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Campus Consensus Design – Collective Work on the Architectonic Model

Campus Consensus Design: Invite to Participate

Collective Work on the Architectonic Model | Plus a potluck lunch!
This creative process is open to our NSWS parents, faculty, board, and admin.
Monday | August 5 | 9:30am – 12:30pm
(Adults only – children 10 and older can participate with their parent. There will be no childcare.)
Modeling & Shaping Campus Garden Space Layout
Potluck lunch to follow  – Please bring a salad, bread or dessert to share.

The Site Planning & Development Committee and Board of Trustees would like to invite you to come to play with clay and help shape the campus garden spaces with Oldrich Hozman.

Nevada Sage Waldorf school hired Oldrich and his team of architects to design our new school campus – in collaboration with the vision and values from our faculty, admin, board and parent body.

Please join in this creative process for part of the time or all of the time.

LOOKING AHEAD

August 8 @ 5-6pm | Final presentation of the Architectonic Model with Oldrich Hozman at Nevada Sage Waldorf School.

For more information, please contact Sacha Picerno, Site Planning & Development Committee Chair

about oldrich hozman

Oldrich Hozman was born in Prague and graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts in Architecture and Design. His designs are based in ecological and organic architecture. He supports a holistic view on the creation of a healthy environment and architecture to support the highest functioning of human beings.

Early Childhood End of Year Festival

Early Childhood End of Year Festival

Grandparents and Special Friends are most welcome!
Friday | May 31 | 10:30 am (arrive by 10:15 am in the Kindergarten Play Garden)
The picnic will follow the ceremony at Mira Loma Park.
Arrival and Attire
Please arrive by 10:15 am. Punctuality is appreciated as late arrivals interrupt the flow of the festival. Kindergarten Parents, please drop your child off in his/her classroom and find seating in the playgarden. The kindergarten children from both classes will process out together. Willow children will sit in the audience area of the playgarden with their parents.
The attire for Rising First Graders should be nice: button up shirt and pants or party dresses. You may want to keep a change of clothes in your car for later at the park.
Ceremony
In this ceremony, we enjoy seeing our oldest Kindergarten children move up into First Grade in a bridge ceremony. Please be discreet if you choose to photograph or videotape your child in the ceremony. For some, they are nervous and many phones out can bring more self-consciousness.
Attendees find a seat outside near the hay bales to await the ceremony. Please help us maintain a reverent mood by keeping little ones on laps and remaining seated until the end of the ceremony. We kindly ask that guests arriving after the ceremony has begun at 10:30 enter through the Kindergarten classrooms and not through the Willow play yard.
Picnic
Immediately following the ceremony we will head off for a potluck picnic at Mira Loma Park. Tables will be there for potluck offerings. Bring a blanket and folding chairs if you like. Shade and picnic tables will be at our location. For easy breakdown, please pack your own plates, cups, and utensils in and out.
Flowers
Donations of flowers for decorating the ceremony and the picnic tables are most graciously accepted. Please bring to the school on Thursday, May 30th.
IMPORTANT |  The last day of school programming is Thursday, May 30th for ALL early childhood classes. On Friday, May 31st, there is no early care, aftercare, or regular school programming. This is a special festival day. Please attend with your child and RSVP with your child’s teacher.

Anthroposophical Architecture Lecture Series | Lecture Three

Anthroposophical Architecture Lecture Series

with Oldrich Hozman, Anthroposophical Architect from the Czech Republic

This free lecture series is open to the public. All lectures will be at Nevada Sage Waldorf School in the Great Room.

Lecture One | Tuesday | May 28 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Waldorf School Architecture Principles: Forms supporting children’s education, principles of “Truth”, “Beauty” and “Good” in Waldorf school architecture.
Lecture Two | Wednesday | June 5 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Oldrich Hozman Presentation – Biography and Body of Work
Lecture Three | Thursday | June 13 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Rudolf Steiner’s Architecture; 1st and 2nd Goetheanum
For more information, please contact Patricia Fenkell.

