Wellspring Waldorf School Newsletter
March 2, 2011
Official School News
New Campus Workday this Saturday, 3/5/11, 9 am. No childcare. We need a mop
and mop bucket (along with a gallon of Murphy's soap), a push broom, a sweep
broom, a dust pan, large garbage bags, box of small baggies, a roll of the 3
mil plastic. See you there!
Next Board Meeting: Thurs, 2/10, 6:30 pm
Shari Dutton has a new address:
301 VT RT 112 N, Randolph 05060
5/6 grade newsletter for sale! Please support our class trip. Only 50 cents,
outside of Big House on Thursday! Thanks!
Community Announcements
Wellspring grandparent George Toth (Wednesday, Juniper, and Xia's Grandpa)
has just released a new book on marbles and marble therapy. Check it out on
Amazon.com by searching for: Marble Mindfulness: Unlock Your Family's Hidden
Messages. Don't miss the fabulous cover artwork by Tracy Gillespie. His next
tome is tentatively titled: How to Hypnotize Your Grandchildren . . .
Open Handwork after school in the 7th grade room will be on Mondays from 3-5
pm during the spring semester, starting on 2/7.
Marianne McCann would like to borrow back issues (2 years or more) of Living
Crafts for a couple of weeks. 685-0067
For free: Ski boots, European size 39, womens, caber. Red. For downhill
skis. Marianne McCann, 685-0067.
Foundation Studies Course
2011-2013
The Center for Anthroposophy will bring their Foundations Studies Course to
the Upper Valley Waldorf School if they have enough interest. Through
seminars, ongoing group work and artistic activities the Foundation Studies
Course addresses, at many levels, the broad themes of human development and
personal growth.
The Foundation Studies Course comprises three distinct but interrelated
elements:
1) Study of the basic books of Rudolf Steiner, including How to Know Higher
Worlds, Theosophy, An Outline of Esoteric Science, and Intuitive Thinking as
a Spiritual Path: A Philosophy of Freedom.
2) Cultivation of artistic activities that are transformative in nature,
such as speech, drama, music, eurythmy, painting, drawing, woodwork,
sculpture, and more.
3) Some experience of life in a Waldorf school as well as other cultural
initiatives arising from the work of Rudolf Steiner.
Within a broad outline, each cluster is custom-designed to meet the needs
and particular interests of the communities in which it is held. The course
is a two-year commitment and consists of students in the same geographic
area who meet every other week in guided group sessions that combine a
variety of both intellectual and artistic offerings. A minimum of 15 people
is needed to form a "cluster."
If you are interested or have any questions please contact Cally McCrave
(603) 795 2015 or sashaagirl@yahoo.com. Also, take a look at the website:
www.centerforanthroposo- phy.org/programs/foundation-studies/
New Campus Update
John has completed sheetrocking and the Wellspring community will now become
fully engaged to complete the school. Our first group effort is this
Saturday, March 5th with a priming preparation work day.
Fundraisers and Special Events
The Guitar Raffle is still ongoing. We have about 180 more tickets to sell,
and things are moving slow. Let's give it a boost! Do you have an email
list that you could send the link to? Any friends or uncles that might be
interested? Tickets are $20 a piece, 6 for $100.
We need one more family to host a Basque student from Spain this summer.
There will be an informational meeting soon (look for details in the West
Wind and call Melisa Mahony with questions - 439-6155).
Community Announcements
Registration is now open for the Dartmouth Suzuki Festival on March 25 and
26. All information is on the site www.nesuzuki.org or you can talk to
Peter Blum. Register before February 15 to obtain the lowest price.
Jessica Zaleski needs summer care on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hours flexible.
Driving not necessary. My house or yours-preferably ours. Thanks. 685-4705.
Jessica Zaleski needs some childcare help over February break. Flexible days
and hours. 685-4705.
Jessica Zaleski is in search of children's size snow shoes and skis and
riding helmets and boots. 685-4705 or jessicazaleski359@gmail.com
Drum lessons with experienced teacher/drummer Brian Coley (of Nancy's
Problem)
ages 12 and up preferred, all levels. call 685-4670.
Just wanted to remind everyone that Northeast Slopes in East Corinth VT is
open for skiing for all of winter break. A day of skiing at NES is only $12
- and there now is a T-Bar to make getting up the hill much easier. See the
website www.northeastslopes.org/ it is also possible to buy lunch,
drinks, etc.
If you've been waiting to see Wretches and Jabberers, it will be shown twice
at the Green Mountain Film Festival in Montpelier: Saturday, March 19th at
4:00 pm at the Pavilion Auditorium - Sunday, March 27th at 12:30 pm at the
Savoy Downstairs (a very small venue that only holds about 50 people). It
will also be showed in Burlington in April as Autism Society of America's
featured film for Autism Awareness Month.
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