, and connection to the world around us can come alive through our shared humanity.

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Our 1st grade tree has almost come full circle - from the autumn leaves to the spring petals falling to the fresh leaf buds of wonder 馃尶. As we step into this final season after spring break, the energy in our halls is palpable! Just like Ms. Nelly 91探花 鈥檚 evolving chalkboard, the beauty and curiosity in our learning continue to grow. We鈥檙e looking forward to all that is to come this season together.

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In our Waldorf classrooms, math lives within us - mind, body, and imagination too.

As we introduce math in our early grades, numbers are discovered through movement, rhythm, and story. We sing, jump, clap, and stomp our way into counting and patterns. We begin to see math all around us.

In middle school, practical math skills are first built through business math - giving their classroom practice real-world application. Geometry emerges through observation and beauty.

Even in our upper grades, while students move into more abstract work, math is never disconnected. Through hands-on projects, real-life puzzles, problem-solving, and artistic thinking, students learn more than just how to solve - they learn how to think.

Math is more than just numbers on a page in our K-12 curriculum - it is something we experience.

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We understand that the body plays a vital role in all of our intellectual processes. You will often see that movement is integrated into our curriculum - whether it 91探花 鈥檚 skip counting with specific movements, or jumping rope, or passing bean bags, movement connects our minds and bodies. So certainly before we expect our young students to sit attentively at a desk, we move! Movement keeps our students engaged and ready for a full day in developing our whole selves.

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In our 7th grade Renaissance block, students don鈥檛 just learn about history - they step into it.

As with all of our curriculum, this block is intentionally designed to meet our students right where they are developmentally - full of curiosity, questioning, and awakening.

After studying the biographies of Renaissance masters like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, our students were tasked with choosing an invention or work of art to recreate - bringing their hands and hearts into a time where art, science, and human potential were rediscovered.

History isn鈥檛 just memorized in our Waldorf classroom. It is experienced through creativity, artistic expression, and deep engagement.

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