Speciality Classes
Arts, music, and movement are an integral part of Waldorf Education. Our specialty offerings provide these essential elements and more as a unique part of our educational experience here at Wild River. Each class offers content and experience that highlights the beauty echoed in our main lessons and throughout the comprehensive curriculum.
MUSIC
PAINTING & MODELING
HANDWORK
Our students start their music education with singing in Kindergarten, which continues through the grades and develops into singing in rounds and eventually singing in multi-part harmony. Our younger grades start learning instruments with pentatonic flute and then move to recorder. The older grades learn ukulele and participate in group performances. The study of music enhances coordination, concentration, and memory.
The arts are a significant piece of our curriculum through-out. Students create their own main-lesson books using drawing, art work and writing skills. Our specialty classes focus on water-color painting and modeling with clay that both enhance sensory motor skills and artistic talent.
Our handwork classes teach students to sew, knit, cross stitch, and crochet. They are a calm moment in the day when rhymes and songs can be learned while staying busy with our hands. Older students textile work becomes more advanced, allowing students to develop creativity and fine-tune their skills.
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SPANISH
WOOD
WORKING
GAMES &
MOVEMENT
Learning a second language is important to multi-cultural understanding. Spanish is introduced in Kindergarten through songs, play and cultural holidays and becomes more academic into the older grades. Our Spanish program focuses on fun language learning but also on understanding and experiencing a different culture.
Woodworking is a practical and confidence enhancing skill. We start working on simple assisted projects in Kindergarten and then learning independent skills like hammering, sawing, drilling and sanding. In the older grades we bring in mathematical concepts of measurement and design.
Physical health is important in our programs. Times of movement and activity, balance time spent in the classroom. Cooperative games, rhythm and activities that enhance coordination make up our movement curriculum.