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

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

Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School students prepare for a traditional May Day dance.

Join us on Saturday, May 3 for our May Day Celebration & Spring Fair to celebrate the season! Traditional May Pole dancing will start at 10am, followed by unique children’s activities (like Pillow Jousting and the Dragon Run!), delicious food, live music, select vendors, and more! Advanced Activity Passes & Puppet Show Tickets Advanced Activity Passes* are

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

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