It is truly an amazing age we live in when our twelve and thirteen year-olds can experience what it was like to ply the seas in a hundred year-old sailing vessel!

The seventh grade had the great fortune to spend three September days aboard The Adventuress, a teaching ship operated out of Port Townsend, Washington, at the start of the new school year. The trip was not a typical one, but neither are Cedarwood’s seventh graders typical students.

The Art Hall at Cedarwood Waldorf School

While 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.

Why Michaelmas?

In 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.

Reuse and Make New!

In 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.

Parenting, TutorialSilvia SantanaSeptember 27, 2019Cedarwood Waldorf Schoolcraft, recyle, handwork, handmade, tutorial, diy, felting, felt, wool, recycle, reuse

Bringing Michaelmas Home

In 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.

Rhythm: Supporting our Littlest Ones through Back-to-School Time

Rhythm needn’t be complicated; the simple gesture of sharing a meal at the end of the day, lighting a candle and reflecting on all the day held for your family, provides a beautiful anchor for children trying to keep pace with a busy day.

Cyber Civics: Digital Citizenship in a Global Community

In 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.

100 Years of Waldorf!

On September 19, 2019, Waldorf education celebrates 100 years. Across the globe, Waldorf schools are engaging in creative, social and environmental actions.

Announcements, Community EventsChelsea Slaven-DavisSeptember 19, 2019waldorf100, waldorf, waldorf education

Always a Time for Everything

The early childhood program of Cedarwood Waldorf school is a place where there is always a time for everything and life flows at gentle hum.

Why World Languages are Integral to Waldorf Education

At Cedarwood, we facilitate discovery rather than filling our students' heads with book knowledge that is often detached from real meaning and not grounded in direct experience.

LanguagesMichelle JarvisMay 5, 2019

Middle School at Cedarwood: The Age of Discovery

At Cedarwood, we facilitate discovery rather than filling our students' heads with book knowledge that is often detached from real meaning and not grounded in direct experience.

Middle SchoolPeter HayesMarch 14, 2019

Inside Cedarwood

It is truly an amazing age we live in when our twelve and thirteen year-olds can experience what it was like to ply the seas in a hundred year-old sailing vessel!

While 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.

In Waldorf schools, we are often asked, “What do we do about screen time? Social media? Cell phones?”

In Waldorf schools, we are often asked, “What do we do about screen time? Social media? Cell phones?”

In Waldorf schools, we are often asked, “What do we do about screen time? Social media? Cell phones?”

In Waldorf schools, we are often asked, “What do we do about screen time? Social media? Cell phones?”

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