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Welcome to the

South Shore Waldorf School & Kindergarten

in Blockhouse, NS

Education of the Head, Hands, and Heart

South Shore Waldorf School - Schoolhouse at 64 School Road - Nov 27, 2004

When the intellect travels on wings of Goodness, Beauty, & Truth, it can reach new heights.

 

Important Dates

June 17
CLOSING CONCERT 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, followed by finger food potluck. Family and friends welcome!

June 18
No School

June 19
Students pick up report cards

June 20
Annual School Picnic at Risser's Beach

June 26, 27, 28
CHIRON EAST Conference
(childcare available, check back for program details)

Check out our

May Newsletter

Past Newsletters

In the Media

Eastlink Magazine (March 26, 07)

Reading in Waldorf Schools

CBC Ideas - The Hurried Child

Ongoing Activities

Anthroposophical Study Group

Workshops

 

About the South Shore Waldorf School & Kindergarten

In 1996, the South Shore Waldorf School & Kindergarten first opened its doors on an organic family farm in Conquerall Mills, NS.  Five years later, the school and kindergarten moved to a century old school house in Blockhouse, NS, carefully and lovingly renovated by the families and friends of the School.

The  School was founded by a handful of families looking for 'something more' for their children.  It now offers a parent-tot program, a kindergarten program (ages 4-6), and grades 1 through 6.

help your children develop their full potential

The Waldorf curriculum promotes  well-rounded development in children  by exposing them to a wide variety of  subjects using an interdisciplinary  approach that complements the  students’ natural abilities.  Waldorf education allows for a meaningful  learning process by engaging the whole  child. The children develop their thinking  and feeling, and a sense of purpose.

spirituality

Waldorf families come from various religious and cultural  backgrounds. The curriculum is not based on a particular  religious doctrine. Rather, it is based on the belief that  there is a spiritual dimension to each human being  that also requires nurturing.

 transition to and from  public school

Children can enter the South Shore Waldorf School at  every grade level. The teachers conduct interviews with  the children and their parents to assess what is needed  for a good transition.  For several years now, students have graduated from the  South Shore Waldorf School and gone on to public school  without difficulty, socially or academically. Some have entered programs such as French Immersion and/or  continued into the IB Program at Parkview.

 affordability

School and Kindergarten are entirely self-funded through  tuition and various fundraising activities. Donations are  tax deductible. However, no child is being denied a  Waldorf Education for financial reasons. Our Finance  Committee meets with each family each year and  discusses the needs of the School and the family  and makes a tuition adjustment as necessary.

See for yourself what we have to offer.  Come to one of our Open Houses.

Interested in learning more about some of the philosophy that behind  Waldorf education? Join our weekly study group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated: June 12, 2009

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