Berkshire Waldorf High School

Waldorf education in the Berkshires of Massachusetts

Congratulations to Zaid Shircliff, Class of 2029

Congratulations to Zaid Shircliff, Class of 2029, on winning Third Place in the Spencertown Academy Arts Center 2026 Young Writers’ Contest!

THIRD PLACE: Zaid Shircliff, 9th Grade, Berkshire Waldorf School

In this first-person narrative, the writer draws from current events in the Middle East to intimately portray the occupation’s brutal impact – in particular, how it thrusts the children into adult circumstances.  We meet a young Palestinian boy, Ahmed, one evening when he recognizes that he must secretly make the harrowing trip to a new aid truck to help his desperate family.  As Ahmed fearfully sneaks out a window with his emptied backpack, the author’s adept use of imagery and pacing brings us into the shadowy world of terror facing our too-young hero,  Though this is a work of fiction, we commend the author on creating a work with strong emotional truth.

Lakeville Journal Article on “Little Women”

The Lakeville Journal has posted an article about “Little Women,” the BWHS student play set to premier in April.

“The idea of ‘Little Women’ came from our senior girls who wanted a play with a heavy female cast after doing ‘The Outsiders’ last year. Kate Hamill’s adaptation is spunky, funny, with a contemporary feminist slant that transcends Louisa May Alcott’s ideas to today’s audience.”

Read the full article here.

‘Little Women,’ Postponed Until April

Dear Community,

The March performances of Little Women are rescheduled. Due to illness, we are postponing the show. 

We will now present Little Women on Thursday, April 2, at 7 pm, Friday, April 3, at 7 pm, and Saturday, April 4, at 2 pm.

Thanks for your understanding and patience. With extra time, the show will, of course, be extra-good.

Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s

Little Women

Directed by Kendell Shaffer, Musical Direction by Edward Hamelrath, Poster by Rosie Dulle, Class of 2026. Postponed Until April. New dates to be announced.


Early College Admissions – Class of 2026

CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 2026 on early admissions to colleges as of the beginning of February: Back row, from left: Jean Edmond Molnar-Janoueix, Clark University; August Gregory, Rutgers University; Forest Lehrman, Clarkson University; Colton Ladd, Community College. Front row: Daisy Ribero, UMass Amherst, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Siena College, Union College, University of Vermont; Beatrice Martel, Ithaca College; Humaira Joya, Connecticut College, Assumption College, University of New Haven; Masuda Rahimi, Mt. Holyoke College; Fiona Clary, University of Rhode Island; Rosie Dulle, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Potsdam; Further announcements to come between now and early April.

Alumni news: Ellie Kanz, Class of 2023

Ellie Kanz, Class of 2023, presenting her paper at the Geological Society of America, October 2025. Ellie is a junior geophysical science major at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

Spanish cooking project

Shortly before winter break, 12th grade Spanish students cooked tortilla de patatas (Spanish egg and potato omelette), a popular and ubiquitous dish in Spain. Spanish tortillas can be found everywhere in Spain, from truck stops to the finest restaurants, and one of the biggest and most passionate debates for Spaniards is whether to make it with or without onions! 

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