I’m here to tell you why you should mark that evening on your calendar IN PEN and set an alert on your phone. It all comes down to three little reasons why you should attend Journey Through the Grades.
Read MoreThank you for helping us make magic at Winter Faire!
Read MoreThis year, we brought the light of our Martinmas Lantern Walk to our very own Lair Hill neighborhood.
Read MoreIn the Community Study Group, parents, grandparents, and friends have sat together and thought on the children, our own lives (past, present, and future), on education, and aspects of being human in today’s world and more.
The space we weave with our own thoughts and interests in each other leaves us feeling more connected and ready to start our week.
Read MoreThe darkness is actually an invitation for each individual to find and shine their personal light. One by one, as the small lights are offered from each person gathered as a community at the Winter Spiral, we create a starry heaven on earth.
The answers to these questions shift as the children get older, and by middle school, exploring possible answers may best be done by the students themselves.
Read MoreIt took courage to start the first Waldorf school 100 years ago, and it takes courage to continue to build on this legacy around the world. Cedarwood is pleased to participate in this worldwide celebration and to open doors of its Art Hall to the greater Portland community.
Read MoreThis community soup is nourishing, flavorful, vegan & gluten-free, and simple to make (we’re busy working parents, too!).
Read MoreAs we stand at the gates of winter, looking into the dark and despair of coming days, we are reminded of St. Martin and the warmth and hope of his story.
Read MoreIn honor of Cedarwood’s upcoming celebration of Diwali, several community members share sweet recipes to mark the festival!
Read MoreSo many cultures celebrate holidays and festivals with similar gestures at the same time of year. Why is this?
It is because, no matter our culture, religion, ethnicity, gender, race, etc., we are all living in relation to the seasons and the cycle of the year. Like Michaelmas, Martinmas, and the Lantern Walk, Diwali calls on us to celebrate and cultivate our inner light to bring with us through the darkness of winter.
Read MoreWhile still one of the youngest Waldorf schools in the country, Cedarwood already enjoys a well-deserved national reputation for offering a most innovative Waldorf education to its students, both inspiring and supported by its vibrant community of parents, faculty, staff, and children.
Consistent with this tradition for innovation — and its broader mission to bring other Waldorf-inspired initiatives to the greater Portland community — the school has opened its space to host The Art Hall, a gallery designed to showcase art inspired by anthroposophy, the initiative that gave rise to Waldorf education.
Read MoreIn Waldorf schools, we are often asked, “What do we do about screen time? Social media? Cell phones?”
The answers to these questions shift as the children get older, and by middle school, exploring possible answers may best be done by the students themselves.
Read MoreIn Waldorf schools, we are often asked, “What do we do about screen time? Social media? Cell phones?”
The answers to these questions shift as the children get older, and by middle school, exploring possible answers may best be done by the students themselves.
Read MoreOn September 19, 2019, Waldorf education celebrates 100 years. Across the globe, Waldorf schools are engaging in creative, social and environmental actions.
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