Mark your calendar for Saturday, January 23 to “Celebrate Waldorf!” at the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School. To commemorate the beginning of our 39th year, this open house event will allow parents, students and visitors to tour both the early childhood and elementary grades, view the work of our students and greet our class and subject teachers. Class rooms will be open from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., followed by refreshments and a country dance with Christopher Sblendorio and his band, “Bees in the Clover”, in the auditorium from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Join us to celebrate our wonderful school; see what lies ahead for your child as they journey through Waldorf education at our school; and salute our exemplary faculty at this afternoon of spirited community enjoyment.

Thursday, January 21, 7:30pm – 9:00p.m.
GBWHS
454 Main Street
Great Barrington

You are cordially invited to the first Open House of the year at the Great Barrington Waldorf High School. Students will present their work, their plans, and their experiences. Student work will be on display, refreshments will be served, and both faculty and students will be available to answer questions. It’s never too early to plan the best possible future.  For more information, please call Renni Greenberg Gallagher at (413) 528-8833. GBWHS, PO Box 905, 454 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230 (2nd floor of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, corner of Rtes. 23/41 and 7)

Last year Tim Ryan from FCD  (Freedom From Chemical Dependency) came to work with our middle school students, to speak with parents and to meet with faculty members. There was an enthusiastic response from all three constituents, and we have arranged for him to return this year. Tim will be meeting with sixth, seventh and eighth grades students on three consecutive days in January and will speak with parents on Wednesday evening, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. in our auditorium. He will have some time available to meet with individual parents if requested. Parents are asked to call Marilyn Ruppart at ext 105 to arrange for an appointment, if they so wish.

Parents can learn more about FCD on their website, www.fcd.org. They are a highly respected organization that has worked for 30 years with hundreds of schools, including many Waldorf schools, in our country and around the world to provide students with the knowledge, understanding, and skills they need to make intelligent, healthy choices about alcohol and other drug use.

Parents of students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades are particularly encouraged to come to this discussion on January 20, as it promises to be both informative and practical.