Middle School
Spring Flowers in our Wildflower Meadow
June is here, and the wildflower meadow Class 6 planted in partnership with Friends of the Earth’s ‘Bee Cause’ campaign, is starting to blossom. Do go to our School Garden and have a look if you get a moment. It’s quite modest, but rather beautiful. Our aim of attracting bees and butterflies is beginning to…
Read MoreMay Festival Sunshine
Maypole Dancing At this year’s May Festival, the rainbow-coloured ribbons around the maypole showed up beautifully in the glorious sunshine. What a treat for everyone – a real celebration to mark the change of season! Musicians from throughout the school accompanied each class with traditional songs to dance to while weaving the ribbons around the…
Read MoreAhoy! Concert in Gloucester Cathedral
Ahoy! Concert Last Friday many pupils from Classes 4 & 5 travelled to Gloucester Cathedral to take part in a multi-Steiner School concert, Ahoy! The sun was shining, the children were in great form and the afternoon rehearsals, which were interspersed with picnics in the beautiful grounds of the cathedral and making new friends from…
Read MorePlay: ‘Earnestly Oscar’ by Class 8
‘Earnestly Oscar’ performed by Class 8 Another group of students we have watched growing up – many from Kindergarten – has reached the milestone of Class 8 and, as is the custom, they have chosen a play to offer as a gift to the whole school. Two contrasting plays, in fact, both by Oscar Wilde,…
Read MoreBusiness is Booming in Class 6
On Wednesday 9th May at 3.30pm, students and parents at Ringwood Waldorf School were invited to sample the sweetness of summer at the Class 6 Business Maths Event, where groups of children showcased their business ideas for products and services. These included: the Sumptuous Smoothie stall, the Cracking Cakes stall, the Incredible Ice-cream stall, the Joyous Juice-lollies stall, …
Read MoreProjects: Class 4 – Man & Animals
A wonderful part of Class 4 is the Man & Animals main lesson. Everyone chooses an animal to investigate in detail. Here are the projects from this year’s Class 4. [foogallery id=”5797″]
Read MorePainting: Portraits in Class 8
Last term, Class 8 painted some fantastic portraits in their lessons with Pankaj, so we thought we’d share them here – great work! See if you can guess who they are… [foogallery id=”5722″]
Read MoreLeonardo or Raphael?
Class 7 Visit the National Gallery in London Last week, Class 7 took the train to London to visit the National Gallery. In their Main Lesson block, they have been looking at three of the master artists of the Renaissance – Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. This trip was their opportunity to stand and…
Read MoreGlobes & Globe-Making in Class 7
[foogallery id=”5370″] Globes and Globe-Making by Pankaj Sulodia – Class 7 Teacher During last term’s geography Main Lesson, Class 7 were very busy making papier mache globes. They have been studying the geography of the world. Rudolf Steiner indicated that pupils should get an image of the world as a whole before moving into…
Read MoreTo Bee or Not to Bee
The Bee Cause in our Eco Garden This week, Class 6 finished sowing a wildflower meadow in the Eco-Garden. In a joint venture with Friends of the Earth who, as part of their ‘The Bee Cause’ campaign, donated the seeds, we hope to achieve a colourful, buzzing meadow next summer. Due to the rapidly declining…
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