by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator Leona joined WSP this fall as our Middle and High School Athletics Director. She has a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Pacific Union College and is currently completing graduate studies in Sports Management...
News
Posts by month
Tags
Practice Tips for Music Students
by Leah Lader | Music Teacher Welcome to the beginning of the school year, the perfect time to introduce, re-introduce, or solidify a practice routine with your musician at home! Consistency is key: a consistent practice routine increases musical fluency and builds...
Anvils Go Mobile
by Phil Dwyer| MS & HS Earth Arts Teacher Setting up for high school blacksmithing classes, although still a hefty chore, is rolling along with a bit more ease this year as the anvil stands were upgraded this summer. A number of "stumps" were crafted at varying...
Waste of Time
by Marina Budrys | HS Teacher This year, the 12th Grade Economics Main Lesson became an Economics AND Environmental Studies Main Lesson. Seniors are ready to be challenged to think about problems and propose solutions from two distinct fields. The field trip to...
Five Things You Can Do to Support Your Student to Successfully Navigate the School Year
by Ramona Budrys | Class Teacher Perhaps you are wondering how to support your student to successfully navigate the school year. What best practices can contribute to the students’ well-being so that they are fully present to be able to learn? We have five practical...
Rankings: What Are They Good For? Absolutely (well, mostly) Nothing.
by Kevin Krasnow | Director of College Counseling A little over a week ago, the U.S. News & World Report released their annual rankings of colleges and universities. Before long, I was receiving texts and emails from family, friends, and colleagues in higher...
October 4th – A Day Without Driving
by Bayaan Mengerink | WSP Alum Hello, I'm a former WSP student and current Fordham University College Student. I am reaching out to share an event I've organized for the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition - A Day Without Driving! A Day Without Driving will take place...
Why Does a Waldorf Class Teacher Traditionally Stay with their Class in Grades One through Eight?
by Catherine Dwyer | WSP Class Teacher Years ago when I first taught elementary school, before I met Waldorf education, every year I would have a new group of students and I would spend the first few months getting to know them as they got to know me. As the months...
The Fit Factor: Finding the Right College
by Kevin Krasnow | Director of College Counseling “It’s not where you go, it’s what you do there.” This is the advice of Dr. Denise Pope, Senior Lecturer at Stanford University and co-founder of Challenge Success, a non-profit affiliated with the Stanford University...
15 Tech Alternatives for Winter Break
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator A new study published in the JAMA Pediatrics suggests yet one more reason to manage tech at home. “Tempting as it may be to hand them a smartphone or turn on the TV as a default response, soothing with digital devices may...
Meet Our New Athletic Director: Leona Rexhepi
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator Leona joined WSP this fall as our Middle and High School Athletics Director. She has a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Pacific Union College and is currently completing graduate studies in Sports Management...
Practice Tips for Music Students
by Leah Lader | Music Teacher Welcome to the beginning of the school year, the perfect time to introduce, re-introduce, or solidify a practice routine with your musician at home! Consistency is key: a consistent practice routine increases musical fluency and builds...
Anvils Go Mobile
by Phil Dwyer| MS & HS Earth Arts Teacher Setting up for high school blacksmithing classes, although still a hefty chore, is rolling along with a bit more ease this year as the anvil stands were upgraded this summer. A number of "stumps" were crafted at varying...
Waste of Time
by Marina Budrys | HS Teacher This year, the 12th Grade Economics Main Lesson became an Economics AND Environmental Studies Main Lesson. Seniors are ready to be challenged to think about problems and propose solutions from two distinct fields. The field trip to...
Five Things You Can Do to Support Your Student to Successfully Navigate the School Year
by Ramona Budrys | Class Teacher Perhaps you are wondering how to support your student to successfully navigate the school year. What best practices can contribute to the students’ well-being so that they are fully present to be able to learn? We have five practical...
Rankings: What Are They Good For? Absolutely (well, mostly) Nothing.
by Kevin Krasnow | Director of College Counseling A little over a week ago, the U.S. News & World Report released their annual rankings of colleges and universities. Before long, I was receiving texts and emails from family, friends, and colleagues in higher...
October 4th – A Day Without Driving
by Bayaan Mengerink | WSP Alum Hello, I'm a former WSP student and current Fordham University College Student. I am reaching out to share an event I've organized for the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition - A Day Without Driving! A Day Without Driving will take place...
Why Does a Waldorf Class Teacher Traditionally Stay with their Class in Grades One through Eight?
by Catherine Dwyer | WSP Class Teacher Years ago when I first taught elementary school, before I met Waldorf education, every year I would have a new group of students and I would spend the first few months getting to know them as they got to know me. As the months...
The Fit Factor: Finding the Right College
by Kevin Krasnow | Director of College Counseling “It’s not where you go, it’s what you do there.” This is the advice of Dr. Denise Pope, Senior Lecturer at Stanford University and co-founder of Challenge Success, a non-profit affiliated with the Stanford University...
15 Tech Alternatives for Winter Break
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator A new study published in the JAMA Pediatrics suggests yet one more reason to manage tech at home. “Tempting as it may be to hand them a smartphone or turn on the TV as a default response, soothing with digital devices may...