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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRIVER SONG WALDORF SCHOOL - PDP - 11-98 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING* ?1_1 - 74:;�-� 7og�e.� 11441 ✓C� 1 /340 W. ooglecl_ YOLA r 10 9�49—A-7AVrool z!:�o"eree- Cr cf P� ex-<-7-1 C-k-- Leo( 4� o 73 7 `-� 2E�ti (o 730 pcndpm3cL # Z. i� AV School Operations Our 1997-98 school calendar has school in session from August 27, 1997, through June 5, 1998. with the typical holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and President's Day, spring break, Memorial Day, etc., and additional days off for teacher conferences. Our hours of operation are 8:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. for the Pre-k and Kindergarten programs, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for the grades program, and an aftercare program that runs from 12:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. The staff generally arrives between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. We currently have 6 full-time teachers and 10 staff members including specialty teachers and administrative staff. Eighteen out of 60 families participate in a car-pooling program, which reduces the number of trips to and from school. The school participates in the SMART Trips car-pooling program provided by the city. School Activities The school has a number of parent nights, school assemblies (approximately 5-7 per year); and several festivals that would also take place at the school. Some of these activities occur during .... school hours; others would occur during the evening hours. In November of this school year, we celebrated our Lantern Walk at the proposed site and Happy Heart Farm. School Design It is our intention to build an attractive environmentally sustainable structure which will preserve the agricultural integrity of the site, maintain open space, and provide enhanced wildlife habitat, all of which are intimately connected to our educational philosophy. The design of the school will fit well with the surrounding neighborhood. The school will provide an environmental learning place, native plants, and a park -like atmosphere. We hope to be good neighbors and work with the neighborhood to resolve any concerns that may arise during the development process and/or school operations. Roger's Park Neighborhood Meeting January 20, 1998 River Song Waldorf School River Song Waldorf School is a locally run, self -funded, nondenominational school offering a classic liberal arts curriculum based on the Waldorf educational philosophy. Waldorf Schools are founded on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, an early 20th century Austrian philosopher and scientist. Today, Waldorf education is recognized as one of the fastest growing, independent, non-sectarian educational movements in the world. In Colorado, there are Waldorf schools in Denver, Boulder, and Carbondale; there are more than.550 Waldorf schools throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. River Song Waldorf School Mission Statement: We ace a school community dedicated to offering a classical liberal arts education which honors the whole child: hands, heart, and head. . Our mission is to nurture, through Waldorf education, full human beings who are able to impart purpose and direction to their lives. School Plans The River Song Waldorf School in Fort Collins was founded in 1988, and is a member of the Association of Waldorf Schools. We -currently offer a Pre -Kindergarten through 5th grade program with 91 students. Our intention is to add a grade each year with the goal of providing a K through 8th grade program. Our school has operated out of the Har Shalom Synagogue since 1990. Due to our rate of growth we feel it is important to operate at our own facility. We have the opportunity to purchase land from the Happy Heart Farm for our new school. We find the site compatible with our needs and site requirements and look forward to a lasting relationship with the farm and the Roger's Park neighborhood when our school is built. The building schedule will be phased: first year operations at the new site will not include the Pre- kindergarten and Kindergarten. Hopefully by the second year these programs will be located at the new site also.