Anthroposophical Architecture Lecture Series | Lecture Two

Anthroposophical Architecture Lecture Series

with Oldrich Hozman, Anthroposophical Architect from the Czech Republic

This free lecture series is open to the public. All lectures will be at Nevada Sage Waldorf School in the Great Room.

Lecture One | Tuesday | May 28 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Waldorf School Architecture Principles: Forms supporting children’s education, principles of “Truth”, “Beauty” and “Good” in Waldorf school architecture.
Lecture Two | Wednesday | June 5 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Oldrich Hozman Presentation – Biography and Body of Work
Lecture Three | Thursday | June 13 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Rudolf Steiner’s Architecture; 1st and 2nd Goetheanum
For more information, please contact Patricia Fenkell.

Anthroposophical Architecture Lecture Series | Lecture One

Anthroposophical Architecture Lecture Series

with Oldrich Hozman, Anthroposophical Architect from the Czech Republic

This free lecture series is open to the public. All lectures will be at Nevada Sage Waldorf School in the Great Room.

Lecture One | Tuesday | May 28 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Waldorf School Architecture Principles: Forms supporting children’s education, principles of “Truth”, “Beauty” and “Good” in Waldorf school architecture.
Lecture Two | Wednesday | June 5 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Oldrich Hozman Presentation – Biography and Body of Work
Lecture Three | Thursday | June 13 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Rudolf Steiner’s Architecture; 1st and 2nd Goetheanum
For more information, please contact Patricia Fenkell.

Advent Spiral | Early Childhood + 1st Grade

Families in our Pre-K & Kindergarten programs and Grades 1-8 program are invited to join us in celebrating the festival of Advent by attending our Spiral. Walking the spiral is symbolic of our journey as humans during the Solstice Season, the darkest time of the year. We walk in outer darkness and journey inward to discover the light that lives in our deepest parts.  We then carry that light back out into the world, each seemingly small light-collecting into a mighty glow.

SEATING SCHEDULE | Early Childhood + 1st Grade

Saturday | December 7

  • 4:00 p.m. seating | Aspen and Willow Classes
  • 6:00 p.m. seating | Cottonwood and 1st Grade

SEATING SCHEDULE | Grades 2-8

Sunday | December 8
  • 5:00 p.m. seating | Grades 2- 8
PLEASE NOTE: If you have more than one child, please attend the spiral for the youngest child, unless you want to attend two seatings.  Grades please RSVP with your teacher.

Martinmas Festival | Lantern Walk

Participating Classes
Acorn, Willow, Aspen, Cottonwood and Grades 1-4

Location:
River School Farm
7777 White Fir St. Reno, NV 89523

One of the most endearing traditions of Waldorf schools around the world is the celebration of Martinmas with an evening Lantern Walk. This year we will gather at a magical permaculture farm nestled within a curve of the Truckee River. We will first be treated to a pageant of the story of St. Martin performed by our lower grades students. There will be some time for warm drinks and socializing before we begin our Lantern Walk. The walk will begin with a story as we create a mood that is joyful, yet reverent. As we walk our lanterns will cast golden light upon darkened paths- guiding our individual way, but also lighting the path for others, and creating a visible trail of our journey.

To prepare for this experience, we will make handmade lanterns in class and we will sing our lantern songs. Parents are asked to walk with their children and to preserve the mood of the evening, by joining in the singing and encouraging the children to be reverent and calm. We hope to give ourselves and the community the gift of this experience. As we come to the end of the Lantern Walk, families are asked to quietly depart maintaining the mood of the evening.

Martinmas & Lantern Walk Songbook

Puppet Show | All the Way to Lhasa | Artown Event

Puppet Show | All the Way to Lhasa

Family Friendly Artown Event | Plus Campus Tours and Popsicle Social

Nevada Sage Waldorf School | 565 Reactor Way | Reno NV 89502

(Appropriate for children ages 3-9)

Saturday | July 6 @ 10am-12pm

Three Puppet Show performances to choose from…

Showtimes: 10am / 10:45am / 11:30am

  • Campus tours and Popsicle Social from 10am – 12:00pm
  • Tour our campus and enjoy homemade fruit popsicles in the playgarden.

