Aloha e ka ‘ohana o Haleakalā Waldorf School, The fires that tore across Maui the night of Tuesday, August 8, were devastating. You have all seen footage of the fires that burned the historic town of Lahaina to the ground, but the very same night fires were also raging in Kula close to where I
We are thrilled to share that over the summer, 8th grader Francis Connor-Schmid participated in the USA 14U Baseball Championship (NTIS)! Francis has been playing baseball for over three years, and currently plays with Rip City in Dalton, MA, and Cage Heat in Hudson. At the encouragement of one of his coaches, he tried out
Thank you to families and community members who joined us on June 9 and 10 for our end-of-year ceremonies at Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School to celebrate our students! In particular, our Senior Class and 8th Grade students were honored as they each came to the threshold of a new stage of their educational journeys.
Special thanks to Vanessa Valdez, High School Science Teacher, for sharing these reflections on her first the Senior Inner Graduation, the 8th Grade Celebration, and the Class of 2023 Commencement.
What is our relationship with the earth, climate chaos, the extinction of species, the acidification of the ocean, or the suffering of humanity? How do our microcosmic actions influence macrocosmic realities? The answers to these questions relate to the state of our planet, and also our inner state of health. The Net Positive work at Hawthorne Valley is dedicated to societal transformations, the individual, and community.
Thank you to all of the families, parents, teachers, alumni, and community members that came to support the May Day Festival on Saturday, May 6th as congratulations to the 8th Grade Class for completing their Service Projects!
Join Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School (HVS) and Jan Goeschel for “Education for the 21st Century: Creating Resonant Spaces for Embodied Learning.” Jan will address how we can create an education that addresses the needs of today, what kind of inner development is needed so that we can be effective in social and cultural transformation, and more.
The senior class returned from their Global Works trip to the Andalusia region of Spain. For several days everyone lived with and volunteered in the community Fundación Escuela de Solidaridad outside of Granada, learning about their Camphill-like social therapy approach and enjoying their warmth and appreciation.
Throughout the year, Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School creates festivals so that our students might become encouraged to wake up, to join together, and to celebrate our shared journey with nature. By strengthening our relationship with the Earth we will better find each other.
Students found some lovely wildflowers at Fire Pond and admired them from afar; the children spotted a big bullfrog and a tiny little baby painted turtle. The joy in their voices as they stood and admired the natural wonder through their class curriculum—this is what fills our hearts as teachers!
Spring invites us to open our eyes to the gift of renewal. Rachel Carson said that, “One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?”
