School News

Parent-Child-snowdrops in the garden at Ringwood Waldorf School

Spring in the Parent & Child Garden

The snowdrops are definitely flowering in the garden of our Parent & Child Groups... thanks to Syenna for taking these: [foogallery id="5454"]
Making Globes in Geography in Class 7 at Ringwood Waldorf School

Globes & 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...
Wessex Brass Band Association

Brass Banding Success!

Youth and Training Band Festival The Wessex Brass Band Association held its Youth and Training Band Festival on 27th January 2018. Seven bands participated. The judge was a player from the no 1 brass band in the world. Six members...
Candlemas Candle making in Class 4 at Ringwood Waldorf School

Candlemas 2018

[foogallery id="5399"] Candlemas - 40 Days After Christmas Candlemas falls on 2nd February, exactly forty days after Christmas Day on the Christian calendar. This festival has different names and meanings to people all around the world. In pre-Christian times, it was celebrated...
Classroom work at Ringwood Waldorf School Class 4 Man and Animals

Open Evening Review

[foogallery id="5317"] Review: Open Evening January 2018 I only recently learnt that the Open Evenings are for everyone... parents already in the school, grandparents, friends… as well as new families. At 6pm last Tuesday it was black and blustery outdoors;...
Lucia Festival of Light at Ringwood Waldorf School

Lucia Festival of Light

Santa Lucia This morning I rose early to be sure not to miss one of the brightest jewels of the year in our school: Santa Lucia. It was utterly beautiful: a candle-lit presentation in song (sung in Swedish) performed by...
upper school students at Ringwood Waldorf School

A PhD Day in the Upper School…

Visiting PhD Student, Alys Mendus, reports on her day in the Upper School... Wednesday 1st November 2017 I met with Juliet at 8.20 on Wednesday morning and she showed me the staff room which was in an amazing position up...
Childcare Choices 2

30 Hours Free Childcare Choices

Childcare Choices 30 HOURS FUNDING ENTITLEMENT FOR 3-5 YR OLDS For all Kindergarten Parents... We have been informed by Dorset County Council that if you wish to apply for the extra hours top up in January, you have to apply...
Visiting students perform at the Michaelmas Festival at the Upper School - Class 11 at Ringwood Waldorf School

Visiting Students – What they say!

Staying at Ringwood Waldorf School by Luca Girkens "The idea started at the end of the eighth class that Thomas and I could leave our school to experience school in England, mainly it was because the boring English lessons. After...
TLC Day at Ringwood Waldorf School - reupholstering the chairs

Half-Term TLC Magic

[foogallery id="4949"] More TLC Magic happened during half-term... thanks to all who came along and donated their time and skills! Over half-term some great things happened: brush-cutting in the Eco Garden, leaves were raked and swept in Kindy, clearing footpaths...