Download Our 2011-12
Outreach & Events
Flyer HERE

Why WIWS?

At Whidbey Island  Waldorf School, we meet the children where they are, challenging them intellectually, inspiring them creatively, and gently guiding them socially.

2011-12 Walks Through the Grades










Come learn more about Waldorf education through discussion and observation of our Grades and Middle  School classes-in-session. These morning events begin at 8:30 and conclude by around 10:00.

Thursday, October 6, 2011  
Thursday, January 19, 2012  (Canceled for Weather)
Tuesday, February 14th 2012 (New Date...Flier HERE)
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Please RSVP to Sheila at enrollment@whidbey.com


Open House Events

Grade School Open House (Grades 1-5)
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Gather to learn more about child development and the student experience during this passage through childhood. View our Grades' room and meet the teachers. We are pleased that Anthroposophical Doctor and Educator Johanna Steegmans will be our speaker for this event!


Middle School Open House (Grades 6 - 8)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

WIWS teacher Angela Lindstrom will be speaking at this event:  "The Global Citizen:  How Waldorf Education Cultivates the Conscious Individual & Creates a Better World!"

After the presentation, view our Middle School classrooms, student work, and ask your questions of our teachers!

View Flier HERE


Early Childhood Open House
Thursday, February 16, 2012
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.



View our Butterfly, Sunflower and Golden Forest Early Childhood rooms. Meet our EC teachers, and experience a bit of the wonder of early childhood in a Waldorf classroom through stories, handwork and more!

View Flier HERE

Michaelmas!

Adult Study Events:

Tuesday, September 27th
4 - 6 p.m.
View/discuss the film, "One Man, One Cow, One Planet"

Thursday, September 29th
Biodynamic Preparation Event

View flier for the Adult Study offerings HERE


The Festival is Celebrated
on Thursday,
September 29, 2011
Beginning at 4:30
 
This much beloved community festival features a pageant of shooting stars, gnomes, happy villagers and, of course, the Michaelmas Dragon! (Parents of very young children should be apprised that the dragon "eats" a villager, who is, later, fully restored...Please make your own decision about the appropriateness of your attendance and the sensitivities of your child to the dragon, the drums, etc.)

Michaelmas is, ultimately, a festival of Courage wherein we look to our own hearts and lives to face our own "dragons" and, with the aid of Archangel Michael, transform that which hinders to that which serves our own and humanity's highest good. There will be a community feast following the pageant.

View Flier HERE


Children's Holiday Workshop




Saturday, December 3, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Join us for this year's Holiday Workshop extravaganza! There will be crafts for children of all ages, music, food and more. This is a time-honored day of holiday fun for the whole family! View Flier HERE.




MayFaire!

Sunday, May 6, 2012
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
(Exact times subject to change)

Please come to our lovely woodland campus and celebrate Spring! MayFaire is a festival day of rebirth and renewal, a time for singing, festooning the world with flowers. There are crafts and activities for the whole family, songs, food and, of course, the MayPole!

The 7 Hallmarks of Child-Raising

An Adult Education Evening
With Waldorf Educator Karen Benson

Monday, October 17th
7:00 p.m.

Part of a lecture series over the course of the 2011-12 school year entitled "It's Never Too Early to Prepare for Adolescence."  This first lecture in the series addresses Rhythm, Sleep, Meals, Safety, Play, Family Life and Friends in the life of growing children.

View Flier HERE


The Power of Pictures:  Navigating The Transition From Early Childhood To & Through the Grades

An Evening With Anthroposophical Physician & Educator Johanna Steegmans

Wednesday,November 9th
6:30 p.m.
~Provided as part of our Grade School Open House event~

Throughout the years of Early Childhood, children need to incorporate a vast compendium of archetypes--cultural, ancestral and personal. On this journey to own this unconscious part of the psyche, children encounter the living pictures of deeply seated fears and anxieties. Just like Max in the book, "Where the Wild Things Are," our children meet these archetypes and act them out in daily life.

In the Grade School years, the stories of the psyche's journey become more accessible. What used to be the terrors of the night are now mere "Heffalumps" and "Woozles." The Wild Things become recognizable and more manageable as they show the archetypal soul nature of the temperaments.

This evening's talk will explore how we can understand and use pictures to help our children navigate the enchanted terrain of "The Hundred Acre Woods" without getting stuck in the grey mood of Eeyore, nor lost to the unstoppable bouncing of Tigger. Understanding the power of pictures will help us to choose healthy ones over those that cause us to lose our freedom of imagination.

The Nine-Year Change:  Understanding Your Child's Early Preview of Adolescence!"

Monday, January 9th  (POSTPONED:  NEW DATE TBA)
6:30 p.m.

Spend an evening with the always-illuminating Johanna Steegmans. A long-time Waldorf educator, Anthroposophical physician and founder of the Sound Circle Center in Seattle, Wa, Johanna brings warmth and deep understanding for the unfolding, growing child. This is a "must-attend" event for parents of children in the early grades.

View flier HERE


Social Inclusion & the New
Rites of Passage:
Addressing Isolation, Teasing & Bullying

Tuesday, January 17th
7:00 p.m.
at the South Whidbey High School Auditorium
(5675 South Maxwelton road)

Tickets are $10 Adults/$5 Youth at the door;
no one turned away for lack of funds.

~We are excited to bring Kim John Payne to Whidbey Island Waldorf School to present his seminal work on Social Inclusion to our parent body and greater community. Simply stated, Social Inclusion is a way to reduce and resolve bullying, teasing and related behaviors. WIWS is embarking upon a three-year internal series of examination, training and work around this topic. This public lecture kicks off WIWS' Social Inclusion work.

View flier HERE


Rites of Passage: 
Rituals & Responsibilities

An Adult Education Evening
With Waldorf Educator Karen Benson

Tuesday, January 31st
7:00 p.m.


This second part of the series, "It's Never Too Early to Prepare for Adolescence" address the"normal" rites of passage in the young life we know as rituals (celebrations, activities, freedom) and responsibilities (chores, volunteer and paid work). Explore ways to prepare for these milestones and markers in the context of child development and family life.

View Flier HERE

Music the Waldorf Way

Monday, February 27th
7:00 p.m.


Join WIWS Music Teacher Frances Kenney for an evening of instruction and song. Step into the world of our students and experience how music is explored through our curriculum.

View Flier HERE








WIWS Faculty & Friends
Benefit Music Concert

Sunday, March 4th, 2012
3:00 p.m.
at Langley United Methodist Church

$15 Adults, $5 Students 18 & younger;
Childcare on-site for wee ones!
Light reception to follow.

















Join us for an exciting program of classical music, featuring WIWS Faculty Frances Kenney, Talia Toni Marcus, Dyanne Harshmann and Sheila Weidendorf; WIWS parent Ken Stephens and alumni parent Chris Harsmann; with special friends Melanie Lowey, Rob Prosch, Ambria Prosch and Dianne Vars.

Enjoy works by Hindemith, Faure, Ibert, Schubert, Vivaldi, Mozart and more. We promise you an extraordinary program!
All proceeds donated to WIWS.

View Flier & Program HERE

~All events will be presented here on our campus unless otherwise noted~