Re-Visiting the visit with Helle Heckman and the Five Golden Keys
In November of 2015, Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School was host to Helle Heckman, a leader in early childhood education from Denmark. Nokken is the name of the remarkable program in Copenhagen, Denmark she developed for children from ages one to seven. Helle has been invited to speak throughout the world…
Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School hosts the Midwest Waldorf Collaborative with DaVinci Waldorf School
It is the middle of July and there is a lot of activity at Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School. Normally at this time of year, in the heart of our summer break, the school is closed and only a few administrative staff…
Let the Games Begin – Grade Five heads to the Pentathlon!
Wednesday, May 10th, fifth grade Waldorf students from the Madison Waldorf School, City of Lakes Waldorf School, Minnesota Waldorf School, and for the first time, Duluth’s Spirit of the Lake Waldorf School will join Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School (PRWS) at Sugar Creek Bible Camp for the official opening of the…
100 Years of Waldorf Education – Learning to Change the World!
In September 2019, Waldorf Education will be turning 100 years old! The Association of Waldorf School’s of North America has already been working with the The Waldorf100 initiative to plan events across the globe. Waldorf100 was formed in the fall of 2014 during a conference of the International Forum for…
A Big Week for Grade Eight!
Eighth Grade Project Presentations Tuesday, March 28th begins a series of three nights of presentations by the Eighth grade students under the guidance of not only their class teacher, Ronald Schirmer but many supportive parents and mentors who have worked with these young researchers over the course of months. The…
Singing in Spring at Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School!
Spring is around the corner and on Friday March 24th Pleasant Ridge Waldorf will be offering the annual Spring Concert for our community at Good Shepherd Church on Main Street at 7:00 pm. Monika Sutherland along with her musical colleagues, Stephanie Pedretti and Mary Weiland, have been preparing the children…