The Apple Core

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March 24, 2010 Issue 15 / 2009-2010
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Calendar of Events
NO SCHOOL
Into our inner being
The riches of the senses pour. Faculty Inservice/Good Friday
The Cosmic Spirit finds itself Thursday and Friday, April 1 & 2
Reflected in the human eye,
Which ever must renew its strength Making Math Meaningful
From out that spirit source. Thursday April 8, 7:00p
The OVWS middle grades faculty will
UPCOMING OVWS EVENTS highlight aspects of our age-appropriate,
developmentally-based, math curriculum. The
5 Grade Class Play
th evening promises to be accessible to those of
us who are ‘math-challenged’ and inspiring to
Friday, March 26, 6:00p, OVWS
those who are mathematically expert. Topics
Grade 5 will present ‚Cupid and Psyche‛, including mental math, transition from the
with a showing at 11:00a for the school and an four processes to higher mathematics, how
evening performance for parents. geometric drawing develops understanding of
logical relationships and more. Please RSVP
Experience the Waldorf Nursery/ 456-7400. Held in the Grades building at
Kindergarten OVWS.
Saturday, March 27, 9-11:30a
Experience Waldorf Early Education in
Friday, April 9, 3:30-5:00p
Bring your child and join us for the
East Montpelier
Nursery/Kindergarten experience. You and Friday, April 9, 3:30-5:00pm
your child will experience imaginative play, Bring your child and experience Waldorf
circle time, snack, creative movement and Early Childhood education firsthand. You and
more in this representation of a typical your child will explore imaginative play, circle
Waldorf Early Childhood classroom where time, creative movement and more in this
doing is learning. Q&A, Conversation and representation of a typical Waldorf Early Ed
Refreshments. Please RSVP 456-7400. classroom where doing is learning. Q&A,
Held in the Farmhouse at OVWS. Conversation, and Refreshments. Please RSVP
Taiko Drumming Lessons at OVWS 456-7400. Held in the Farmhouse at OVWS.
Wednesdays 3:30—4:30p, 3/31, 4/7, 17, and 28 Windows on Waldorf
for Children and Parents (optional) Thursday, April 15, 6:30-8:30p
Learn the art of Taiko drumming from Stuart
Come find out why our students love to learn.
Paton, director of Burlington Taiko. Children
Adults are invited to take a walk through the
will learn the movements and sounds of
extraordinary world of Waldorf Education
drumming, a bit of Japanese, and playful
where students are nurtured through a
conditioning exercises using animal postures..
challenging academic curriculum infused with
4 weeks; $40 for child, $60 for parent and child the arts. Faculty will lead a guided tour
together through the classrooms, showcasing the
Please RSVP Laura Fried lgfried@yahoo.com Waldorf curriculum and student work across
by Monday, March 29. the grades. Q&A, conversation and
Held in the Yurt at OVWS where there is room refreshments. Free. Please RSVP 456-7400.
for up to 20 people. Held in the Grades building at OVWS
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Experience Waldorf Early Education in love of music to the children of OVWS. Please
join the faculty and staff in wishing Susan
Montpelier farewell and blessings on her travel next year.
Saturday, April 10, 10a-noon Sue Cheyenne and David Maynard both
Friday, May 7, 4:30-6:00p joined the faculty of OVWS in the school’s first
Saturday, June 5, 10a-noon year and stepped comfortably and capably
into half-time work. With the growth of the
Bring your child and experience Waldorf school, their teaching load has increased –
Early Childhood education firsthand. Our next year, with the school offering the full
teachers create a beautiful, loving, home-like Grades program of 1st – 8th Grade, both
environment with predictable daily and teachers have requested to remain on a part-
seasonal rhythms where a child’s imagination time basis. The faculty supports these
can flourish and grow. You and your child requests, therefore we are launching a search
will explore imaginative play, circle time, for experienced and qualified teachers for the
creative movement and more in this following subject classes:
representation of a typical Waldorf Early
Childhood classroom where doing is learning. Movement/Games Teacher for Grades 1 & 2
Q&A, Conversation, and Refreshments. Please This hourly, 4-periods-per-week , position
RSVP 456-7400. may be combined with other positions for the
right candidate.
Held at Child’s Garden.
Handwork Teacher for Grades 5–8
Job share with Sue Cheyenne taking
DIRECTORY UPDATES responsibility for the 5–8 Grade Waldorf
Meg and Jon Scherbatskoy have new email handwork curriculum. The position is up to
addresses. 40% time and may be combined with other
positions for the right candidate.
Meg megsch@myfairpoint.net
Music Teacher for Grades 3 – 8
Jon scherbat@myfairpoint.net
Seeking an experienced music educator
Grace and Bill Holland also have new email familiar with Waldorf teaching methods and
addresses. curriculum, to further the development of the
Grace adaptwithgrace@gmail.com OVWS music program. The position is up to
Bill xcbillh@gmail.com 50% time and may be combined with other
Sylvia Thompson and Aaron have moved just positions for the right candidate.
across the street! Their new street address is: Earthcrafts Teacher
495 Lightening Ridge Road Seeking a Waldorf-trained educator with
experience and a love of nature and the
outdoors, gardening, woodworking and
ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS building, to hold and develop this unique
land-based curriculum. The position is up to
OVWS is Recruiting Subject Teachers 50% time and may be combined with other
for 2010-11 School Year positions for the right candidate.
Susan Comen, Grades Music Teacher, Hiring News:
regretfully, will not be returning next school The Early Childhood hiring team will be
year. She has a wonderful opportunity for wrapping up interviews for the Child’s
travel and study in Europe with her husband Garden Pre-School teacher search the week of
who will be taking a sabbatical year from March 29 and has extended the search for the
teaching Business Education at Johnson State Birth to Three teacher through April 6. The
College. We are so sorry to see Mrs. Comen Grades hiring team will interview two
go as she has worked with such dedication to additional candidates in early April and you
build up the OVWS music program. We are can anticipate an announcement by late April.
determined to find a well-qualified
replacement to further this work – bringing a
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BOARD NEWS
“Spring into Summer” Celebration
The Board held their regularly scheduled
May 1, Saturday, 8:30am until we run out of
monthly meeting on Monday, March 15.
pie!
Andrea Melville is serving as Chair of the
Board Nominating Committee and will be This year we are excited to bring three
accepting names of people who would be successful events together on one special
interested in being considered for Board day for the first annual ‚Spring into
service. The Board reviewed a report with Summer‛ Celebration. In addition to our
recommendations from the Master Planning 4th Annual Sweet ’n Savory All You Can
Committee regarding temporary classroom Eat Pie Breakfast, we will be including our
options for next school year. Board members annual Silent Auction and hosting free
toured the 2-classroom modular, recently children’s activities with No Strings
purchased by East Montpelier Elementary Marionette company that will be
School, and presented two other on-site performing ‚Jack and the Beanstalk‛ at
options – the yurt and a custom-built-yurt-like 10:30am followed by a puppetry
structure. The board supports the workshop!
recommendation that the Finance and Master Sweet ’n Savory All-You-Can-Eat Pie
Planning Committees give further analysis Breakfast $7 per person, $25 for family.
between the two yurt options that involve
purchase rather than rental and bring a final
recommendation with timeline to the April
meeting. FACULTY NEWS
The April meeting will be held on April 12.
7th Grade Supports Haiti Effort
Summary from Patrice Maynard’s By Jillian Reed
Visit As part of the 7th Grade community service,
For those of you who were able to attend the with the inspiration of Madame Vatan, our
Thursday night talk, provided by Patrice class held a bake sale to raise money for Haiti.
Maynard, I have attached the names and With generous support and contributions
addresses of the members of the Senate from the community, we raised $500 toward
Education Committee, State of Vermont, and the Haiti relief fund. In French class, we are
would encourage any of you to send a note or studying Haiti’s history and we recently
letter of gratitude for their interest in learning decided on a good organization to which we
about Waldorf education. Please share your will donate the money. The charity is called
story with them about why you are providing ‚Pure Water for the World‛ and is dedicated
your child/children with Waldorf education – to helping families in third and fourth world
why does it matter to you and how would countries by providing them with a
expanding school choice make a difference? dependable source of clean water, along with
We are grateful to Andrea Melville for video- education of proper hygiene and sanitation.
taping this community talk and Dan Brush for We learned that, even before the earthquake,
setting up the opportunity to testify before the only 58% of the 8.5 million Haitians had access
Senate Education Committee. to safe, pure water.
Sen. Robert Starr, Chair; Sen. Bill Doyle, Vice Thank you to everyone who helped us to
Chair; Sen. Alice W. Nitka, Clerk; Sen. Randy reach our goal!
Brock and Sen. Peg Flory all can be reached at
115 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633-5301,
Tel: (802) 828-2228
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SUMMER CAMPS AT OVWS

