by Kaylee Bellamy, Class of ’11
GBWHS Senior KayLee Bellamy is applying to six art colleges this fall. One of the tasks in her application process was to create a self-portrait, and to write an artist’s statement. Here’s an excerpt:
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by Stephen Keith Sagarin, Faculty Chair

We learn with more than just our heads. Lots of us, not just those in Waldorf schools, agree with this. In 1956 (and after), to take a prime example, Benjamin Bloom described a taxonomy or hierarchical organization of learning within a threefold context of cognition (thinking), affect (feeling), and psychomotor behavior (will). Based on continuing research, his taxonomy has since been modified and now includes these six levels, from the highest to the most basic: creating, evaluating, analyzing, applying, understanding, and remembering. [Read more…]

Soccer practice begins Tuesday, September 14, at the GBRSS lower field.  Practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 4:45 pm. Michael Graeff, parent of 9^th grader Justin Graeff, is once again the school’s intrepid coach, and Justin’s older brother and GBWHS graduate, Michael-Christian Graeff, is his assistant. Our first game is a home game against Hartsbrook at the GBRSS lower field.  Come and cheer on our school…GO WALDORF!

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by Mistral Louw, Class of 2009 – 26 Jan 2009

On Tuesday afternoon we cut short our English class for a forum on the Mumbai attacks and our own country’s response to the terrorism after 9/11. Mr. Oelhaf had asked several students to research different related topics and present the information that they collected. [Read more…]

by Elizabeth Orenstein, Class of 2010 – 26 Jan 2009

As a student body we have been to almost as many countries as our school holds pupils. We are a school of travelers. Under the guidance of our language teachers, every student has the opportunity to a foreign country. By the time we turn eighteen we have studied at least one additional language and experienced cultures wildly different from ours. Others have been fortunate enough to live for extended periods of time in another country. [Read more…]

by Eliot Stier, Class of 2009 – 26 Jan 2009

The end of the first trimester is a hectic time for high school seniors. For those of us who are applying to college, the weight of the applications falls on top of the tests, assignments, and projects that are all being piled on us right before the break. [Read more…]