Movement in Education
Walk through the halls or step onto the playground at Gathering Waters Charter School, and you'll quickly notice something: the children are moving!
Integrating Science and Art
In the seventh grade physics block, students explore the concept of acoustics. One of the key experiments involves a monochord, a long, hollow wooden box with a violin string…
Head, Heart, and Hands: The Threefold Nature of Learning in Waldorf Education
In Waldorf education, learning is not confined to the intellect alone. Instead, it is a holistic experience that engages the whole human being—head, heart, and hands.
Everyone is a Musician!
The holiday season is always filled with music, everywhere you go—from Bing Crosby to Mariah Carey to Benjamin Britten. No matter our tastes, music helps us tap into moods and feelings…
The Class Play
At Gathering Waters, drama and theater are an integral part of our Waldorf curriculum, with students from first grade through high school participating in a class play each year.
The Importance of Rhythm
For our students, we know that consistency and rhythm are the foundations for a healthy relationship with the world around them. Children are carried along by the rhythms of the world…
Why the Practical Arts Are So Central to Waldorf Education
The answer lies in the purposeful design of the Waldorf handwork and practical arts curriculum, which follows the developmental stages of the child through 12th grade.