where's waldorf

teaching at east bay and davis

Where is Waldorf? Waldorf is where there is a community of people dedicated to the holistic wellness of our children and the world we live in. Two places I know of are East Bay Waldorf School and Davis Waldorf School, where in the former I am currently teaching, and the latter, I will be in the fall 2010 school year.

How I became so amazingly blessed to spend time with the faculty, students, and parents of both places is unfathomable! It seems the angels have been secretly watching over me as I went about my work. I accept their gift with humility, and gratitude.

This is not the kind of gift one receives like a gift certificate to a day spa!

It is more of the kind of gift like I have just been knighted. It is really cool and honorable, but you know you've got some serious work to do thereafter!

At East Bay Waldorf, I have been teaching sciences and math to the upper grades, with an economics block winding down the week after spring break. That same week, I am starting my new assignment at East Bay taking the children of class two through to the end of the school year! (Their wonderful teacher since first grade is blessed with a pregnancy, but is also experiencing some health-related concerns.) With nine weeks left, we will have time for a 4 week math block and a 4 week language arts block, and a week for review of recap of the year. I will reinforce their math skills and their reading and writing skills to prepare them for third grade. Overall, my goal is to maintain the joyfulness in their hearts and the reverence of their classroom, so that at whatever capacity they are at, they will meet their learning with love and enthusiasm.

At Davis Waldorf School, I will enter the fall 2010 school year as the sixth grade teacher. This will be a wonderful journey and hope to graduate the Class of 2013! I have many great ideas for the fall, and am looking forward to connecting with the children and parents in creating a synergistic flow of learning, doing, feeling, and being!

My new post has been recently announced to the parents of the children, and Kelly Brewer, the administrator at DWS, directed parents to visit my blogsite. I have attached links to previous blog posts that DWS parents might be interested in. Of course, you are welcome to read any of my postings and visit other blogsites as well!

Please visit the following links for highlights:

My kids:
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-children.html
Ricky
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2010/02/enter-teen.html
Joey
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/07/verse-for-joey.html

My motive force:
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/07/inspiration.html

Meditation:
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/11/reflection-moments.html

My Waldorf philosophy:
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/11/five-spheres.html

Upper grades curriculum:
grade six
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2010/03/elegant-economics.html

grade seven
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/12/digestive-system.html
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/12/circulatory-system.html
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/12/say-yes.html

grade eight
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2010/01/flow-and-force.html
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2010/01/our-bones.html
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2010/01/heat-energy.html

Serene photo:
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/12/winter-rain.html

Wood work:
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/08/mahatma-gandhi.html

Painting:
http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/2009/07/painting-stories.html

Please feel free to email me at: ricktan@eastbaywaldorf.org or rick@daviswaldorf.org