Annual Giving Campaign - Thank You!

Annual Giving 2018 - 2019

The Board of Trustees is grateful to all those who participated in the Annual Giving Campaign, November 22, 2018 – January 31, 2019.  We exceeded our goal and learned a lot, so next year’s fundraiser promises to be even more successful.

Our grand total of donations from the Fundly site and other avenues totals $10,882 from 67 donors!  We are sincerely grateful to every single person who contributed.  If there is some error, please forgive us, and let Elizabeth know as soon as you can.

Experience the Grades

Come be a Waldorf student for the evening! Join Ms. Paola and Mrs. Reilly as they take you through lessons of the early grades and upper grades. Experience firsthand how Waldorf education teaches as a while and prepares for a lifetime of learning.

This event is open to current Waldorf parents and prospective parents who have already attended a tour, walkthrough, or open house at MVWS.

Tuesday, February 26th, 6-8pm
RSVP is required to info@maplevillageschool.org or 562-434-8200
Adults only, please.

Why Medieval Games in 6th grade?

The middle school years have arrived!!!  Medieval Games are meant to be a rite of passage and can truly be a life-changing event for the sixth grader.  Year long challenges should happen where they are asked to look at the seven virtues of prudence, temperance, fortitude, justice, hope, faith, and love to find at least one example of each of those in their life that they would like to improve upon.  Examples of this might be showing
temperance by raising their hand in class before they speak, or fortitude by completing their homework even though they really want to do something else.  These would not be the deep, reflective, virtuous changes you would expect in an adult, but they are the beginnings of the child starting to look at themselves in a new way.

The Medieval Games are made up of 7 shires with mixed students from 7 other Waldorf schools.  The challenges they face will not only give them a level of trust in their shire but ask them to be trustworthy in return.  The activities provide individual children an opportunity to step outside of their daily social roles and become leaders, followers and encouragers.

During the day’s events, new bonds have been formed, many emotions released and each child has discovered something new about themselves.  The shires create the space for that comradery spirit to shine at its best.  The event also calls upon the individual skills to shine and gives them an opportunity to look within themselves for what can they bring forth to contribute to their new-found friends.

Their journey is to gain knighthood and understand what it takes to be a knight or a "modern day knight"; to bring back to their schools some of the values they have learned and demonstrated whilst competing, such as honesty, courage, bravery, compassion, and generosity; and to continue being a pillar, now, for their own community.

Events they were challenged in:  Archery, High Seas Battle, Wrestling, Jousting, Dueling, Storm the Castle, Goat Pull, Cable Toss, Javelin, Tug-o-War, and an obstacle course ending in a long and dirty Mud Pit.

- Ms. Parry

All Maple Village parents, guardians and community members are invited to a Parent Village Meeting on Thursday, March 7th from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.  Free childcare for children age 3 and up is available from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. with reservation to info@maplevillageschool.org.  The meeting itself is for adults only.  See you there!

Red Rose Co. After School Activities

Tuesday:  3rd grade to 8th grade, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday:  Kindergarten to 8th grade, 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Students will be driven to Marina Vista Park from school in the Red Rose Co. van.  Parents pick up at Marina Vista Park.

For more information or to sign up, please contact Annette Parry at 949-981-3749 or redroseco.info@gmail.com.

Maple Village Waldorf School aims to create a compassionate and welcoming environment rooted in the traditions and the philosophies of Waldorf education. We endeavor to engage and nurture the whole child resulting in a balance of heart, mind, body and spirit. We strive to provide a full living education integrating academia, the arts and communal awareness in order to inspire, energize and develop creativity and a love of learning in each student.