The annual Hawthorne Valley School May day and Spring Fair will have yummy food, children’s games, the May Pole Dance, live music, and more! Keep an eye out in the future for more details as the event gets closer.
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Winter Concert
Please join us for our Winter Concert in celebration of our student musicians. More details to come.
PTA Coffee Hour
Parents, faculty, and staff are warmly invited to join us in the Teaching Kitchen on the first Thursday of each month for our PTA Coffee Hour from 8:15-9:30am. Enjoy refreshments, conversation on Waldorf Education, and building community with your fellow parents. In October, we have a special guest – Mariola Strahlberg, a holistic practitioner –
Yuletide Fair
Join us on Saturday, December 7 from 10am-4pm for our seasonal favorite–the Yuletide Fair! Enjoy treats and warm beverages at the Cozy Cafe, take in a puppet show by The Magical Puppetree, create a winter centerpiece in the Nature Craft Room, check out the entries in our beloved Gingerbread House Contest, shop the stands of
PTA Monthly Meeting: The Power of Home Life
Please join us on Wednesday, October 16 at 7pm for our Monthly PTA Meeting. As part of our Parent Education presentations offered at PTA meetings, Anna Harris, Therapeutic Support Coordinator, will speak to the concept of the 7 Life Processes which Rudolf Steiner addressed as fundamental in understanding child and human development. The social and
PTA Monthly Meeting: The Anxious Generation Community Conversation
Please join us on Wednesday, September 18 at 7pm for a conversation around our 2024 Community Read: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt. This community conversation will relate to themes in the book concerning critical challenges facing children these days. Some key findings
Craft Workshop: Beginning Knitting
Join HVS Handwork teacher Caroline O’Neill for an intro into the art of knitting. Participants will learn the knit stitch and possibly the purl stitch depending on their progress. This handwork is a great way to work on fine motor skills and build up strength in your hands. Yarn and knitting needles will be provided.
Winter Recess
School is closed for winter break. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 7th.
First Day of School & Flower Ceremony
We welcome Lower, Middle, and High School students back for the 2024-25 academic year! The community is invited to join us at 8:30am under the school pavilion for our Flower Ceremony as the Class of 2025 welcomes our First Graders into the grades.
Massimo Hamilton ’20 & Elizabeth Frishkoff ’86 receive 2024 Henriette Reiss Award
Massimo Hamilton, Class of 2020, of Germantown and Elizabeth Frishkoff, Class of 1986, of Ghent, will each receive this year’s Henriette Reiss Award for Artistic Endeavor for their illustrations of books on fishing and food and the Abenaki language, respectively. This award is given annually to current or former Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School (HVS) graduates