Volunteer for The Enchanted Fair

October 24th, 2022 | Announcements

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WE WANT YOU… TO VOLUNTEER!

The Enchanted Fair is right around the corner on November 19th and we are asking for volunteers to help staff the event. We have many different opportunities available– from set-up and decoration to gift wrapping at the Wee Folk Shoppe! We’re very excited to bring you this magical event made possible with the help of our community. Volunteer slots are generally 2 hours long, and families are encouraged to sign up for more than one (we promise you will still have plenty of time to get out and enjoy the fair!). More details regarding specific positions can be found on the form and the event organizer will contact all volunteers prior to the Fair to answer questions. Sign up to volunteer here!

Give Us Your Best— GINGERBREAD!

This year we will have a gingerbread house competition during the Fair. Think you have what it takes to bring home top prize (bragging rights)? Email Kelsey to let her know you want in on the best competition of the year.

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Admissions Happenings

October 24th, 2022 | Announcements

Admissions season is in full swing here at WSMF, and we have many opportunities for prospective families to get to know us better. If you, or someone you know, is interested in learning more about our school, check out one of our exciting upcoming events:

October 27th- Beverly Trick or Treat

Join us from 4-6 PM in front of Beverly City Hall for a fun Halloween activity. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about local Beverly businesses. Details can be found here.

October 30th- Moraine Farm Open House and Pumpkin Walk

We’re very excited to host a Moraine Farm Open House with our property partners this Fall. Happening Sunday October 30th from 11am – 3pm, join us as we open up this very special property for the day. There will be an opportunity to learn all about the work here, including talks and tours from our partners The Trustees of Reservations, Project Adventure, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, the Friends of the Olmsted Landscape at Moraine Farm, and Fireside Catering. This event is free to attend, but registration is required. Learn more about what will be happening and register here.

After the Open House, join us from 3-6 PM for a festive pumpkin walk through our property’s trails. A $5 donation per family is suggested.

November 5th- Why Waldorf? Exploring Waldorf Education for BIPOC Families

What you need to know as a BIPOC family about the community and student experience at Waldorf School at Moraine Farm. You will have the opportunity to connect with faculty as well as current and former parents of BIPOC students. This event introduces prospective families to our school and our community, allowing them to ask questions about Waldorf education, and the experience of being a BIPOC student and family here. Register to attend today!

November 6th- New Entry Pumpkin Smash

Have some pumpkins left over that are starting to sag? Send ’em flying at the New Entry Pumpkin Smash! This 2nd Annual event is fun for the whole family– launch your gourd using MIT-engineered catapults, and relish some pumpkin pulp. See New Entry’s site for details.

No Tricks, Just Treats– Switch Witch Gifts Galore at the Enchanted Caravan

October 24th, 2022 | Announcements

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The Enchanted Caravan is a curated selection of Waldorf-inspired gifts from local, fair trade and eco-friendly businesses. All Enchanted Caravan sales help support the many talented makers while providing a source of income for Waldorf School at Moraine Farm. Thank you for shopping and supporting our school!

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WCA Update

October 24th, 2022 | Announcements, Waldorf Community Association

View the most recent Waldorf Community Association (WCA) newsletter: October 21 • WCA Newsletter. Below are highlights of WCA’s current projects and events. All community members are invited to participate.

Community Freecycle
This week is our annual fall Freecycle event. Come bring old or out-grown winter clothing (in good condition please!) and exchange it for free! Remember that you don’t need to bring anything in order to take clothing at the Freecycle 🙂
WCA Fundraiser
Join us for an exciting wreath making workshop lead by Amy Sadler of Luna Moss. Proceeds from this event will benefit the WCA as we work to bring programming throughout the year.
Write a Review For Our School
Recently a community parent wrote a lovely review of our school for the public. We welcome other parents to write a review about our outstanding school. You can do this on a number of websites, including the school’s official Facebook page, its Google profile, Niche, Great Schools, and more. As mentioned above, expressing your shared experiences of the school is a seed that grows.
Next Full Body Meeting
Our next meeting will be December 8th

Here There Be Dragons (And Warriors Too!)

October 3rd, 2022 | Announcements

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Last Thursday, we joined as a community to celebrate Michaelmas with our annual pageant. Michaelmas celebrations are a time-honored tradition in Waldorf schools across the world. Michaelmas (pronounced “mick-el-muss”) is one of the four seasonal festivals we celebrate on our Waldorf calendar. It is named for the biblical hero, Michael (meaning “Who is like God” in Hebrew). Other examples of this figure can be found in many cultures throughout time and history. Some examples include Indra (Indian), Zardust (Persian), Marduk (Babylonian), and Phoebus Apollo (Greek), all known as the conquerors of the powers of darkness and warriors of courage; figures who challenge us to develop strong, brave free will.

