I am the handwork teacher. The first and second grade class — nine kids — see me twice a week in a corner of their schoolroom and I guess they like me. They — and a few other members of the staff — have no idea how much it cost me to accept the unexpected job offer that came my … [Read more...] about The Oldest/Newest Member of Lakeside School
Waldorf Education
Lakeside School: From Mud to New Blossoms
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 2nd grade (soon to be 3rd grade) education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. As I write this, outside there is a crusty thick layer of ice and snow covering the earth. Though the sun is … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: From Mud to New Blossoms
Lakeside School: Sowing Seeds for the Future with Farm-Based Education
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 2nd grade (soon to be 3rd grade) education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. As the children arrive each morning, they eagerly run to the chalkboard to check our schedule to find out if it is our … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Sowing Seeds for the Future with Farm-Based Education
Letters from Lakeside
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 2nd grade (soon to be 3rd grade) education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. Letters from Lakeside Student Name: Delaney Grimes Age: 5 Grade: … [Read more...] about Letters from Lakeside
Mountain Tots
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth –2nd grade education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. Mountain Tots Mid-Year Enrollment Now Open It’s not too late to join! Your child’s earliest years are full of the joys of discovery. Come join … [Read more...] about Mountain Tots