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"Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats
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Great Barrington Waldorf High School provides an education for adolescents that inspires love of learning, develops freedom of thought, and fosters self-confidence in an atmosphere of academic rigor, artistic fulfillment, openness and mutual respect.
This work stems from the pedagogical philosophy of Rudolf Steiner and seeks to meet the educational, artistic, and social needs of students, that they may engage in life with intelligence, wisdom and moral commitment.
The new Spanish teacher is here!
by Stephen Keith Sagarin, PhD 15 Aug 2008
We are pleased to tell you that we have hired a wonderful Spanish teacher, Gwendolyn Hampton Van Sant, to replace the irreplaceable Julia Nunez.
“Profe Gwendolyn,” as she will be known, is excited to join our faculty and to meet and teach our students. She will teach all sections of Spanish and serve as coordinator for any students traveling to or from Spanish-speaking countries.
Profe Gwendolyn has a BA in Latin American History from Simon’s Rock College and has done graduate work at the University of Connecticut, Westfield State College, and Endicott College. She has also taught at the Eagleton School, John Dewey Academy, and Valleyhead School.
She is a co-founder of BRIDGE, Inc., which stands for “Berkshire Resources for Integration of Diverse Groups and Education” (http://multiculturalbridge.com). Her company, Mariposa Services, offers translation, interpreting, and tutoring in Spanish and other subjects.
She is a parent at the Steiner School in Great Barrington.
Please welcome her warmly to our school community!
The Ancient Andean Adventure
by Evan Crispell ’10 11 Jun 2008
The path we followed was more than 400 years old and 43 kilometers long. It ran through the Sacred Valley of the Andes Mountains from the small town of Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu, one of the only Incan cities to remain untouched by the Spanish conquerors. Over the next four days we wound through the highlands, cloud forest, and jungle.
We started out on a hot and sunny day, two days after our arrival in Peru. We walked through the green and rocky highlands, heads thrown back to take in the mountains towering above us, jarringly solid against the sky’s brilliant blue. Still adjusting to the high altitude that left us panting after even the easiest hiking, we watched the porters jog by, the packs on their backs as big as themselves. When we arrived at our campsite the porters had set up our tents and were already preparing our dinner.
The second day was the biggest challenge. We climbed all day until we reached Warmiwañusca Pass (Dead Women’s Pass, for those who don’t speak Quechua) that at 4200 meters above sea level was the highest point of the trail. The only thing that made this ascent possible for me was the endless beauty of the mountains. Though I was sore and out of breath, these things barely registered as I gazed at trees and flowers I’d never seen before and at the peaks of mountains piercing the clouds.
The next two days were a blur of snow-capped mountains, lush jungle; cloud blanketed valleys, and endless laughter with friends. We arrived at Machu Picchu and shuddered to a halt. It lay before us, the Lost City of the Incas, its stones twisting with the mountain – so much a part of the natural earth and so much a monument of human civilization, that we could only stand and stare in amazement and awe.
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