Early childhood through grade 12

Hawthorne Valley Association

A Look at J-Term

This J-Term marked our fourth year of special programming with our high school students.  During the first two weeks back following our winter break, we have taken up a theme through various lenses and worked with it in class groups that transcend the usual grade divisions. In past years we have taken up topics such as

The Shepherd’s Play

The Shepherd's Play poster

Every year Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School performs The Shepherd’s Play, one of a collection of three plays written in the 16th or early 17th century by a group of German farmers who migrated to the island of Oberufer on the Danube River. They brought with them a cycle of religious plays that had been handed

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

Grade 8 Play

HVS student artwork for the taming of the shrew

Grade 8 is proud to present… The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Please join us in support of Grade 8 as they offer three public performances: Thursday, October 24, 7pm Friday, October 25, 7pm Saturday, October 26, 2pm Tickets are available in the Main Office and at the door for $5 for Kids

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,

Talk: The Gift of Neurodiversity

Part of the Hickory Program Speaker Series The course of the 20th and early 21st centuries saw a marked shift in attitudes towards individuals with disabilities, and an earnest attempt to recognize the importance of their membership in society: culturally, economically, and socially. What lessons can be applied more broadly to our own lives, that

May Day Celebration & Spring Fair 2025

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.

Winter Concert

HVS student musicians performing at the 2023 Winter Concert.

Please join us on Friday, December 13 at 6:30pm for our Winter Concert in celebration of our student musicians. The program will include music by Bartok, Bach, Copeland, Greig, Mouret, and Satie with seasonal favorites from jazz, popular, and world music traditions. Donations accepted to support our Music Program Scholarship Fund. Homemade Concessions will be

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

paper garland, a star of David and white dove hanging on a christmas tree.

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 Puppetree, create a winter centerpiece in the Nature Craft Room, check out the entries in our beloved Gingerbread House Contest, shop the stands of