Here at WSMF, Michaelmas is a celebration of such brave, free, will power. With shorter days to come, we seek to strengthen ourselves against the sadness and fear that may come with the growing darkness outside. It is a time to renew our aim to be truthful, compassionate neighbors to one another, and conquer any inner challenges that turn our efforts away from these goals. Our students enacted a pageant in which a dragon– representing the challenges that distract us from achieving our goals– is subdued and its power is instead harnessed for good. We expect our students to take the lessons of this pageant to heart as they move through the coming year.

To help drive the point home, our oldest students capped off the day by wrestling with another great power— that of their classmates and teachers in the annual tug-of-war competition! Enjoy some photos from the exciting day below!

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Exploring Waldorf Education for BIPOC Families

October 3rd, 2022 | Announcements

Waldorf School at Moraine Farm is proud to present Exploring Waldorf Education for BIPOC Families the first in a series of panels featuring faculty, and current and former parents of BIPOC students. This program is designed to introduce prospective families of color to our school and our community, allowing them to ask questions about Waldorf education, and the experience of being a student here.

We encourage you to share this event with your friends and neighbors– more information and a link to register can be found here.

Announcing the Admissions Ambassadors Program

October 3rd, 2022 | Announcements

What is the Admissions Ambassador Program?

The Admissions Ambassador Program is a way to get involved with our school community by sharing your positive experiences as a parent, faculty member, or alumni with prospective families. Word-of-mouth is the greatest marketing tool and Admissions Ambassadors authentically share the WSMF experience because they lived it. We are looking for people who would like to help at events, conduct community outreach, and personally contact inquiries and applicants.

Please contact admissions@waldorfmoraine.org for more information!

Become an Enchanted Fair Vendor

October 3rd, 2022 | Announcements

The most magical event of the year is coming up and we want YOU to be a part of it!

Are you a local business owner?

Are Interested in having a booth at this year’s Enchanted Fair or in placing an ad in this year’s catalog?

You’re in luck!

Visit our site to learn more about filing a vendor application or to purchase ad space today!

Reduce. Reuse. Refill with Essex Soap Refill

October 3rd, 2022 | Announcements

One of the tenets of Waldorf Education is being a good steward for our environment. To that end, we have partnered with Essex County Soap Refill to become a pick-up location for orders. Read on to learn more about how to pace your order!

My name is Miriam Silva Preas. I have been a part of the Waldorf Moraine community since 2013. My children are now in 5th and 7th grade. We recently spent several years in Mexico, where I was exposed to the challenges of waste management and recycling. As a solution, bulk refill shops emerged.

Returning, I was inspired to provide this type of service to my community. That is how I started Essex Soap Refill.

Reduce your single-use plastics by refilling your own containers with soap products.

Refill with earth-friendly, non-toxic, cleaning products such as:

laundry detergent, dish soap, hand soap, stain remover, automatic dishwasher pods, all-purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, Castile soap, shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, lotions, face and body oil, and more.

It’s easy!

1) Order your refill online at www.essexsoaprefill.com.

2) Drop off your containers in the Essex Soap Refill bin located in the school store.

3) Pick up your refill order in two school days.

Watch my video to learn more.

Will You Accept This Rose?

September 12th, 2022 | Announcements

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On September 6th we welcomed the new school year together as a community in our Great Hall. Despite the rainy weather, spirits were high as students eagerly took their seats for our opening assembly, faculty and staff stepped forward to introduce themselves, and beautiful singing filled the air. Toward the end of the assembly, a reverent silence fell over the crowd as we welcomed the newest students to the grades– Ms. Martone’s 1st Graders.

As the first graders filed into the Great Hall to find their seats, they were greeted by one (or two!) of our school’s oldest students, the Middle School, and presented with a yellow rose. Yellow roses, a symbol of friendship, served not only as an introduction to their middle school “buddy”, but also a sign of welcome and wisdom to be shared as our youngest students begin their educational journeys. Throughout the year the Middle School and First Grade will work together building friendships, and at the end of the year, our first graders will send the graduating middle school students onto the next stage of their educational journeys with their own yellow roses to remind them of the support they will always share as members of our community.

We look forward to seeing these relationships bloom an grow over the course of the very exciting year ahead!

