Whatcom Hills Blog

  1. 7th Grade Backpacking Trip

    2024-09-27 17:10:00 UTC
    This month, our 7th grade class embarked on an unforgettable backpacking trip to Park Butte in the Mt. Baker National Recreation Area, led by our enthusiastic math teacher, Mr. Zook, and supported by five dedicated parent chaperones. Over three days and two nights, we hiked, made camp, and even learned…

  2. 6th Grade Backpacking Trip

    2024-09-25 21:08:10 UTC
    The 6th Grade class recently returned from an overnight backpacking trip to Excelsior Ridge, where we practiced our outdoor travel and camping skills, navigated zero-visibility fog, picked late-season huckleberries, earned a few bumps and scrapes along the way, and enjoyed our time exploring the beautiful North Cascades. When we arrived…

  3. In Memory of Jake Merrill

    2024-09-18 18:40:12 UTC
    Since 1993, every September, Whatcom Hills Waldorf School 8th Graders have traveled to the other side of our mountains to spend a week backpacking, hiking, rock climbing and rappelling. This is a wonderful way to breathe out, stretch and form community at the start of the year. We would like…

  4. Wilderness Adventures in Waldorf Middle School

    2024-09-18 18:36:35 UTC
    Each fall, Whatcom Hills Waldorf School middle schoolers all venture up into our glorious Cascade Mountains on backpacking trips. Our 6th Graders begin with a short hike to Excelsior Ridge via Damfino Lakes, where they spend one night feasting on wild blueberries, and enjoying magnificent views of Koma Kulshan from…

  5. Life after Waldorf Education: Success of Waldorf Graduates

    2024-08-12 20:22:00 UTC
    Have you wondered how Waldorf students fare in life beyond high school and higher education? In two comprehensive surveys of Waldorf high school graduates between 1999-2017, conducted by the Research Institute for Waldorf Education (RIWE), nearly 2000 alumni responses from 40 Waldorf high schools across North America were analyzed.  The…

  6. 8th Grade Challenge Week

    2022-11-01 19:03:38 UTC
    Grade 8 Challenge Week From Emma Zook, Grade 8 Teacher: Each fall, our 8th Graders spend four days backpacking, hiking, and rock climbing as a way to start their final WHWS year together. Last Tuesday, this year’s class adventured up onto the southern flanks of Mount Baker, camping at the…

  7. Michaelmas Gratitude

    2022-11-01 19:00:15 UTC
    The festive spirit generated by last month’s Michaelmas events is still lingering in the air here at WHWS. Long before families arrived for the evening’s festivities, our incredible Parent Council and many volunteers came together to plan the event, decorate the school grounds, and to offer activities to our students…

  8. Life in Grade 3!

    2022-11-01 18:56:38 UTC
    Life is Full in Grade 3! Our students are busy with practical work and activities brought to life through the Waldorf third grade curriculum.  In Mrs. Mellor’s classroom, Fridays are project days. If you were to walk in, you would find parent helpers and students engaged in cooking and building…

  9. Grade 4 Fieldtrip

    2022-11-01 18:52:44 UTC
    Grade 4 Field Trip We went to the Whatcom Museum’s ”People of Sea and Cedar Exhibit”* on October 13th. This was the class of 2027’s first field trip to a public place! The students learned some of our local indigenous history and heard stories from the Lummi during our recent…

  10. 6th Grade Backpacking

    2022-11-01 18:48:39 UTC
    Grade 6 set out on their backpacking trip to Excelsior Pass September 26th-27th, along with parent chaperones.  Class Teacher Rachel Howard shared a few moments she felt were highlights of their journey:  “In the evening, we all walked up to Excelsior Peak, and the sun was just starting to set.…
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