Open Houses and Lectures

Upcoming lectures are listed below. Additional information about these events can be obtained by contacting us.

Art Works '09

11.22.09 - Sunday -- 11:00 am

Four Winds students will perform and exhibit their art at this Warrenville Arts Council event.  The exhibit will be open from 11:00am to 7:00pm.

Open House - The Waldorf School Journey

01.16.10 - Saturday -- 9:00 am

Join the Four Winds Waldorf faculty and parents for a walk through our Early Childhood and Grades programs.  The presentation will include interactive workshops that will allow you to experience how our unique techniques are applied in the classroom.  The program will end at 1:00pm.  Childcare will be available from 8:30am to 1:30pm.  Please use the inquiry form or call 630-836-9400 to RSVP.

 

 

 

 

Open House - The Waldorf School Journey

03.20.10 - Saturday -- 9:00 am

Join our faculty for an overview of our Early Childhood programs and Grades curriculum.  You will also hear from other Four Winds parents who will share their experiences at the school and participate in workshops that illustrate how our teachers bring art, music and imagination into the classroom.  Please register in advance by calling 630-836-9400. Childcare available.

"Wake Up Spring" Story and Craft

04.10.10 - Saturday -- 2:00 pm
 

There is no fee for this event but a donation will be appreciated. 

The agenda will include the Butterfly Circle, stories about Spring and songs.  Our craft will be to create our own butterflies.

Open House - Preschool Sampler

04.17.10 - Saturday -- 10:00 am

Experience an early childhood classroom with your child. The day's agenda Includes bread making, free play, circle time and a story. Meet our early childhood faculty and see why so many people are attracted to the magic of Waldorf education. Please register in advance by calling 630-836-9400.

RACE TO NOWHERE - Continuing the Conversation

10.12.10 - Tuesday -- 7:00 pm

 

RACE TO NOWHERE – Continuing the Conversation
 
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 7:00 – 8:30 pm
 
Please join Four Winds Waldorf School in continuing the conversation around the challenging issues raised in the documentary film Race to Nowhere.
 
Dr. Sunday Cummins along with faculty members with Four Winds Waldorf School will lead this discussion toward an understanding of the choices we can make to foster the healthiest education for our children.
 
Dr. Sunday Cummins is an assistant professor in the Reading and Language Department at National-Louis University. She has a Doctorate of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, a Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to teaching at National-Louis, Sunday worked in the public schools for 12 years as a middle school special education teacher, a third-grade classroom teacher, a Reading Recovery teacher, and a district literacy coach. 
 
Seating will be limited, please RSVP by calling 630-836-9400.
 
This event will be held in the Community Room on the second floor at
 
Four Winds Waldorf School
30W160 Calumet Avenue W.
Warrenville, IL 60555
 

Woven Wattle Fence Workshop

10.23.10 - Saturday -- 9:00 am

Woven Wattle Fence Workshop

Program Change - ONE DAY ONLY

 
With special guest: Jim Long of Long Creek Herbs
 
October 23, 2010
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
 
Location:
Four Winds Waldorf School
30W160 Calumet Avenue W
Warrenville, IL 60555
 
NEW Workshop Fee:    $50  or   $30 for Four Winds Waldorf School Families and Friends
 
Learn to weave a woven wattle fence from professional gardener Jim Long. This workshop will weave construction instruction and hands-on experience in identifying and harvesting the natural materials from our own lush woods and transforming them into a functional work of art. Workshop participants will work together in smaller groups to construct sections of wattle fencing which will be used on our grounds to provide a beautiful natural enclosure to our play area for our youngest students. Upon completion of the fencing sections, Mr. Long will instruct attendees in the creation of other objects which may be planted in your own garden. Be prepared to work. Please dress for the weather as we will be working outdoors. Work gloves and loppers, pruners and a pruning saw will be useful tools for participants to bring.
 
Jim Long writes extensively and travels the world looking for interesting new plants. He's a regular columnist for: The Herb Companion, The Herb Quarterly, The Heirloom Gardener, The Ozarks Mountaineer, and Small Farm Today magazines. You'll see Jim from time to time on reruns of P. Allen Smith Gardens as well as HGTV garden shows.
His books include: Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates and Fences, Growing and Using the Top 10 Most Popular Herbs and Herbs, Just for Fun – A Beginner’s Guide to Starting an Herb Garden.
 
Long Creek Herbs is located in Blue Eye, Missouri between Branson and Eureka Springs in the heart of the Ozarks. Welcome to Long Creek Herbs

 

Registered workshop participants will automatically be entered to win gardening tools donated by Carona Tool Company.

Fee includes snack and lunch. Workshop participation will be limited to 20.

Wattle Fence Registration Form. pdf

REGISTER TODAY by calling 630-836-9400!

Lecture - Navigating Adolescence

03.08.11 - Tuesday -- 7:00 pm

Adolescence is a time of tremendous growth, challenging emotions, social learning and dawning potential. Come and explore ways to not only handle the stormy teenage years, but also to actually enjoy them. With Rudolf Steiner's view of the developing human being and the wisdom of a Waldorf curriculum, YES, it can be possible. Come and hear how we can frame adolescence in an holistic picture of child development. Bring lots of questions.

Call 630-836-9400 to register.

Open House - Journey through the Grades

04.09.11 - Saturday -- 9:00 am

 

Open House – Journey through the Grades
 
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 
Join the Four Winds Waldorf School faculty, parents and alumni for a walk through our Grades program. This presentation will include interactive workshops that will allow you to experience how our unique techniques are applied in the classroom.

Childcare is available from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm and includes a hearty, nutritious snack.
 
Please call to register:  630-836-9400

Open House - Preschool Sampler

05.07.11 - Saturday -- 10:00 am

Open House – Preschool Sampler
 
10:00 am to noon
 
To get a taste of the magic of a Waldorf preschool, join Four Winds Waldorf School for our Preschool Sampler.  You and your child will spend a morning in an early childhood classroom making bread, participating in circle time and a story, and experiencing  the delight of an environment where kids aren’t rushed to grow up.

At Four Winds Waldorf School we prepare preschoolers for elementary school by developing their capacity for creative thinking and problem-solving through imaginative play.  Play is the real work of young children. Through play and other structured activities, the teacher strengthens the children’s physical, intellectual, and artistic capacities.  The classroom is transformed daily by whatever the children can imagine.  

Join us and discover what makes a Waldorf preschool unique.
 
Please call to register: 630-836-9400