Spiral of Light

QUIET Confidence, Light, REFLECTION 

Celebrated by Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School Grades. 

This is a celebration of quiet confidence, of carrying light in darkness, of sharing that light with others. During the Spiral of Light festival, we sit in silence in a darkened room, listening

to soft songs by a single as a single candle is lit in the center of a spiral of evergreen boughs, a symbol of life amidst the dead of winter. Then, as quiet music plays, each child, in turn, takes an candle already placed in an apple, into the center of that spiral and lights it, then places the apple with the lit candle along the path on the way out of the spiral. The lights brighten the path for those who come after. Each child walks alone, at his or her own pace, in his or her own way. 

Symbolism: Spiral. Nature. Beeswax Candles. Pinecones. Evergreen trees. Apples.

Associate member of Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)

Proud member of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN)

Waldorf School of Palm Beach welcomes students of any race, religion, color, nationality, or ethnicity. It does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, or any of the aforementioned descriptors, and fairly administers all policies and programs. 

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