A Tale from Tibet | All the way to Lhasa
How far is it to Lhasa? Very far. Up windy slopes, over mountain torrents and snow, a boy and his yak keep going. Will they ever reach the holy city of Lhasa? The boy doesn’t know, but an old woman has told him he can make it there before nightfall. Its wise and simple message will encourage children of any age who dream of a shining goal that seems “very far.”

Children ages 3 – 9 will enjoy this story as it comes alive with silk marionettes. Following the performance, delicious popsicles will be served in the playgarden.

 

Parent Education Night with guest Megan Sullivan

Parent Education Night

Fostering Healthy Sexuality and Relationships in our Fast Paced, Media-Saturated World
with guest speaker, Megan Sullivan
Monday | April 8 | 6-8pm @ NSWS
This lively lecture is by donation.
(Adults Only – recommended for parents with children of all ages.)
The lecture is focused on fostering healthy communication between parents and children regarding sexuality. It is designed to prepare parents to meet the developmental needs of their child from a Waldorf perspective. Megan is dedicated to bringing reverence and respect to the healthy unfolding of human sexuality and relationships. This informative talk will give tools of empowerment to families as they navigate our oversexualized and media-saturated culture.
This evening will help support parents to:

  • Be prepared for questions before they come
  • Learn to hear what your child is really asking
  • Know what is appropriate at what age
  • Build open communication
  • Address safety and Internet issues

ABOUT MEGAN
Megan Sullivan began her teaching career in 1994. Megan’s passion is helping youth develop a healthy picture of sexuality and fostering healthy relationships. She has taught sex education in Waldorf schools in Australia and USA. Megan lives in Sacramento with her husband and 2 daughters and she is currently teaching Social Emotional Learning at Sacramento Waldorf School.

Advent Spiral Festival

Advent Spiral Festival

Saturday | December 1 | 4:30pm Kindergarten and Grade 1 | 6:00pm Grades 2-7
You are warmly invited to our Advent Spiral Festival on Saturday, December 1. This is a festival that lies at the very heart of the school experience in the Waldorf School and we hope you will make every effort to attend with your child.
The Advent Spiral brings to the children, in a simple way, the mood of the coming season, moving from darkness to light. The festival begins with “an angel” carrying its light to the center of the evergreen garden and lighting the central candle. Then each child walks the unlit path, one at a time, into the center of the spiral path of evergreens, carrying their apple with a candle in it. They light their candle and carefully place it down along the path as they walk back out of the spiral. Younger children may be accompanied by “an angel” to assist them on their journey. The festival begins in darkness and ends brightly lit by many candles. We then share a moment of silence together before leaving the spiral of light!

SCHEDULE

4:30 p.m. for Kindergarten and Grade 1
6:00 p.m. for Grades 2-7
Please arrive 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start times. Parents will then find their seat in the Great Room.

DROP-OFF

Children should be brought to these classrooms:

  • Grades 2-7 will meet in Miss Barber’s classroom (6th/7th grade room)
  • Kindergarten students will meet in their classroom. Miss Hierman’s 1st grade may be dropped off in Miss Sarah’s Cottonwood Kindergarten class so that the group may proceed out together.

DRESS ACCORDINGLY

This is a special occasion, please dress your child accordingly. For fire safety, children’s hair must be tied back, and all children must wear pants or leggings (knee-length dresses only.)
We kindly ask that no photographs be taken. If accompanied by very small children, who may not be able to sit through the entire event, please place yourselves near to the doors so you may leave the room if your little one is fussing and needs care.
Older brothers and sisters are welcome to attend as well as grandparents and special friends. Please help us in creating a peace-filled, reverent mood by sitting quietly, joining the group singing or listening to lyre music.
At the close of The Advent Spiral Festival, we ask that you collect your child from the room where you dropped them off and quietly make your way home. Please, no playing on the play yard as you exit for the evening.