Orchard Valley will be holding camps for
LOCAL EVENTS
children ranging from age 4 to 13 throughout Vermont Philharmonic Family
the months of June and July. There are
brochures with registration forms near the Concert
cubbies/mail boxes in each of our 3 buildings. Sunday, March 28, 3:30p
Please register early because there are limited Join the Vermont Philharmonic on at the Barre
spaces and the camps are being offered to the Opera House for a Musical Feast!
Central Vermont community at large. Children who bring a homemade instrument
Below is a quick summary of each camp (plucker, banger or blower) enter free and are
offered; full descriptions can be found in the invited to become part of the show!
brochure. For more information and helpful links for
making homemade instruments, visit
At the Child’s Garden campus www.vermontphilharmonic.org
Animal Friends (ages 4-7) Ticket prices are $15 Adults $12 Seniors,
June 7—10 $150 $5 Students, $32 Families
Laura Karstensen, teacher

Forest Children (ages 4-7)

June 14—17 $150
Laura Karstensen, teacher

At the OVWS Main campus

Bees, Butterflies & Bugs (ages 4-7)
June 21—24 $150
Peggy Roche, Teacher

Dirt and Water (ages 4-7)

June 28—July 1 $150
Peggy Roche, Teacher

Sustainability Camp (ages 10 – 13)

June 21—24 & June 28—July 1 $340
Bill Holland, teacher

Improvisational Theatre (ages 10-13)

July 12—15 $170
Michael & Ellen Keene, teachers

Roots of Rhythm & Vocal Arts (ages 7-13)

July 19-22 & July 26-29 $340
Dov & Lynda Schiller, teachers