by Marina Budrys | High School Faculty Member Behind S.E.L or Social Emotional Learning rests the idea that humans undergo a process of learning how to develop healthy social relationships from birth onward and that there are key elements that contribute to a...
Curriculum
The Role of Movement and Games in Grades 1 – 8
by Meeta Panicker and Liam Metzger | WSP Movement Teachers, Grades 1 - 8 Movement and games are integral to Waldorf education, harmonizing body, soul, and spirit by fostering physical coordination, spatial awareness, and self-expression. The curriculum supports...
Shaping Success: Exploring High School Physical Education with Marina Budrys and Liam Metzger
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator At WSP, we are fortunate to have two alums of our school serving as physical education teachers. Liam and Marina bring with them rich backgrounds in physical fitness and athletics, coupled with a deep passion for...
Senior Projects: Inspiring Stories of Passion and Creativity
by Kevin Krasnow | Director of College Counseling When I was organizing the senior project presentations, the last thing I expected was that we would end them dancing the night away. But that’s exactly what happened at the end of our first day of presentations! Our...
Exploring Cultures and Building Connections: Waldorf School of the Peninsula’s High School Exchange Program
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator At Waldorf School of the Peninsula, education reaches far beyond the confines of the classroom and campus. Our High School Exchange program facilitates cultural immersion, offering students transformative experiences that...
Cultivating Community: The Transformation of Our Los Altos Campus Garden
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator Amidst the hustle and bustle of Silicon Valley, the serene oasis of our beloved garden lies on our Los Altos campus. Our garden is an important part of the curriculum, as well as a community space, regularly used by our...
Alum Alyssa Woodman: Forging a Path at Tesla in Cars and AI
Interview by Nita June for School Renewal Magazine Reprinted with permission. Born in Germany, Woodman grew up in the Bay Area, and attended Waldorf School of the Peninsula (WSP) in Mountain View, California, from kindergarten through Grade 8. For high school, she...
Lessons learned from “The Village Blacksmith”
contributed by Phil Dwyer | Earth Arts Teacher "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (artwork by grade 10 students) ...Toiling,—rejoicing,—sorrowing, Onward through life he goes; Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close; Something...
Does AI make Waldorf Schools More Relevant?
by Marina Budrys | High School Humanities Teacher What is the future of education if artificial intelligence can write essays, give quick answers to whatever questions we have, and translate languages instantaneously? Is schooling, the way we know it, on its way out?...
CENTERING: An EI Week Group
by Phil Dwyer | Middle & High School Teacher AWAY straight and tall / swift and true I shoot my arrow into the center of all One week every year the high school suspends its classes for Experiential Interdisciplinary (EI) Week. It reconfigures itself during this...