2015 Spring Festival: Students Engage in Teamwork for Renewal
On Friday April 17th, students celebrated the arrival of Spring by giving back to our community in many ways. Spring is a time to welcome more daylight into our daily routines and revitalize ourselves...
View ArticleColleges Seek Out Our Waldorf Senior Class
This year at Chicago Waldorf High School, 16 of our graduating seniors have applied to a college or university. The schools below accepted our graduating seniors as of 4/7/2015. Merit scholarship...
View ArticleMay Fair Unveils Spring Celebration in Our Waldorf Community
CWS May Fair 2015 Saturday, May 16th 10am-4pm We are eagerly readying for Saturday. Here are the great activities, vendors and entertainment that will be part of the day’s events. Please invite your...
View Article12th Grade Play Introduces the Chronicles of Narnia
The High School Drama Program and the 12th grade present: The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe Thursday−Saturday, May 21st−23rd All evenings at 7:00 pm & Saturday matinee at 2:00 pm CWS...
View ArticleWhen Springfield Elementary Became a Waldorf School!
The Simpsons gave a well-crafted, comic shout out to Waldorf Education during their Season 26 finale for 2015—“Mathlete’s Feat”, which aired May 17, 2015 We are honored to have been featured in such a...
View ArticleClass of 2015- The Seniors’ Next Steps
We present to you the graduating class of 2015! Congratulations to our seniors who have come to the culmination of the Waldorf High School's arc. After this Winter's focus on Senior Presentations and...
View ArticleStay Connected with CWS Summer Events
Meeting other families at Albion Beach on Tuesdays is a great summer way to play! All are welcome! Join the Fun; CWS remains active all summer long! Keep active with Waldorf families at one, or all,...
View ArticleThe Negative Effect of Increasingly Plugged-In Kids
A continuing stream of clinical studies and experts are finding detrimental effects on kids who are exposed to ever increasing amounts of screen time. Below is an excerpt from an article published in...
View Article8th Grade Play Dazzles with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The final weekend of March offered this year's annual presentation of the 8th grade play; a tradition that showcases the talents of the middle-schoolers. The students demonstrate their dramatic skills...
View ArticleHalloween Reveals a Variety of Characters at CWS
Observed this past week at the CWS Halloween Assembly: Enjoy this slide show of some of the costumes on display. The students in first through eighth grades presented poems, songs and skits to the...
View Article“Teacher-Driven” Waldorf Education is Featured in the News
Teaching the Whole Child: Waldorf Schools and Exemplary Teacher Engagement By author and student success expert, Carol J. Carter Source article posted: 12/2/2015 Waldorf schools take an...
View ArticleMalaysian Education Dignitaries on a National Tour visit CWS
Colleen Everhart, CWS College Chair; Luke Goodwin, CWS Administrative Director; Muhammad Hana Pizi Abdullah, Chief Imam, State Government of Kelantan; Shaipolbahari Salleh, Assistant Registrar,...
View ArticleSenior Projects Week 2016- Students Teach the Community
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR PROJECTS WEEK Week of March 7-11, 2016 All presentations in the CWS Auditorium / 1300 W. Loyola Avenue (Map It) The Waldorf High School seniors, as part of the culmination of...
View ArticleJoy is a Jam Donut, You Make Yourself
Kendall College Master Baker Visits Waldorf The Middle School's 7th grade recently participated in a baking workshop in which they learned the professional processes, procedures and nutritional...
View ArticleBetrayal, murder, and other bad behaviors in the 8th grade play
Dear Friends and Families of Chicago Waldorf School, You are invited to attend: You’re A Dead Man, Charlie Brown Friday, April 1st & Saturday, April 2nd, at 7:30pm...
View ArticleUnderstanding Kids: Pushing the Reset Button
In our series of parent education perspectives comes this analysis from Victoria L. Dinckley, M.D. for Psychology Today Magazine. Dr. Dunckley is an award-winning integrative child psychiatrist and is...
View ArticleCelebrating The Differences We Encounter In Our Time
Talking With Our Children About Difference An Inclusion and Diversity Symposium Tuesday, April 5, 2016 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Chicago Waldorf School-Rogers Park Campus 1300 W Loyola Avenue at Lakewood...
View ArticleSpring Festival Concludes our Annual Recycle Drive
the 2016 spring festival RECYCLE DRIVE Its Spring; Lets celebrate rebirth from decay and breathe new life into cast-aways and discards! Time to clear out those closets and lighten the clutter in your...
View ArticleMay Fair Brings an Outbreath of Family Activity
Above: The 4th graders welcome younger children to join in the Maypole dance in 2015 Dear Friends, Neighbors and Families throughout Chicago. You are warmly invited to, May Fair 2016 Saturday, May...
View ArticleSeniors: College Acceptance List & Merit Scholarships Increasing
Beginning senior year with good clean fun--of sorts!--at the Marine Biology Field Research Trip to Hermit Island, Maine. This year at Chicago Waldorf High School, twenty-two of our graduating seniors...
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