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What fields do WWS graduates choose?

We've gathered data about our high school graduates and what field they chose for study/work ...
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Reflections from the Class of 2024

Just before graduation last year a few of our seniors shared their thoughts on their ...
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Waldorf Fellowship Scholarship Opportunity

WWS offers a rich and engaging curriculum where students experience their learning through lab-based science ...
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Middle School Girls Win PVAC Soccer Championship

The 2024 WWS middle school girls' soccer team made history with their first ever PVAC ...
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Parent-Child Classes Start Oct 26

Join us to experience the Waldorf approach to nurturing and engaging with very young children. ...
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WWS Highlighted in Bethesda Magazine

There are so many cool spaces on the WWS campus! We are thrilled that the ...
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Hear from Our Alums

Our Alums frequently join us for events and share their experiences with our students and ...
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Build Our Vision Reception

Last week, we celebrated hanging the plaque for the Build Our Vision campaign (2015) with ...
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Class of 2024 Senior Project Presentations

Wednesday, Mar 20 from 4-6pm WWS seniors may elect to do an independent project delving ...
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Read about WWS in the Arlington Magazine “Test of Time” issue.

Arlington Magazine highlights organizations that have stood the "test of time" and served our commuity ...
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WWS Seeking Financial Advisor

We are reopening our Request for Proposal (RFP) for Financial Advisor Services for the school. Qualified ...
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Go Hawks!

A special congratulations to our High School Boys Soccer Team for winning the title of ...
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Congratulations to the High School!

Congratulations to the whole high school for putting on an engaging, fun and funny production ...
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Celebrating Our New Gym

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the John & ...
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Drop Off and Pick Up Times

Morning Start Times Children's Garden Seedlings8:30 Classrooms Open8:45 Class StartsNursery7:45 Early Bird Drop Off Starts8:30 ...
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Fall Bazaar Vendor Applications Now Open

Artist/Vendor Applications for our Fall Bazaar are now available online. Application Deadline Extended to Friday, ...
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Summer 2023 Update

The Whiting-Turner team is in the final weeks of construction, and although we hit a ...
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Congratulations to the Class of 2023

See the list of college acceptances for the class of 2023.
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WWS to Host 4 Week Simplicity Parenting Class

4 Week Simplicity Parenting Class April 26 - May 17 Wednesday Evenings from 6-8pm  Location: ...
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Sign up for Summer Camp at WWS!

Have you checked out our Summer Camp offerings? We have week long day camp options ...
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“Views of Splendor” Gala tickets on sale now!

"Get excited! The Gala is just over a month away! Tickets are now on sale ...
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Winter Update

The Gym construction remains on schedule, with a goal of final completion by August 2023. ...
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Summer Camps 2023

Registration is now open for our 2023 Summer Camps. Learn more and register today!
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Fall Update

The construction schedule for the Gym remains on schedule, and a recent exciting development is ...
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Registration Open for Winter Parent-Child Classes

We still have space in our all-outdoor forest class for caregivers and children ages 2.5 ...
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The Concrete Slab is Poured

The concrete slab for the gym base was poured on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The ...
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WWS High School Teacher Recognized as an Extraordinary Educator by Bethesda Magazine

We are thrilled that Bethesda Magazine chose to highlight WWS's own Taisto Saloma as one ...
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A New Website for WWS

WWS has launched a new website with Design TLC a local, small, woman-owned design firm ...
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August Update

The current construction is focused on site preparation. Yesterday, the modular that was stationed on ...
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Kicking Off the WWS Gymnasium Project

A Zoom Community Meeting to discuss the upcoming construction with our Head of School, Lelia True, was ...
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The Benefits of Teacher Looping

In our Lower School (grades 1-8) the "Class Teacher" is a central figure that stays ...
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Announcing Our New Head of School

The Trustees Council is honored and delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Lelia True ...
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The Greatest Scientists Are Artists Too

Louis Pastuer was a painter. Albert Einstein and Francis Arnold were both accomplished musicians. New ...
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Knitting Our Community Together

Bethesda, Maryland (12/02/21): The Washington Waldorf School (WWS), a PreK through Grade 12 independent school ...
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Fostering the Power to Imagine

A recent opinion piece from Scientific American highlights how the mainstream educational system is not designed to foster ...
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The Washington Waldorf School Goes Solar

Bethesda, Maryland (6/15/21): The Washington Waldorf School (WWS) a PreK through Grade 12 independent school ...
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Celebrating Our Community Members

We celebrate the contributions that our school community members make on local, national, and global fronts. ...
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Strengthening Foreign Language Skills Through Performance and Humor

At the Washington Waldorf School, as at many schools, students get to showcase their musical, ...
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Valerie LeBlanc

Love of Language Binds Teacher to Waldorf

It seems fitting when Valerie LeBlanc, a longtime English teacher at the Washington Waldorf School, ...
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Kids learning to read

Report Supports Age-Appropriate Reading Instruction

Sooner isn’t always better. Efforts to teach reading in kindergarten are not only misplaced but ...
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Fostering Passionate and Skilled Readers

Waldorf educators love reading and understand its importance for all learning. That’s why we teach ...
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Teaching Geometry From Every Angle

Geometry instruction at the Washington Waldorf School takes the same shape as that of all ...
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Inspiring and Challenging Students with Single-Subject Lesson Blocks

At the Washington Waldorf School, we do more than teach students what they need to ...
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Art, Science, and the Waldorf Way

From the outside looking in, Sarah Vakkur’s public school education was a resounding success. She ...
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