On Tuesday, March 6, Deb Abrahams-Dematte, Associate Director of Admissions at High Mowing School, took a tour of BWS. Ms. Abrahams-Dematte was visiting Waldorf schools in Washington State and in British Columbia to become acquainted with our schools and to talk about High Mowing School’s program. High Mowing School is the oldest Waldorf high school [...]

I had the opportunity to visit the Waldorf school in Cuernavaca, Mexico over our professional development week. The school is located at the North end of the city of Cuernavaca in the state of Morelos. It was an inviting outdoor space, with tropical gardens, (both edible and decorative), fountains, and impressive child-built wooden sculptures. It [...]

Today, I attended a meeting of regional Waldorf school leaders hosted by Seattle Waldorf School and held at the Seattle Waldorf High School. In attendance were school leaders from Tacoma Waldorf School, Whatcom Hills Waldorf School, Sunfield, Whidbey Island Waldorf School,  Madrona School, Three Cedars Waldorf School, and Olympia Waldorf School.  Among the topics we discussed were [...]

Seattle Waldorf School’s Board of Trustees hosted a winter spiral for current and former board members and administrators of area Waldorf schools on December 5th.  The spiral was held at Seattle Waldorf High School and was a welcome opportunity to build relationships between schools. This was my third winter spiral at SWS, and I always appreciate the [...]

On Friday, December 2, I attended Gayle Gregory’s workshop  Differentiation in a Brain-Friendly Classroom with Pedagogical Chair Trish Bondurant and two  members of the Education Support committee, Nazneen Kateli-D’Souza (Grade Three Teacher), and Marla Smith (Education Support Teacher).  Hosted by Hamlin Robinson School, this day-long workshop provided educators with practical tools and ideas for creating a classroom that [...]

It seems that many Heads of School in our region are interested in getting out to meet each other and tour other schools this year. On Wednesday, November 30th, I met with Christian Sullivan, the Headmaster of Annie Wright Schools in Tacoma. We toured the school and discussed governance models, board work, faculty committees, and [...]

I recently spent part of a morning touring Giddens School with Head of School Robert Kogane.  Mr. Kogane and I first met last May at the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS) Heads’ Conference.  Giddens School is perhaps most well-known for being one of the most ethnically and economically diverse schools in the area.  As [...]