by Alynn Nelson | Jan 22, 2020 | News, Parents, Waldorf Education
Perhaps your child, like mine, has been coming home singing a song about throwing the 45th President on the barbecue and flushing him down the toilet. And perhaps, your inner voice has said, “You learned that song in a Waldorf School? I signed up for...
by Malia Winn | Apr 10, 2019 | Alumni, Development, Events, News, Parents
This, past weekend, our community came out to celebrate and support PWS in style. Over 200 parents, alumni, teachers and friends from the past 35 years of Portland Waldorf School’s history attended our BLOOM Spring Gala at the Nines Hotel in downtown Portland. ...
by Malia Winn | Sep 27, 2018 | News, Parents
As our school community gets ready to celebrate Michaelmas, one of our parents, Michael Givens, was inspired to write this lyric piece which invites us all to reflect deeply on this festival and the meaning it can bring to our thoughts and actions. Heeding the Call...
by Shanti McCarter | Oct 20, 2017 | Alumni, Faculty, News, Parents
I remember when my son was in second grade and other parents in his class were so worried about reading. The students didn’t yet know how to read, and the parents wondered whether Waldorf education would actually prepare their children for success in life. I felt so...
by Malia Winn | Sep 19, 2017 | Events, News, Parents
Carrie Mass has been teaching eurythmy at PWS since 2008, primarily in grades 1-8. A former Waldorf student herself, Carrie completed four years of training at the School of Eurythmy in Spring Valley, New York, and spent several additional years exploring the artistic...
by Malia Winn | Feb 4, 2015 | Library, News, Parents
We have been so fortunate to have Annie and her husband Michael Faletra as parents at PWS for 5 years now, with two boys, Sam (in 4th Grade) and Benjamin (in Kindergarten). Annie is a writer and teacher who started writing poetry after her first visit to an Oregon...
