Handwork - The Handwork curriculum is broad and includes skills such as knitting, crocheting, hand sewing, embroidery, felting, paper crafts, weaving, pattern design and machine sewing. Many of the benefits of the Handwork program are obvious: hand-eye coordination; the ability to understand and follow a process from concept to completion; and the ability to focus on a project for an extended period of time, and reading a pattern, including codes and abbreviations. There are more subtle rewards that complement these obvious benefits. Design and colour choice allow for individual creative expression.
Movement/Games - Joyful and responsible movement is at the heart of Waldorf physical education. Teachers encourage age-appropriate activities in class and during recess. Activities and movement change from year to year, consistent with the development of the child. They help to build physical agility and a sense of internal rhythm while developing spatial awareness and coordination. The cognitive impacts of these activities have a lasting and positive effect on overall health and well being, as well as supporting the ability to organize and process intellectual concepts.
Music - In a Waldorf School, Music is woven through the curriculum and creates a familiar rhythmic foundation for the education of the child. Music also plays an important part in school festivals, plays, and assemblies. When students enter the Grades, in addition to singing daily with their Main Lesson teacher, students participate in Music Lessons, where their innate sense of musicality is thoughtfully cultivated through stories, games, harmony, listening, reading, and working together in a group.
Art - Painting, drawing and modeling, allows students to link deeper meaning to lesson content, builds focus and encourages creativity. Time spent on visual arts also improves fine motor skills and fuels young imaginations.
Drama - All students have parts in an annual class play based on a main lesson subject area. For every grade, the class play is an important part of the Waldorf curriculum, with roles chosen to develop each student’s innate gifts and to support curricular themes for that year. You will witness the high level of speech work that is cultivated and watch skills develop over the years.
Movement/Games - Joyful and responsible movement is at the heart of Waldorf physical education. Teachers encourage age-appropriate activities in class and during recess. Activities and movement change from year to year, consistent with the development of the child. They help to build physical agility and a sense of internal rhythm while developing spatial awareness and coordination. The cognitive impacts of these activities have a lasting and positive effect on overall health and well being, as well as supporting the ability to organize and process intellectual concepts.
Music - In a Waldorf School, Music is woven through the curriculum and creates a familiar rhythmic foundation for the education of the child. Music also plays an important part in school festivals, plays, and assemblies. When students enter the Grades, in addition to singing daily with their Main Lesson teacher, students participate in Music Lessons, where their innate sense of musicality is thoughtfully cultivated through stories, games, harmony, listening, reading, and working together in a group.
Art - Painting, drawing and modeling, allows students to link deeper meaning to lesson content, builds focus and encourages creativity. Time spent on visual arts also improves fine motor skills and fuels young imaginations.
Drama - All students have parts in an annual class play based on a main lesson subject area. For every grade, the class play is an important part of the Waldorf curriculum, with roles chosen to develop each student’s innate gifts and to support curricular themes for that year. You will witness the high level of speech work that is cultivated and watch skills develop over the years.