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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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?...
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...
by Dr. Jon Herzenberg | School Director Last Friday, the WSP faculty and administration were busy learning and training. There was time dedicated to rethinking Waldorf curriculum, and emergency preparedness, but the most significant amount of time and energy was...
by Phil Dwyer | Earth Arts Teacher The will to work. The will to persevere at discarding the superfluous. The will to develop the skills, and the will to use them diligently without interruption or distraction is a noteworthy undertaking these days…for anyone,...
