An interview with Pierre Laurent on the new film #KidsonTech by Kora Feder | WSP Writer We all know how challenging it can be to limit our children (and honestly, ourselves) from overusing technology. #KidsOnTech, a new documentary film co-produced by WSP’s very own...
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Welcome Our New Pedagogical Administrator for Early Childhood – Grade 8!
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Ami C Evergreen, our new Pedagogical Administrator for Early Childhood - Grade 8. Born in Castro Valley and raised in Los Angeles, Ami was always on stilts, a pogo stick, or...
Executive Functioning and Waldorf Education
Admissions Director Ashley Brickeen reflects on Dr. Adele Diamond’s Common Ground talk on “The Essentials of Executive Functioning – Building the Skills to Flourish” and offers her thoughts on how Waldorf education supports the development of the four categories of executive function skills.
Step into 7th Grade Chemistry
by Cathy Waheed | Class Teacher In their chemistry main lesson block this month, seventh grade students made a purple cabbage indicator which was used to test acids and bases. The purple pigment, anthocyanin, in purple cabbage acts as the indicator. The photo shows...
Foodraiser: This is What Learning Looks Like
This past Sunday, amid a torrential downpour and high winds, the 11th grade (along with some magical helpers) fed 50 people a seven-course dinner and raised some serious funds for the Food Justice Initiative. What started as a dream and seed project in their tenth grade Research Methods Class is slowly but surely becoming a reality.
Together Again: September Update from our Pedagogical Administrative Team
by Pedagogical Administration Team This year our senior class selected the theme of togetherness to open the new school year for the high school, and we have taken up their inspiration to bring togetherness to all that we plan and create together as an entire school...
Fifth Grade Students Visit Covelo Live Power Farm
by Suman Desai | Fifth Grade Class Teacher Fifth grade students recently spent the week at Live Power Farm in Covelo. This trip is normally taken in third grade, but COVID pushed it out by a year and they ended up taking this much awaited trip in fifth grade. The...
Fourth Grade Forges On
by Catherine Dwyer | Fourth Grade Class Teacher Grade four is exploring the Norse myths for their first block. In support of this learning and to prepare for Michaelmas, the class has been going on field trips with me every Friday this month to the Mountain View...
12th Grade Economics
by Marina Budrys | HS Faculty This year the 12th grade is opening in toto Coffee Collective. Yep that’s right. We are starting a business. The Economics Main Lesson serves as an entry point for students to start to consider their relationship to materials and the...
New Kindergarten Play Space Transformation
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator When the need arose this summer to create a larger outdoor play space for our kindergarten classes, WSP Substitute Gardening Teacher, and WSP alumnus (class of 2012), Sebastian Langen rose to the occasion. He designed and...
Kids, Tech, & Tension
An interview with Pierre Laurent on the new film #KidsonTech by Kora Feder | WSP Writer We all know how challenging it can be to limit our children (and honestly, ourselves) from overusing technology. #KidsOnTech, a new documentary film co-produced by WSP’s very own...
Welcome Our New Pedagogical Administrator for Early Childhood – Grade 8!
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Ami C Evergreen, our new Pedagogical Administrator for Early Childhood - Grade 8. Born in Castro Valley and raised in Los Angeles, Ami was always on stilts, a pogo stick, or...
Executive Functioning and Waldorf Education
Admissions Director Ashley Brickeen reflects on Dr. Adele Diamond’s Common Ground talk on “The Essentials of Executive Functioning – Building the Skills to Flourish” and offers her thoughts on how Waldorf education supports the development of the four categories of executive function skills.
Step into 7th Grade Chemistry
by Cathy Waheed | Class Teacher In their chemistry main lesson block this month, seventh grade students made a purple cabbage indicator which was used to test acids and bases. The purple pigment, anthocyanin, in purple cabbage acts as the indicator. The photo shows...
Foodraiser: This is What Learning Looks Like
This past Sunday, amid a torrential downpour and high winds, the 11th grade (along with some magical helpers) fed 50 people a seven-course dinner and raised some serious funds for the Food Justice Initiative. What started as a dream and seed project in their tenth grade Research Methods Class is slowly but surely becoming a reality.
Together Again: September Update from our Pedagogical Administrative Team
by Pedagogical Administration Team This year our senior class selected the theme of togetherness to open the new school year for the high school, and we have taken up their inspiration to bring togetherness to all that we plan and create together as an entire school...
Fifth Grade Students Visit Covelo Live Power Farm
by Suman Desai | Fifth Grade Class Teacher Fifth grade students recently spent the week at Live Power Farm in Covelo. This trip is normally taken in third grade, but COVID pushed it out by a year and they ended up taking this much awaited trip in fifth grade. The...
Fourth Grade Forges On
by Catherine Dwyer | Fourth Grade Class Teacher Grade four is exploring the Norse myths for their first block. In support of this learning and to prepare for Michaelmas, the class has been going on field trips with me every Friday this month to the Mountain View...
12th Grade Economics
by Marina Budrys | HS Faculty This year the 12th grade is opening in toto Coffee Collective. Yep that’s right. We are starting a business. The Economics Main Lesson serves as an entry point for students to start to consider their relationship to materials and the...
New Kindergarten Play Space Transformation
by Melanie Ingler | Communications Coordinator When the need arose this summer to create a larger outdoor play space for our kindergarten classes, WSP Substitute Gardening Teacher, and WSP alumnus (class of 2012), Sebastian Langen rose to the occasion. He designed and...