A Quiet Place in a Busy World

Our theme this year for our 17^th Annual Holiday Faire is “A Quiet Place in a Busy World”. As parents, we all feel the challenge of finding balance in managing our day-to-day lives. And for many of us, this balancing act gets trickier around the holidays.   It is difficult to carve out quiet, meaningful moments during a season filled with travel, social obligations, concerts and recitals, and unbridled gift giving.

Balancing joy with reverence, or action with reflection, is a characteristic of Waldorf Education. In our school, the children’s days are spent learning both indoors and outside, academic subjects are suffused with artistic activity, and seatwork is offset by physical activity. The bar is set high for achievement and personal responsibility, but there are equivalent expectations for empathy and collaboration.

The Holiday Faire strives for a balanced experience.

Given our long record of encouraging equilibrium, it is not surprising that our Holiday Faire strives for balance. It is certainly a joyful, lively event, but there are many quiet moments for families to enjoy together. There is the wonder of the Crystal Cave, and the dreamy marionette performance for the youngest among us. For the older children there are crafts and candle dipping. For adults there is the new Parenting Resource Room with parenting books, information on local goods and services, and a quiet space to share a picture book with your child. Finally, there is the opportunity to browse our outstanding Holiday Store to find beautiful, simple, meaningful gifts to share with friends and families.

Come and Visit us on November 21

We hope your family will join us on Saturday, November 21 and find this to be a beautiful and thoughtful way to start this joyful and contemplative holiday season.