News & Events
Giving Thanks
Now our minds are one. For the first time in many months, our community gathered this week to give thanks, for the earth and the Muhhekunneuw (Muh-he-con-ok) elders and land keepers who have lived in balance and unity for 10,000 years on the sacred land on which we learn together. Now called the Stockbridge-Munsee Band […]
New BWS Leadership Team
On October 18, the Berkshire Waldorf School Board of Trustees appointed a new threefold executive leadership team. Collectively, this collaborative team replaces the role of a school director. Over the past 18 months, Berkshire Waldorf School has self-governed through waves of transition and deep, reflective work. In addition to an all-hands-on-deck response to the ongoing […]
First Nations Day
BWS celebrates First Nations both at school and in our Berkshires community.
2021 COVID Plan
BWS will publish our 2021-22 Health and Safety Plan the week of 8/23, followed by a community meeting 8/29.
May Day at BWS
Berkshire Waldorf School celebrates May Day with singing, flower crowns and authentic country dances around the Maypole.
Diversity & Inclusion in Kindergarten
BWS kindergarten teachers use a personna doll to help children celebrate diversity and practice empathy and inclusion.
Celebrating Black History
As we honor Black History Month in February, BWS is thrilled to be taking part in a webinar conversation with New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi (How to be an Antiracist). This program is sponsored by the Association of Independent Schools in the Northeast (AISNE), one of our school accrediting bodies. 95 independent […]
Happy New Year! Celebrating our 50th Anniversary in 2021
In the midst of so much social and political upheaval, and an intensifying pandemic, we have one smile for today. It’s the 50th Anniversary of Berkshire Waldorf School – our birthday! Rudolf Steiner founded Waldorf education in Stuttgart, Germany in 1919. At a low point of hope for the human race, after the “war to […]
The Season of Light
The season of light at Berkshire Waldorf School takes place around Winter Solstice, when we celebrate letting our inner light shine through the darkness
BWS Winter Plan 2020/21
The Berkshire Waldorf School is pleased to share our plan for the winter term, which begins for students on January 11 and extends through March 19. It is a 9 week term with a mid-winter recess. We are confident that this plan will sustain a range of possible challenges coming in the winter months. Be sure to check […]
