Early childhood through grade 12

Hawthorne Valley Association

Yuletide Fair 2024

children at the nature craft table

Join us on Saturday, December 7, from 10am-3pm for our seasonal favorite–the Yuletide Fair! Enjoy treats and warm beverages at the Cozy Cafe, take in a puppet show by The Magical Puppet Tree, create a winter centerpiece in the Nature Craft Room, check out the entries in our beloved Gingerbread House Contest, shop the stands

Reflections on Martinmas

lanterns glowing in the night

Verse for AmericaMay our feeling penetrateInto the center of our heart,And seek, in love, to unite itselfWith the human beings seeking the same goal,With the spirit beings who, bearing grace,Strengthening us from realms of lightAnd illuminating our love,Are gazing down uponOur earnest, heart-felt striving.~ Rudolf Steiner In these confusing and uncertain times, it can be

Donate to HVS’s Online Silent Auction

There’s less than a month left before the launch of Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School’s Online Silent Auction! Donations have been coming in, and we are very excited to have items from Stella Metzner Reiki, HudsonRiver Tattoo, Ed Herrington’s Inc, Local 111, Guido’s, Yummy Kitchen, The People’s Pub, Harney & Sons Tea, Flowerkraut, and six jars

Glimmer Lantern Contest

Martinmas lanterns

All community members are invited to create an entry for Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School’s Glimmer Lantern Contest! Help us to light the pathways that children will walk at our Spindlewood and Martinmas Lantern Festivals this year by creating a lantern! Details First and Second place prizes will be awarded to the winning entries based on beauty,

Call for donations to the Yuletide Silent Auction

Selection of 2022 Yuletide Fair auction items

The Silent Auction Committee is now accepting donations for this year’s online Silent Auction, which will run from November 18-December 3. Typical donations in previous years have been handcrafted items, gift certificates, experiences, vacation home stays, gift baskets, wellness products and services, and so much more. You can take a look at last year’s auction