An article was published on November 8 about the Berkshire Waldorf High School in the Berkshire Edge by reporter Shaw Israel Izikson. Mr. Izikson attended the school’s Open House last week and interviewed the teachers and students for the story. [Read more…]
Field Trips are Back!
At the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA, students explored the work of Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada as well as the many gems in the museum’s permanent collection. They had time to draw as well. [Read more…]
History through Art
Just think how many discus throwers there would be if the Romans had 3-D printing. This is a 9th grader’s project in History through Art: [Read more…]
Seniors at Hermit Island
Seniors attended the annual science field trip to Hermit Island, Maine. The trip ended early because of Covid, but a great group had a great time. [Read more…]
Future Home of BWHS
Based on an ongoing multi-year fundraising campaign, Berkshire Waldorf High School will begin renovations of Procter Hall, the Old Town Hall on Main Street in Stockbridge, as the future home of the school. [Read more…]
Fall Festival of Shakespeare presents “Julius Caeser”
Performances on Friday, November 12 at at 7, Saturday, November 13 at 2 pm and 7 pm!
Berkshire Waldorf High School and Shakespeare & Company present as part of the Fall Festival of Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Julius Caeser, directed by Jake Merriman and JoJo McDonald. Three performances this weekend at the Eleyne P. Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company, plus live-streamed on Thursday at 8:30 pm.
Alums Visit
We love it when former students come back to visit! Here are Mattie Vandiver (left, Class of 2022, now at Vassar College) and Linda Ripley (right, Class of 2022, now at Parsons School of Design) yesterday with Susan Bilodeau, their math and science teacher, advisor, and friend.
Two Winners in Young Writers Contest
Congratulations to Mattie Vandiver, Class of 2021, and Jin Fernbacher, Class of 2023, prize winners in the 2021 Spencertown Academy Young Writers Contest.
Mattie won Third Place in Fiction for a story called “The Science of Friendship.” Judges’ comments included, “Nice characterizations. The author experiments with 2 points of view, to poignant effect. Empathic rendering of how two lonely children, who feel excluded from more conventional circles, find kinship and understanding in one another.”
Jin won Honorable Mention in Fiction for her story, “A Single Orange.” Judges said, “Vivid writing, distinctive voice. Nice details: takes a small scene, brings it to life.”
You may read stories by all the winners here.
Art imitates art
Students in Amy Inglis’s art elective joined in the Getty Museum challenge this week, recreating paintings using materials they have in their own homes while their families are isolated. Students looked through a selection of curated paintings in the Getty Museum archive to find ones to use, and these are the results.
