Vancouver Waldorf School Blog

Week At A Glance January 20 – 25 Dear Community, This past weekend, we had the privilege of welcoming many inquisitive families to our Grade School and Early Childhood Centre for the first of our Open Houses in 2020. In spite of the soggy weather, the turn out was good and the atmosphere was warm and inviting. I’d like to extend my

Week At A Glance January 13 – 18 Dear Community, Early Saturday morning, the life of former student Elijah Drasyl was tragically taken in a motor vehicle accident. Elijah was only 17 years old and would have been graduating alongside his Mountainside and Argyle friends this spring. After leaving the VWS during his Grade School years, Elijah’s family has remained

Social Inclusion Approach Help build an environment of mutual respect, inclusion and safety for our children. The Social Inclusion Approach offers parents resources to support children in social conflict situations and to nurture healthy interactions. Developed over 24 years of working with children by Kim John Payne, M.Ed., the Social Inclusion Approach gives practical playground, classroom and home-based tools to

Week At A Glance January 6 – 10 Dear Community, Welcome back for the Winter Term! It’s wonderful to have the children back on campus today. In the Grade School, we began the morning with a special Three Kings assembly accompanied by our talented Principal, Lorna Fortin on cello. It was a beautiful way to set the tone for the

Week At A Glance December 9 – 13 Dear Community, I love the celebrations of light that take place during the month of December. If your family celebrates a festival not currently marked on our calendar, please speak to your class teacher about creating the opportunity to share from your heritage and faith. Our Christmas Concert is tomorrow evening at

Week At A Glance December 2 – 6 Dear Community, We began the week with a reverent assembly for Advent. In the darkened Hall, a representative from each grade walked the Advent Spiral and placed a lit candle along the evergreen path while beautiful soft music played on the piano. The faculty shared a story about the stars and mineral

The VWS is proud to present our annual rendition of The Oberufer Shepherds’ Play Thursday, December 19, 7:00 pm Come one, come all! Each year, on the last day of school before the winter break, the faculty, staff, and members of our community come together to perform The Shepherds’ Play, as a gift to the students and parents in our

Week At A Glance November 25 – 29 Dear Community, Year after year, I am blown away by how our community comes together to host our Children’s Winter Fair. We talk about the Fair as being a gift from our parents to the children, and I have to share that this year, that sentiment struck a deeper more resonant chord

Christmas Concert Our Annual Christmas Concert is on Wednesday, December 11 at 7:00 pm at Highlands United Church 3255 Edgemont Boulevard, North Vancouver. Please mark your calendars and take note of the below requirements. Black & White Concert Dress Code Concert performers are required to wear black pants, knee-length (or longer) skirts or dresses; white sleeved tops that cover the