Whatcom Hills Blog

Play is Good For You!

August 24, 2020
Feeling free Cats do it, dogs do it, squirrels do it, even octopuses do it…and so do we…play! Besides improving health, lowering stress and just being plain fun, researchers now believe that play is hardwired deep in our brains and that it has a fundamental role in how we learn…

The Promise of Youth

August 17, 2020
Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth who care for and protect our people. -Nelson Mandela WHWS Third Graders cleaning & felting wool together In…

Finding Rhythm

August 9, 2020
“Everything has rhythm. Everything dances.” ~ Maya Angelou A quiet moment at Whatcom Falls. In this time of COVID, where everything seems so upended, I have been thinking a lot about the grounding qualities of rhythm for our children and for ourselves. The grace of universal rhythms is expressed in…

Finding Community

August 1, 2020
Sweet moments together during the 2019-20 school year at Whatcom Hills Yesterday was International Friendship Day which made me think of how important connection is, especially during these strange and challenging times. Things that we took for granted like going out to dinner with a friend, hugging an aging parent,…

Welcome to Our New Website

July 15, 2020
When our school closed in March due to COVID-19 and we realized that our website would become much more critical with outreach, we decided to create a new site with the help of Alumnus, Dougal Brownlie (aka my son…who I co-opted!) In the past, our WHWS website was graciously created…

WHWS 8th Grade Class of 2020 Graduation

June 14, 2020
On Saturday June 13, 2020 Whatcom Hills Waldorf School had 14 eighth grade graduates take part in an unconventional ceremony. It was a heartfelt day in which students and their families took part in a car parade to celebrate their final day as students, and their first as alumni of…