Scientific understanding of how the brain influences the body — and the body influences the brain — is shedding light on the role movement plays in learning and memory.
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An overview of how our classes are honoring and celebrating Black History Month at Cedarwood this year.
Read MoreThanks to your purchases through the Cedarwood Bookshop, we’ve been able to add 24 new titles to our collection in the early childhood program, and over 60 books in our grades classes.
Read MoreWith increasingly rapid changes in technology and the nature of work, employers are interested not just in intelligence and social skills, but in an employee’s adaptability quotient–their ability to adapt to new challenges with flexibility, curiosity, problem-solving, courage, and resilience.
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New research indicates that access to the outdoors during childhood is strongly associated with happiness, mental health, and wellbeing in adulthood.
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As artificial intelligence creates economic disruption, what skills will students need to be successful in the future?
Being able to see the big picture and do complex systems thinking. Emotional intelligence, including empathy and intuition. The ability to dream up creative new ideas. The ability to build, test, and refine your ideas. And most importantly, the ability to learn new things and adapt to new situations.
Read MoreChildren learn in many different ways. That’s why it is so important for teachers to bring concepts through multiple senses. At Cedarwood, we teach science through stories, as well as outdoors in nature and in the lab. We move, build, and even bake & eat our math. We teach literature through theater. We sing our history and languages.
Read MoreWith the unexpected changes and hardships we have faced this past year, some may wonder: how can we prevent our children from feeling the stress and anxiety that this past year has caused? As with our general approach to early childhood education, the answer is quite simple: rhythm, rest, protection & time.
Read MoreOne of the best scientific predictors for how a child turns out, in terms of happiness, academic success, and meaningful relationships, is whether adults in their life consistently show up for them. Our teachers strive to see and recognize each of their students, greeting them each morning individually, and working with them over multiple years to build on their unique strengths and meet their individual challenges so that they can thrive.
Read MoreThis special tradition at Cedarwood is a way for rising first graders to summon the courage and strength they’ve been building in kindergarten and cross over the bridge into the elementary school.
Read MoreMake a kite to fly on a breezy spring day!
Read MoreCedarwood’s Pedagogical Director, Chiaki Uchiyama, provides an in-depth look at how Waldorf education serves not just our children, but all of humanity.
Read MoreWe checked in with teachers, staff, parents & students to see how the past year of learning, connecting and growing together at Cedarwood has gone!
Read MoreOur early childhood team recently participated in the 2021 WECAN conference and share their thoughts on the conference’s theme of “Black Lives Matter in the Waldorf Early Childhood Classroom and Communities.”
Read MoreAs a founder of Cedarwood Waldorf School, Ms. Susan’s focus has been the growth and development of the school and the serving of the community.
The school is now 23 years old with strong teachers, staff, and community. It has grown and matured in a way that we can now offer, nurture, and give back to the outer world. Ms. Susan’s compassionate teaching and selfless service are resonating throughout the school as a fundamental way of being.
Read MoreA multi-sensory treasure hunt.
Read MoreSuddenly, we have become completely reliant on screens and computer technology in order to work, express our thoughts and feelings, and to make our connections with others. This directly challenges the sphere of education in general, but specifically Waldorf schools worldwide, as our pedagogy is based on in-person relationships, with each other and with nature.
Read MoreBy the end of snack, the soup pot is empty and there is a feeling of well-being: our whole being is nourished and it all began with a job well done.
Read MoreNatural materials like the ones you see in our Early Childhood spaces and grade school classrooms develop a sense of life in young children.
Read MoreRhythm needn’t be complicated; the simple gesture of sharing a meal at the end of the day, lighting a candle and reflecting on all the day held for your family, provides a beautiful anchor for children trying to keep pace with a busy day.
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