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Community Corner – Nov. 7

WWS Spotlight Rebecca Povall  – Grade 2 Teacher Share a bit about yourself: Hello Whistler Waldorf community! It has been fantastic to join such a welcoming community and getting to know you all so far! I grew up in the UK, near Liverpool, and originally moved to Whistler in 2012, spending a couple of years […]

Early Years Centre Community Info. Session #2 – Nov. 21

Join us to learn more about our new Spring Creek Early Years Centre opening on December 2, 2019! We had such great turnout at our first Community Information Session that we’ve decided to host a second – this time in our new location in the Sea to Sky Services Building in Spring Creek. Date: Thursday November […]

Early Years Centre Experience Day

Curious about the new Spring Creek Early Years Centre? Join us and experience it in person. Enjoy bread baking alongside your child, explore our classroom beauty, and have the opportunity to meet our faculty. Whistler Waldorf features a caring, thoughtfully designed learning environment integrating arts, movement, music and storytelling into the curriculum daily. This allows […]

Community Corner – Oct. 31

WWS Spotlight Bronwyn Preece  – High School Drama Teacher You are joining WWS as the High School Drama teacher.  Please share a bit about your background. It’s been such a treat to join the WWS team of amazing students and staff this fall: what an inspiring community and extended network of people to be surrounded […]

Community Corner – Oct. 24

WWS Spotlight Zalan Gloch (Gr. 11) – WWS International Student from Veszprem in Hungary. What is your most memorable experience so far: I loved the fall trip and wish I could stay for the winter one as well. It was beautiful scenery and I felt it pushed me out of my comfort zone being out […]

Drama – an example of integration in Waldorf education

” Speech and drama achieve one of the essential goals of Waldorf Education; to integrate thinking, feeling and willing. With this in mind, it is not surprising that this art form is present in every stage of our curriculum.” Rubeena, Head of School In our Early Years programs, creative free play makes use of drama […]

The Importance of Teacher Parent Conferences

“Often parents find that their peers have the same questions, struggles and successes with their own children. It is so good to know your experiences are not yours alone!” Rubeena Sandhu – Head of School In the chilly nights of autumn, the thought of leaving a nice, warm, cozy home to attend a class meeting evening can be difficult.  So, […]

Community Corner – Oct. 17

WWS Spotlight Jacqueline Maartense, Peter Giesebrecht & Ciara (Gr. 8) – WWS Family Members/Student Tell Me About Yourself: We moved to Whistler in 2014 with a plan to spend one year in the area.  Six years later Ciara graduated from Ecole La Passerelle.  We are hybrid locals and continue to spend our summers in Pembroke, […]

Community Corner – Oct.10

WWS Spotlight Maude Ash – Registrar & Admin Asst. at Whistler Waldorf What is your role here at WWS?I am both the Registrar and Administrative Assistant What exactly does a Registrar do? My position as the registrar consists of managing the physical and digital student records – all the Ministry of Education stuff! I am the one […]