This year we have paired up our 6th graders with the entering 1st graders as “big brothers” and “big sisters.” The 6th graders have written decorated notes to their little brothers and sisters (which their teacher read for them), and each Monday afternoon they visit the 1st grade class to help with handwork projects. Their […]
The sixth grade students at Escuela Caracol are not only learning about rocks in their Mineralogy block in main lesson, but in their handwork class they are also learning how to sculpt rocks. What better way to connect with stones than by learning how to bring a form to birth from them? Working in the […]
The students are starting the year with a three-week study of mineralogy — a subject that is particularly potent when you live in front of three volcanoes! The students have learned a little about the volcanic history of Atitlán, as well as about the rocks of fire, igneous rocks, which comprise almost all of the […]
The Fifth Conference of Central American Waldorf Kindergarten Teachers (which we loving call the “Encuentro,” for its Spanish name) has now finished, and the participants have left a beautiful energy at Escuela Caracol. The last day was celebrated with certificates, cake, and excursions to neighboring towns of San Juan, where they toured the murals and […]
Tamara Chubarovsky has been teaching the “art of the word” this week at the Fifth Conference of Waldorf Kindergarten Teachers from Central America. Here she starts the day leading the group in a song from Spain.
Escuela Caracol is proud to be hosting this week the fifth annual Conference of Central American Waldorf Kindergarten Teachers with over 40 participants. The guest lecturers this year are Inés Spittler, from Peru, and Tamara Chubarovsky, from Spain. Inés is presenting the principal seminar on the 12 senses and their development in early childhood, and […]
Since Escuela Caracol was founded in 2007, each year we have celebrated the Christmas season with the Advent Spiral. It is a special candle lighting ceremony for the younger children, ages 3-9. The day before the event, families and teachers come together to make and adorn the spiral, which is always a warm and special […]
As a gift to their children, parents of the graduating kindergartners (who go to first grade next year) presented a short play to the class this week, called “La Casa.” The parents worked every Friday for about two months preparing the play. As you can see in these pictures, much time was spent in preparing […]
Form drawing is the freehand drawing of non-representational forms such as rhythmically repeated patterns, reflections, geometric figures and interlaced designs. It was introduced by Rudolf Steiner in 1919. This unique element of Waldorf education is taught in Grades 1 to 5. In childhood, we learn best when we learn unconsciously. To make the process work […]
The Escuela Caracol educational community is cordially invited to the graduation ceremonies for 2013. Date: Friday, November 22 Time: 8:30 am(please be punctual) The day will include: An exhibition of children’s work, 6th grade and kindergarten graduation ceremony, and a small snack. Please bring a fruit or something sweet to share.
