Thursday, October 15, 2009

Interactive open house at Waldorf School

The Kimberton Waldorf School will host an interactive and dynamic open house for parents of children from preschool through high school on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon and Sunday, Nov. 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 410 West Seven Stars Road.

Parents will have an opportunity to glimpse everything from physics to gardening, handwork to chemistry through this interactive event. Alumni, parents and students will be available to answer questions and share insights into the school’s rich curriculum.

“At a time when mainstream schools are becoming increasingly focused on test scores, and are less flexible in looking at the needs and abilities of individual students, Kimberton Waldorf School offers an alternative worthy of exploration and consideration,” said Mary Hirsch, spokesperson for the school. The education helps produce confident children who know their place in the world. Students achieve academic success by instilling creative problem-solving skills.

“Our alumni are the perfect employee for companies seeking individuals who can find solutions to today’s problems,” Hirsch said. “Students here are inspired to take initiative and ask important questions. We hear it time and time again how poised are students are and how well they can communicate their ideas.”

Kimberton’s campus includes more than 420 acres of rolling hills, stream, and farm that provides many opportunities for outdoor education. The unique and distinct curriculum is infused with the arts and classical subjects are taught through a hands-on approach. The program also includes German, Spanish, and Greek languages, gardening, movement, handwork, sports and so much more.

Alumna Rebecca Brubaker, a Rhodes Scholar said, “I was exposed to an incomparable breadth of experiences, topics and ideas that I kept craving long after leaving Waldorf.”

After graduating in 2002, Brubaker received a four-year scholarship to Swarthmore College. She later went on to become a Fulbright Fellow and received an Insight Fellowship.

For more information, call 610-933-3635 ext. 108 or visit the Web site at www.kimberton.org.

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