Nelson Waldorf School Curriculum Presentation

Welcome to Waldorf Education
90 years of Waldorf education around the world

Waldorf education values

The Phases of Child Development
The First Seven Years IMITATION
The Second Seven Years IMAGINATION
The Third Seven Years TRUTH, DISCRIMINATION & JUDGMENT

How Waldorf Meets the Child at these Stages of Development
Preschool and Kindergarten

NWS Early Childhood Programs
• Sweet Pea Parent and Child
• Marigolds Daycare
• Bluebell and Sunflower Kindergartens

Waldorf Teaching Approach • The Class Teacher • The Main Lesson • “ The right thing at the right time” • Main Lesson Books

The First Eight Grades
• Literacy and numeracy
• Drawing and painting • Poetry recitation and drama • Singing and playing recorder • Handwork and woodwork • Eurythmy movement art • Games and sports • French

Class One
• Introduction to alphabet & writing
• Introduction to + , – , x , /
• Fairy tales, folk tales, nature stories

Class Two
• Writing (punctuation, syllables, sentence building)
• Early reading skills
• Arithmetic skills
• Fables and Saint stories
• A class play

Class Three
• Basic elements of grammar
• Arithmetic skills
• Measurement, time, money
• Farming, gardening, house building
• Hebrew stories
• A class play
• Trip: Argenta Farm

Class Four • Arithmetic (fractions) • Grammar, composition, reports • Local geography and history • Norse mythology and sagas • Form drawing (pre-geometry) • Study of humans and animals • A class play • Trip: Fort Steele

Class Five • English composition, spelling, reading • Canadian geography • India, Persia, Egypt, Greece • Decimals, fractions, freehand geometry • Botany • A class play • Trip: Olympic Pentathlon

The Middle School Years • Outdoor Education • Friday Electives • Project Weeks • Block Exchanges

Class Six • Composition, grammar, spelling, literature • Geography of the Americas • Roman and Medieval history • Business math, percent, geometry • Physics, geology, astronomy • A class play • Trips: Kokanee Cabin & Biking tour

Class Seven • Deepening of L.A.: Research papers, literature • Geography of Europe/Africa/Americas • The Renaissance and Age of Discovery • Algebra, geometry • Physics, inorganic chemistry, physiology • A class play • Trips: Low ropes course and trip

Class Eight • Deepening of L.A.: Research papers, literature • Geography of Africa/Asia • History of revolutions, modern history • Algebra, geometry • Physics, organic chemistry, anatomy, meteorology • A class play • Trips: High ropes course and culmination trip

The Transition to High School Mount Sentinel School

Results in Nelson • Waldorf Alumni Scholarship • Top Academic Student awards-Gr. 9 • Top All-around Student awards-Gr. 12 • Governor General’s Award • Columbia Basin Trust awards • Social Service awards • Founding and active members of social action groups • 15 years of NWS students graduating from high school

Profile of a Waldorf Graduate (Based on a 2007 North American study) • 94% of Waldorf graduates attended college or university • 88% graduated from college • 42% chose science as a major • 47% chose humanities as a major • 91% are active in lifelong education • 92% placed a high value on critical thinking

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Nelson Waldorf School Curriculum Presentation

by Iain Pardoe on Jun 07, 2010

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