Today, as we joined Waldorf students across the globe to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Waldorf education, our students also joined schools across Canada in the Terry Fox Run. While the children took up the challenge of physical exertion and the benefits of being in nature at Alice Lake, they were also reminded of the power of community engagement and the responsibility of global citizenship.
We will continue to celebrate Waldorf education’s centennial with other Waldorf schools worldwide by engaging in social and environmental impact projects. The higher aim is to regionally and internationally create a vital interconnectedness essential in today’s world.
The Global Postcard Exchange – making real connections. Throughout the past year, children at SWS participated in this innovative project by designing and sending postcards depicting life in Squamish to Waldorf students in other countries. In turn, our students received postcards from hundreds of schools worldwide, learning something about life in many other countries. Our school is proud to be a part of this million-fold Waldorf greeting from around the globe!
Closer to home, SWS participated in environmental projects of their own, including a restoration project in the forest adjacent to the school, planting native species in their school garden, and replacing the parking lot with a grass field.
There is more to come — and 100 years of Waldorf is just the beginning!