February 29th, 2020 | School Talent Show & Potluck Dinner

Our School Talent Show & Potluck Dinner has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 29th!

We invite you to come see our students perform a variety of acts using musical instruments, dance, and singing. Parents and students who are interested in performing should contact Ms. Garzon at yeletzy.garzon@gmail.com. Deadline to register is Saturday, February 15th.

We will also be having a Potluck Dinner before the show. The Gunst and Paul-Hus families have generously offered rice, beans and chicken for the event, but we need parent volunteers to help set up and clean up, as well as donate refreshments, salads and desserts. Please sign up at the Sign-Up Genius at the button below.

The Talent Show will take place on Saturday, February 29th from 6-8:30pm and will be held at the Early Childhood Campus. We look forward to seeing you there!

WHAT: 2020 Talent Show & Potluck Dinner
WHEN: Saturday, February 29, 6-8:30pm
WHERE: Early Childhood Campus
COST: $10 per person (includes dinner!)

Feb. 11th - 12th, 2021 | No School Parent/Teacher Conferences

There will be no school the week of February 11-12th due to Parent/Teacher Conferences.  Teachers will meet with parents of each child to go over what each child is learning and give a personalized review of how the child is doing in class. It is a great time to get some insight on your child's progress and ask questions! We ask children not attend this meeting. Reminder to please contact your teacher to sign up, if you haven't already.

There will be no school to allow teachers to schedule these one-on-one meetings with parents. 

Feb. 13th & 14th, 2020 | 5th Grade Play "The Light of Isis and Osiris"

Next week, the 5th grade will be performing their play, "The Light of Isis and Osiris." Parents are invited to attend!

• Thursday, February 13th, 12:15pm- 1pm 

• Friday, February 14th, 2:15pm-3pm

Please arrive early and park in the back of the Connected Life Christian Church in order to leave parking spaces for regular dismissal traffic. 

February 8th & 9th, 2020 | Parent Education: "A Personal Biography Course" with Jennifer Brooks Quinn

Join Waldorf Educator, Jennifer Brooks Quinn, for a "Personal Biography Course" on Saturday, February 8th and Sunday, February 9th! Through enlivening conversation and artistic exercises that reflect on your life story, you can find patterns and threads that guide you to uncover or rediscover the intentions and meaning of your life.

These insights allow you to recognize yourself as the author of your own story, giving you the power to more mindfully shape its path into the future.

WHAT: A Personal Biography Course with Jennifer Brooks Quinn
WHEN: February 8th from 9:30am - 5pm & February 9th from 9am -1pm
WHERE: Grades Campus
COST: $150 

Ms. Quinn has generously offered this training as a discounted rate to our school, as this training usually is about $300 per person. We are so blessed to have her share with our community.

Now offering Childcare!
For parents who need childcare, we have a teacher from Brazil, Dani Pizatto, who is a Waldorf Early Childhood and Grades Teacher, who will be providing Child Care during the Biography Workshop. Please contact Virginia Jansta 586-873-4967 or Siliva Carabias 719-644-2534 if you would like to sign up for Childcare. In effort to make this affordable, childcare is by donation. Suggested donation is $20 per day, per child.


ABOUT JENNIFER BROOKS QUINN

Jennifer Brooks Quinn is a counselor, adult educator and Waldorf high school teacher with a private counseling and consulting practice. She has over 25 years of experience using an anthroposophical approach in helping individuals, couples, groups, and organizations. In addition to her extensive work in Waldorf education and anthroposophical studies, she has also completed trainings in biography counseling and psychosynthesis. She has been the Director and a Faculty member of Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy in Spring Valley, NY and Brooklyn, NY. Learn more about Jennifer Brooks Quinn here.

http://www.jenniferbrooksquinn.com/

If you have questions about this event, please contact Virginia Jansta 586-873-4967 or Siliva Carabias 719-644-2534.

November 1st, 2019 | Dia de los Muertos Celebration

As part of the Spanish curriculum, Señora Garzon, Señora Villalobos, and Señora Sampedro will lead the children in a short assembly introducing the Mexican celebration of “Día de Los Muertos” or Day of the Dead on Friday, November 1st at 9 am, please come and enjoy the children’s songs and poetry in honor to our loved ones.

More than 500 years ago, when Spanish conquistadors landed in what is now Mexico, they encountered the native people celebrating a ritual that honored the dead. It had been practiced for at least 3000 years. Originally celebrated by the Aztec for a full month, Spanish priests co-opted and moved it to the Feast of All Souls, November 1. That date had been established when Roman priests adopted Samhain, the November 1 celebration of the dead by the Celtic peoples of Britain and Gaul – giving rise to All Souls and Halloween.

While the celebration of All Souls can be a sad occasion in many countries, in Mexico, it is a joyous remembrance of the departed. Unlike the Spaniards, who viewed death as the end of life, the Aztec and other Meso-American peoples viewed death as a continuation of life. Life was a dream, and only in death did they become truly awake.

In Mexico, people visit the cemetery and decorate the gravesite with marigold flowers and candles. They bring toys for the children. They sit on picnic blankets and eat the favorite foods of their loved ones.

Your children are invited to bring a photo or memento on a frame of a loved one who has died. Please bring these by Wednesday, October 23rd, and ask your children to give them to their class teacher. They will be displayed along with flowers on our Altar. In Spanish classes, they’ll have stories, make masks, paper flowers, and perforated paper decorations, all according to their ages and similarly to how this is done in Mexico.

Parents are welcome to visit the altar after school hours or on Mondays after drop off at 9:00 am. The Altar will be on display until the first week of November.

Please email any questions to Señora Garzon at yeletzy.garzon@gmail.com.