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![Into the World: How Waldorf Graduates Fare After High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585487005/waldorfeducationorg/xrmpdepskg9njrrybyfw/Alumbook600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585487005/waldorfeducationorg/xrmpdepskg9njrrybyfw/Alumbook600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585487005/waldorfeducationorg/xrmpdepskg9njrrybyfw/Alumbook600.jpg","width":600}])
Waldorf graduates are compared to alum from other independent schools in terms of their educational and professional choices, thanks to a collaborative venture between Research Institute for Waldorf Education and the National Association of Independent Schools.
![Alum Spotlight Campaign]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579617384/waldorfeducationorg/u1xuqolgxzb8wrzwbzl2/Laurent1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579617384/waldorfeducationorg/u1xuqolgxzb8wrzwbzl2/Laurent1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579617384/waldorfeducationorg/u1xuqolgxzb8wrzwbzl2/Laurent1.jpg","width":600}])
The Waldorf Alum Connect continental networking platform has launched the Waldorf Alum Spotlight campaign celebrating Waldorf alums from across North America. Join us as we highlight their achievements, actions, creations and work.
![Inspiring Alum Aids Fight Against COVID-19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585071257/waldorfeducationorg/dilh5pslsucmulpioo0p/Kim-FredrikSchneider.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585071257/waldorfeducationorg/dilh5pslsucmulpioo0p/Kim-FredrikSchneider.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585071257/waldorfeducationorg/dilh5pslsucmulpioo0p/Kim-FredrikSchneider.png","width":600}])
Kim-Fredrik Schneider is a Sacramento Waldorf School alum and CEO of Abi Global Health. Kim and his partner Dr. Victor Vicens are making the company's health platform free to people worldwide to help in the fight against Coronavirus.
![Waldorf Alum Entertainment at the 2020 Innovation Summit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582662551/waldorfeducationorg/v7kjdeboakmsxclaxymx/AlumEntertainers.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582662551/waldorfeducationorg/v7kjdeboakmsxclaxymx/AlumEntertainers.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582662551/waldorfeducationorg/v7kjdeboakmsxclaxymx/AlumEntertainers.png","width":600}])
In celebration of Waldorf education’s history and lineage, a core group of alum entertainers have been invited to join this year’s Innovation Summit co-hosted by AWSNA, APWE and WECAN.
![Seeking Submissions for Waldorf Alum Spotlight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575902411/waldorfeducationorg/pnifacjzlegbd2kzpld2/AumSpotlight600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575902411/waldorfeducationorg/pnifacjzlegbd2kzpld2/AumSpotlight600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575902411/waldorfeducationorg/pnifacjzlegbd2kzpld2/AumSpotlight600.jpg","width":600}])
The Association of Waldorf Schools of North American (AWSNA) is launching its Waldorf Alum Connect Spotlight campaign in January and is seeking published news about alums.
News of Interest
![A Waldorf Teacher's Way to Joy in Times of Chaos]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585488067/waldorfeducationorg/ix3tuxmahc0pdhsspy72/WaldorfSchooOFCape600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585488067/waldorfeducationorg/ix3tuxmahc0pdhsspy72/WaldorfSchooOFCape600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585488067/waldorfeducationorg/ix3tuxmahc0pdhsspy72/WaldorfSchooOFCape600.jpg","width":600}])
Louisa Hopewell, Handwork Teacher at the Waldorf School of Cape Cod, talks about what handwork can teach us during difficult times and how the art can bring comfort.
![The Great Pause - A Tale for Young Children]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584536747/waldorfeducationorg/iiuysczgn60e9j2chm76/FairyTaleTown.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584536747/waldorfeducationorg/iiuysczgn60e9j2chm76/FairyTaleTown.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584536747/waldorfeducationorg/iiuysczgn60e9j2chm76/FairyTaleTown.jpg","width":600}])
This beautiful fairy tale was written by Early Childhood teacher, Elizabeth Emmett, at the Lake Champlain Waldorf School to help young children relate to what’s happening during this trying time.
![Talking to Children About COVID-19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584037257/waldorfeducationorg/fwj4e229o4gi0cmzcfnt/HandWash.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584037257/waldorfeducationorg/fwj4e229o4gi0cmzcfnt/HandWash.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584037257/waldorfeducationorg/fwj4e229o4gi0cmzcfnt/HandWash.jpg","width":600}])
The Waldorf School of Philadelphia has some helpful ideas about communicating with our children about COVID-19.
![Nature Makes Children Happier]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583853803/waldorfeducationorg/bvvxqcoh1qivmgecbsd8/WhidbeyWaldorf.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583853803/waldorfeducationorg/bvvxqcoh1qivmgecbsd8/WhidbeyWaldorf.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1583853803/waldorfeducationorg/bvvxqcoh1qivmgecbsd8/WhidbeyWaldorf.jpg","width":600}])
Waldorf education and the The Waldorf School of Atlanta were in the news recently at CNN.com in the article "Nature makes children happier, science shows."
![Assuming Goodness: Why Children Need Great Expectations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581008152/waldorfeducationorg/dd8sem5nh3zgupqoyyqr/BerkleyRose.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581008152/waldorfeducationorg/dd8sem5nh3zgupqoyyqr/BerkleyRose.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1581008152/waldorfeducationorg/dd8sem5nh3zgupqoyyqr/BerkleyRose.jpg","width":600}])
Teachers that meet a child’s openness with gratitude, reverence, respect and an assumption of goodness, help the child encounter learning and struggle with confidence and calm.