Articles by Laura Purdom

 

Holistic Treatment for Common Childhood Ailments

By Laura Purdom on May 03, 2013, at 10:23 a.m.
Holistic physician Daniel Einstein, MD will give a talk on holistic therapies for common childhood illnesses, including colds, sleep disturbances, stomach troubles, allergies and ADHD. Dr. Einstein will also give a brief overview of Rudolf Steiner’s approach to medical care– known as anthroposophic medicine– especially as it applies to children. ...

See Waldorf Education in Action

By Laura Purdom on April 25, 2013, at 1:59 p.m.
Join us on for a behind-the-scenes look at Waldorf education! Every morning, in more than 1,000 Waldorf schools worldwide, the day begins with a dynamic and interactive main lesson, where academic subjects are brought to life through storytelling, movement, experimentation and the arts. In this tour you will wind your ...

Spring Celebration & Open House at Ashwood Waldorf School

By Laura Purdom on April 25, 2013, at 1:54 p.m.
Ashwood Waldorf School will host its annual May Faire & Open House from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at 180 Park Street, Rockport. Open to the public and free of charge, this festival welcomes spring with a day full of festivities, games, and crafts for all ...

Hats Off! Auction

By Laura Purdom on April 02, 2013, at 1:18 p.m.
You are invited to Ashwood’s gala Hats Off Auction! There is no admission charge. Just come, bring your friends, wear a fabulous hat, enjoy delicious food and drink, and bid, bid, bid, on the wonderful Live Auction items that will be available that night only. Entertainment by the OffBeats. Three ...

Waldorf School Offers Tour of the Grades

By Laura Purdom on April 02, 2013, at 1 p.m.
Join us on for a behind-the-scenes look at Waldorf education! Every morning, in more than 1,000 Waldorf schools worldwide, the day begins with a dynamic and interactive main lesson, where academic subjects are brought to life through storytelling, movement, experimentation and the arts. In this tour you will wind your ...

Spring Celebration & Open House at Ashwood Waldorf School

By Laura Purdom on April 02, 2013, at 12:57 p.m.
Come one, come all, new and old friends alike to Ashwood Waldorf School’s annual May Faire & Open House. Open to the public and free of charge, this festival welcomes spring with a day full of festivities. This event include includes an open house, music, May Pole dancing, activities for ...

Ashwood Summer Camp to offer additional sessions, new Frisbee Camp This Year

By Laura Purdom on March 28, 2013, at 9:13 a.m.
ROCKPORT, Maine — Ashwood Summer Camp is a day camp for children from age 3½ to entering seventh grade. This year, in response to parent requests, Ashwood will be offering more weeks of camp, both full- and half-day sessions, and an early drop-off option. Also, new this year is a ...
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Ashwood to offer Kindergarten tuition assistance

By Laura Purdom on Feb. 12, 2013, at 11:24 a.m.
ROCKPORT, Maine — In a move to make a Waldorf education more accessible to the families of midcoast Maine, Ashwood Waldorf School is pleased to announce a new tuition assistance program for families with kindergarten-aged children. Ashwood has a longstanding history of fostering an economically diverse school community through its ...

Waldorf School Offers Tour of the Grades

By Laura Purdom on Feb. 08, 2013, at 11:52 a.m.
ROCKPORT, Maine — Ashwood Waldorf School will hold a Tour of the Grades on Wednesday, February 13 from 8:15-10:30 a.m. You do not have to be a prospective parent to join this tour (though we welcome prospective parents). We recommend this tour for anyone who would like to learn more ...

Making the transition from kindergarten to first grade

By Laura Purdom on Jan. 18, 2013, at 3:26 p.m.
ROCKPORT, Maine — How do you know when your kindergartener is ready for first grade? A fun and informative workshop all about the “Grade School Experience” will help you answer this question and set your mind at ease about this important transition in your child’s life. The workshop will be ...

Making the Transition from Kindergarten to First Grade

By Laura Purdom on Jan. 18, 2013, at 3:17 p.m.
ROCKPORT, Maine –How do you know when your kindergartener is ready for First Grade? On Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ashwood Waldorf School, a fun and informative workshop all about the “Grade School Experience” will help you answer this question and set your mind at ease ...
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Making the Transition from Kindergarten to First Grade

By Laura Purdom on Jan. 18, 2013, at 3:13 p.m.
Rockport – How do you know when your kindergartener is ready for First Grade? On Wednesday, January 30, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ashwood Waldorf School, a fun and informative workshop all about the “Grade School Experience” will help you answer this question and set your mind at ease ...

School invites the public to students’ performing arts show

By Laura Purdom on Dec. 06, 2012, at 12:58 p.m.
ROCKPORT, Maine — Ashwood Waldorf School’s performing arts will be on parade at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, at the Camden Opera House. Students in grades two through eight will entertain with song, dance, music, holiday skits and a few surprises. Arrive at 9:30 a.m. to walk through a gallery ...

Waldorf school to host tour of classrooms

By Laura Purdom on Dec. 04, 2012, at 8:23 a.m.
ROCKPORT, Maine — Ashwood Waldorf School will hold its School Day Tour 8:15-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the school. The tour will take visitors through the classrooms of three grades. It also will take visitors to the early childhood center. After the tour, visitors will meet with the school ...
Artwork © Toki Oshima

Friendly and Supportive Mornings with Your Young Child

By Laura Purdom on Nov. 15, 2012, at 2:20 p.m.
Ashwood Waldorf School will offer a 10-week session of Parent Child classes beginning on November 29. Classes are offered each Thursday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and are intended for children 18 months to age three and a parent. In this 10-session class, early childhood educator Cherry Short-Lee will join ...
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Friendly and Supportive Mornings with Your Young Child

By Laura Purdom on Nov. 15, 2012, at 2:08 p.m.
Rockport — Ashwood Waldorf School will offer a 10-week session of Parent Child classes beginning on November 29. Classes are offered each Thursday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and are intended for children 18 months to age three and a parent. In this 10-session class, early childhood educator Cherry Short-Lee ...
Teachers use these colored chalks for creating elaborate blackboard drawings to illustrate their lessons

See Waldorf in Action!

By Laura Purdom on Nov. 07, 2012, at 10:57 a.m.
Take a behind-the-scenes tour at Ashwood Waldorf School. Join our School Day Tour on Wednesday, December 12 from 8:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for a firsthand look at Waldorf education. Every morning, in more than 1,000 Waldorf schools worldwide, the day begins with a dynamic and interactive main lesson, where ...
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Ashwood's new Grade School building

Ashwood Waldorf School Earns Accreditation

By Laura Purdom on Nov. 01, 2012, at 12:18 p.m.
ROCKPORT – Ashwood Waldorf School, which serves children from nursery school through eighth grade, has recently received accreditation from the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) as well as reaccreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The school, located in Rockport, was commended by ...
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Ashwood Offers Drop-In Child Care for the Holiday Season

By Laura Purdom on Oct. 25, 2012, at 1:01 p.m.
Just in time for the winter holidays, Ashwood Waldorf School is offering drop-in child care (for children aged 3-6) with our experienced Early Childhood teacher for three weeks only, on Friday, November 30, December 7 and December 14, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It’s the time of year when ...

School offers drop-in child care sessions during holiday season

By Laura Purdom on Oct. 25, 2012, at 12:47 p.m.
ROCKPORT, Maine — Just in time for the winter holidays, Ashwood Waldorf School will offer drop-in child care with an experienced early childhood teacher 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14. The cost is $8 per session. Enrollment limited. Call by 9 a.m. the morning of ...
 
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