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A Warm Welcome Back for Grade 2

September 12th, 2022 | Announcements

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Each summer, while the students are off-campus, teachers and staff are hard at work cleaning, moving, rearranging, and sometimes even rebuilding classrooms to get them ready for the start of the year. When school is finally back in session, some of our students will return to classrooms they are already familiar with, while others prepare to explore a new space in the coming year. All of our students, however, will pass through the halls and marvel at the changes, big and little, that have been prepared for their arrival.

This year, Ms. Maynard’s second grade class was welcomed into a colorful and warm new classroom featuring decorative painting known as Lazure. Lazure is a method of using many thin layers of color that are blended together. Found in many Waldorf schools, the effect of this technique is that light is able to pass through the colors and bounce back creating an environment that is awash with color, warmth, movement, and energy. According to the blog Waldorfish, this technique was invented by Rudolf Steiner himself!

Lazure painting was initially created by Rudolf Steiner for the performance hall ceilings of the Goetheanum, which is the headquarters of the international Anthroposophical Society, located in Dornach, Switzerland. He developed Lazure as a means to bringing the most luminous quality of color. Years later, after he had created and developed the Waldorf School movement, Steiner instructed the teachers and parents in how to ensoul the walls of the school with Lazure.

With the help of parents in her class, Ms. Maynard applied this technique to create a beautiful environment for her class, which we’re sure will inspire and delight those who have the privilege of sharing this classroom for years to come! Thank you to those who helped out, and to Ms. Maynard for this creative and thoughtful endeavor.

Interested in learning more about Lazure? Listen to Waldorfy’s podcast on the topic here!

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Watercolor Painting at Appleton Farms

September 12th, 2022 | Announcements

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Back to School Styles and Savings

September 12th, 2022 | Announcements

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Want to show how excited you are about the start of the school year? Show your pride with our line of school apparel– including new knit hats to get ready for winter! We’re running a special sale for the start of the year– visit the Enchanted Caravan site and use code SCHOOLSPIRIT at checkout for 10% off your apparel order

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Dinner on the Farm

September 12th, 2022 | Announcements

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Interested in learning about what goes on across Moraine Farm’s property, supporting a good cause, AND eating some great food? Our friends at New Entry Sustainable Farming Project are hosting a farm-to-table dinner and you’re invited!

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Come celebrate the end-of-the-season harvest and learn more about New Entry’s farmer training and food access programs by enjoying a delicious farm-to-table dinner in our historic 1882 Frederick Olmsted barn.

Freshly picked produce from our incubator farmers and graduates will be the main ingredients in the dinner’s courses and appetizers, lovingly prepared by Root, a youth culinary training program. This special location will provide a warm atmosphere and setting to celebrate New Entry’s accomplishments this season and highlight our many contributions to the food system. Enjoy an informative tour of the incubator farm, meet the farmers, sample local microbrews, and relax and unwind with good friends or meet new friends! Visit the event page to learn more or buy your ticket today.

Proceeds support beginner farmer training and improving fresh food access in low-income communities.

5 – 6 p.m. – Drinks, hors d’oeuvres, farm touring, brewery tasting

6 – 8:30 p.m. – Dinner, Cash Bar, Farmer Features, and Program Updates

If you would like to donate a seat at the table to a farmer or low-income community member, please reach out to jennifer.hashley@tufts.edu or heather.leet@tufts.edu to make your contribution!

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A Note from Leadership and an Invitation

August 29th, 2022 | Announcements

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Dear Waldorf School Community,

We are thrilled to welcome you to a new school year at Waldorf School at Moraine Farm after a long, hot, dry summer. Our school campus has been busy all summer with many sessions of camp, as well as managing ongoing business, maintenance, and planning. Faculty have fit in pleasant vacations amidst preparing for the coming year.

We are on the cusp of a new school year. The hallways have been somewhat empty, waiting in expectant anticipation. Staff and summer campers have kept the space occupied. Teachers are reconvening this week, and the buzz of collaboration fills the school.

We are all looking forward to September 6th when students and their families will rejoin us for our 2022 – 2023 school year!

Michael Sumner and Vanya Yoors

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Coffee on the Quad

We invite you to join us under the quad tent each Thursday morning throughout the fall for Coffee on the Quad. This informal gathering is an excellent opportunity to get to know our newly installed Co-Directors, Vanya Yoors and Michael Sumner. Bring your questions, comments, and well wishes and join us for coffee or a baked good from 8:10 to 9 AM.

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