open lessons

Tuesday, November 18

Join us in the classroom to get a glimpse of the Waldorf education our students receive every day.

Visit a variety of classes in our Early Childhood and Grade School, attend a brief presentation that provides an inside look at the life of a student, and meet community members with children of all ages.

Schedule

  • TBA - Stay tuned for schedule coming this fall.

    Below is an example of a schedule of the morning (from Spring 2025 Open Lessons)

    8:00am – 10:00am
    Sprouts Garden: 8:00am-9:30am Free Play, Washing Veggies, and Preparing Crafts
    Sprouts Garden: 9:45am-10am Circle
    Marigold Garden: 8:30am-8:45am Chopping Vegetables
    Marigold Garden: 9:40am-10:00am Circle
    Daisy Garden: 8:15am-9am Painting
    Dandelion Garden: 8:00am-8:30 Chopping Vegetables
    Dandelion Garden: 8:00am-9:15am Free Play

    10:05am – 10:35am
    Presentation: The Rising Star Year in Early Childhood (Andrea Shaffer and Candace Choma) Lower School Office on the 2nd Floor

  • TBA - Stay tuned for schedule coming this fall.

    Below is an example of a schedule of the morning (from Spring 2025 Open Lessons)

    8:00am – 10:00am
    8th Grade Morning Lesson - Physics - (Stauffer) Room 208
    7th Grade Morning Lesson - Age of Colonization - (Triggiano) Room 207
    6th Grade “Flip Morning” with Woodwork (Von Orthal) Room 210 or Handwork (Holdrege) Room 306
    5th Grade Morning Lesson - Arithmetic: Decimals - (Maier) Room 205
    4th Grade Morning Lesson - Arithmetic - (Taylor) Room 204
    3rd Grade Morning Lesson - LanguageArts - (Petersen) Room 203
    1st Grade Morning Lesson - Arithmetic - (Hallum) Room 201

    10:05am – 10:35am
    Presentation: The High School Experience (12th Grade Student Ambassadors) Community Room

    10:40am – 11:25am
    8th Grade Math (Bellagamba) Room 406
    6th Grade Morning Lesson - Grammar - (Sullivan) Room 206
    5th Grade Gym (Gowan) Room 310
    4th Grade Spanish (Valencia) Room 204
    3rd Grade Handwork (Holdrege) Room 210
    1st Grade German (Gambill) Room 201

    11:30am – 12:00pm
    Presentation: The CWS Approach to Student Support (Jude Gonzales & Matthew Ginat) Community Room

    11:30am – 12:15pm
    8th Grade Spanish (Aguero) Room 303
    ½ 7th Grade Eurythmy (Biffis) Room 404
    6th Grade Morning Lesson - Grammar - (Sullivan) 206
    4th Grade Handwork (Holdrege) Room 210
    3rd Grade German (Gambill) Room 203
    2nd Grade Spanish (Valencia) Room 202

Please note: This Open Lessons will not include our High School. To visit the High School, register for
our upcoming Chicago Waldorf High School Open House on November 11.

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