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Rachel Sizeler-Fletcher, Class of 2016, has been accepted early-decision to Vassar College. Congratulations, Rachel, and our very best wishes for this new chapter in your life! Alumni, please send us your news! College acceptances, new jobs, awards, moves, adventures, or just write to let us know how and you’re doing! We are interested in hearing from you.

If you would like to sign up for the next six-week session of Parent & Child Playgroup, now is the time! The next session will begin on Tuesday, December 3. We will meet on December 10 and 17, after which we’ll take a break for the holidays and follow on with three more meetings. Additional information is…

This is the final week of our after-school theatre production workshop, and it’s been productive! For three Wedesdays, 20 5th-8th graders have shown up to build and paint props, design makeup and costumes, and create set elements for The Oddity, our Class 5-6 play, and the Class 7-8’s winter production of The Tempest. Our goal…

It is with great pleasure that we announce the hiring of Jeremy Clough as Ashwood’s school director, effective July 1, 2020. On the same day, Jody Spanglet, Ashwood’s long-serving school director, will become the school’s director of finance*, while our business office manager, Betty Wyman, will step down from her current role to explore other…

Record crowds, a balmy night, and a multitude of enthusiastic volunteers made for a wonderful All Hallows’ Eve Walk this year. Every year, the faculty burns the pumpkin candle at both ends to to make this event a success, but we simply could not do it without all of the contributions of time, energy and…

“Foofoo hatched!” piped fourth-grader Frances. “Now we can finish our stories about him!” Over the past weekend, the monarch chrysalis we reported about in the last edition emerged from his chrysalis in Ms. Buczacz’s classroom. Here is Ms. Buczacz’s account of this happy event: Foofoo has been slumbering through all of the joyful activity in…

There is a longstanding tradition at Ashwood that our oldest classes take a trip together in the fall. The purpose of the trip is to give the students a chance to make new friends in other grades and to provide opportunities for outdoor experiences and challenge activities. We are excited to announce that this year’s…

The weather was pristine, the food was delicious, and the vibe was warm, happy and laid back. Last week’s Homecoming & 100th Anniversary Party brought together Ashwood alumni, former faculty and parents, and current families and faculty to celebrate 100 years of Waldorf education.

To the perennial question, “What I did you do on your summer vacation?” Ashwood’s book-loving 5th through 8th graders might all have the same answer: I read a great book and designed a tee-shirt inspired by it! As school began last week, tee-shirts began trickling in, and it was clear that all that creativity and…