Seven years ago, Class of 2007 alumni Angus Van Beusichem partnered with Gray Ballinger to purchase a pub on the Main Street of Chatham. They re-envisioned the restaurant as The People’s Pub, and ever since, have built up a strong rapport with the community and weathered the Covid shutdown with the help of family and
To hear more stories like this and get up-to-date news and events relating to alumni, subscribe to the HVS Alumni Newsletter by clicking here. After graduating in 2007, Lailah Amstutz spent several years traveling the world and training as an artist before settling in Popoyo, Nicaragua, with her young family. She now is immersed in
The PTA invites all parents, faculty, and staff to its monthly meetings, an open and receptive place for discussion and discourse on topics of education and the overall school community. All parents and faculty are invited to join us for April’s PTA meeting next Wednesday, April 17 at 7pm in the School Library. Rachel Loshak,
September 30th is the Book Launch and Presentation by Eric Müller for his book “Why Parzival?” which was recently published by Alkion Press. The launch and presentation will be held at the Hawthorne Valley School in the Music Room at 7:00pm.
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.
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.
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.
Candlemas, Groundhog Day, Imbolc, and St. Brigid’s Day; all different names for the same day that marks the midway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Gathering during these early February days has been, and continues to be, a time to turn our attention to the seemingly invisible forces hard at work underneath the hard and frozen earth.
