by Dylan Lee | WSP Class of 2023 Experiential Interdisciplinary Week (better known as EI Week) is a week-long engaged learning process in which high school students at WSP “learn by doing”. The planning of EI Week starts in winter when high school faculty and students...
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Meet Coach Sarah
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator Coach Sarah Triolo comes to WSP with a background in kinesiology, fitness, sports nutrition, and enjoys working with people who are struggling with health issues. We are so excited that Coach Sarah has expanded her...
WSP’s Roots and Branches in Full Bloom on GrandFriends’ Day
by Marina Budrys | HS Faculty and GrandFriends’ Day Event Coordinator On the night before the Los Altos campus GrandFriends Day, I woke up many times. I’m no diagnosed insomniac but I definitely struggle to sleep when big events or new responsibilities are on the...
3 Surprising Things about WSP’s FIRST® Robotics Tournament
by Christine McQuade Hsu | Advancement Director WSP hosted a FIRST® Tech Robotics Qualifying Tournament on the Mountain View campus earlier this month. The STEM group that convenes the event is named First—but the event was a first in other ways, too: until now, WSP...
WSP Hosts FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Tournament
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator 16 local schools competed in a FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournament at our beautiful campus in Mountain View earlier this month. For many teams, this was one of the first in-person competitions since the start of...
Lunar New Year Then and Now
An interview with WSP Parent and Early Childhood Assistant, Yixin Zhang by Christine McQuade-Hsu | Advancement Director How did you celebrate the Lunar New Year when you were growing up? I was born in China and grew up in China. Although we have many festivals,...
High School Met Gala — An Experiential Review
by Rich Armstrong | WSP Music Teacher and HS Dance DJ The High School Courtyard was magically transformed into a red-carpeted, paparazzi-infused tunnel that opened into an art gallery and dance hall. Much effort was made to give the students an amazing experience,...
Wonders of Blacksmithing
by Phil Dwyer | HS Teacher Most of what we use in our modern world can be traced back to the fires of a blacksmith’s forge. Most crafts and trades either began or evolved with the forming of hot iron under the blacksmith’s hammer. The most fundamental impact, of...
Welcome New Board Member Vikrant Batra!
Vikrant Batra is joining the WSP board as our newest trustee. He shared an enlightening conversation with alumna board member Alyssa Woodman to introduce him to the wider community. What drew you to WSP? We’ve been a part of Waldorf schools for the last eleven years....
Congraulations Walbots!
by Lea Fredrickson | HS Faculty & Walbots Sponsor On Sunday December 5th, just one day after hosting the Fairebot at the Winter Faire, the Walbots participated in their first qualifying tournament of the season. The team and their robot did very well, making it to...
EI Week: Exploring Bay Area Diversity
by Dylan Lee | WSP Class of 2023 Experiential Interdisciplinary Week (better known as EI Week) is a week-long engaged learning process in which high school students at WSP “learn by doing”. The planning of EI Week starts in winter when high school faculty and students...
Meet Coach Sarah
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator Coach Sarah Triolo comes to WSP with a background in kinesiology, fitness, sports nutrition, and enjoys working with people who are struggling with health issues. We are so excited that Coach Sarah has expanded her...
WSP’s Roots and Branches in Full Bloom on GrandFriends’ Day
by Marina Budrys | HS Faculty and GrandFriends’ Day Event Coordinator On the night before the Los Altos campus GrandFriends Day, I woke up many times. I’m no diagnosed insomniac but I definitely struggle to sleep when big events or new responsibilities are on the...
3 Surprising Things about WSP’s FIRST® Robotics Tournament
by Christine McQuade Hsu | Advancement Director WSP hosted a FIRST® Tech Robotics Qualifying Tournament on the Mountain View campus earlier this month. The STEM group that convenes the event is named First—but the event was a first in other ways, too: until now, WSP...
WSP Hosts FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Tournament
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator 16 local schools competed in a FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournament at our beautiful campus in Mountain View earlier this month. For many teams, this was one of the first in-person competitions since the start of...
Lunar New Year Then and Now
An interview with WSP Parent and Early Childhood Assistant, Yixin Zhang by Christine McQuade-Hsu | Advancement Director How did you celebrate the Lunar New Year when you were growing up? I was born in China and grew up in China. Although we have many festivals,...
High School Met Gala — An Experiential Review
by Rich Armstrong | WSP Music Teacher and HS Dance DJ The High School Courtyard was magically transformed into a red-carpeted, paparazzi-infused tunnel that opened into an art gallery and dance hall. Much effort was made to give the students an amazing experience,...
Wonders of Blacksmithing
by Phil Dwyer | HS Teacher Most of what we use in our modern world can be traced back to the fires of a blacksmith’s forge. Most crafts and trades either began or evolved with the forming of hot iron under the blacksmith’s hammer. The most fundamental impact, of...
Welcome New Board Member Vikrant Batra!
Vikrant Batra is joining the WSP board as our newest trustee. He shared an enlightening conversation with alumna board member Alyssa Woodman to introduce him to the wider community. What drew you to WSP? We’ve been a part of Waldorf schools for the last eleven years....
Congraulations Walbots!
by Lea Fredrickson | HS Faculty & Walbots Sponsor On Sunday December 5th, just one day after hosting the Fairebot at the Winter Faire, the Walbots participated in their first qualifying tournament of the season. The team and their robot did very well, making it to...