“Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility—these three forces are the very nerve of education.”
– R. Steiner
– R. Steiner
The following are some of the themes and skills taken up each year:
First Grade: Fairy tales, folk tales and nature stories; pictorial and phonetic introduction to letters; form drawing; preparation for reading through writing; qualities of numbers; introduction of four processes of arithmetic; lower multiplication tables; pentatonic flute.
Second Grade: Legends and animal fables; continued work in language (phonics, reading, writing, punctuation, spelling); arithmetic (the four math processes, odd/even, times tables, place value); cursive writing; form drawing; pentatonic flute.
Third Grade: Stories from Old Testament history; composition and grammar; study of practical life (farming, housing and clothing); higher multiplication tables; weight, measure and money; form drawing; lyre instruction; diatonic flute.
Fourth Grade: Norse Mythology and sagas; Native American mythology; letter writing and language arts; local geography and map making; the animal kingdom; arithmetic and fractions; form drawing; diatonic flute.
Fifth Grade: Ancient history and myths through Greek times (Indian, Persian, Egyptian); American geography; botany; decimals, ratio and proportion; language arts; form drawing; diatonic flute.
We are currently accepting applications for the 2021-22 school year.
contact us for more information. 360-493-0906
contact us for more information. 360-493-0906