典型的学校生活是什么样的?
The day begins as students enter the classroom 和 receive a greeting from their teacher, 谁会停下来和每个学生进行眼神交流, 在许多教室里, 和学生握手.
在早期儿童项目中, the day includes creative play; circle time; ample outdoor time that might include a hike or a trip to the farm; a homemade, organic lunch; then rest 和 more outdoor play to finish the day.
主要教训, a one-和-half-hour period with the class teacher in the 较低的学校 和 a subject teacher in the 高中, 初中和高中的入学日是哪一天. This “in breath” allows students to settle themselves 和 concentrate on the task at h和. 主要教训s are taught in three- to four-week blocks devoted to a p艺术icular subject (历史, 数学, 科学, 英语, 社会研究, 等.). 一年级的主要课程可能包括拼写, 五年级对密西西比河的研究, 八年级的世界地理课, 和高中的物理实验.
在吃完零食和户外活动之后, 学生们继续上他们的专业课, which fill the rest of the day: Fine or Applied Arts; Spanish or German; Orchestra, 合唱, or B和; H和work; 和 Eurythmy (a movement 艺术 exclusive to Waldorf schools).
放学后, 一些学生参加马术项目, 而其他人则从事体育运动或参与社区服务活动. Some have instrument lessons; others stay in our After-School program until 6:00 p.m.
你们的毕业生上的是什么学院和大学?
Green Meadow 90%以上的毕业生都上了大学. 点击查看十大棋牌赌钱软件的 高中简介和最近的大学录取名单.
Over 94% of Waldorf graduates nationwide attend college, with 88% completing their degree. This compares favorably with the 90% of private high school graduates that attend college 和 76% of private school graduates that complete their college career. 华德福的毕业生学习社会和行为科学的可能性是常人的三倍, 他们学习科学和数学的可能性是美国总人口的两倍.
你们的校友选择了什么样的职业道路?
Green Meadow的毕业生会在商业等不同领域从事职业, 教育, 信息技术, 法律, 医学, 政治, 科学, 社会服务, 还有艺术.
Well-known graduates of Waldorf Schools internationally include Jennifer Aniston (actor), 马特乌斯·阿特金森(NASA项目工程师), 肯尼斯•切诺特(美国运通首席执行官兼董事长), 朱莉安娜·玛格丽斯(演员), 费迪南德·亚历山大·保时捷(保时捷汽车工程师和设计师), 查尔斯·罗斯(获奖建筑师), 阿兰姆·罗斯顿(CNN记者), 延斯·斯托尔滕贝格(挪威首相).
作为一所私立学校，绿草堂可以提供什么样的学习方式?
你的学生群体有多多样化?
Green Meadow为来自社会经济各阶层的学生提供服务, 种族, 文化, 还有种族背景, 信仰传统, 以及信仰体系. Our students come from many different kinds of families 和 many countries of origin; some speak 语言s other than 英语 at home; 和y travel each day from about 90 different towns in 13 local counties.
Most recent statistics show that our student body is comprised of 39% students of color (20% Multi种族, 9%的亚洲, 6%中东, 2%的非裔美国人, 2%是拉丁裔或西班牙裔)，61%是白人.
学生如何在Green Meadow转学或转学?
每年都有几名学生转学进入或离开绿草甸. 这取决于年级水平和孩子的能力, we find in general that students transferring out are well prepared for their work in other schools. 学生 transferring in often need some time to 开发 their 艺术istic skills 和 adjust to the academic rigor, 强调批判性思维而不是应试, 和 媒体政策.
你们的媒体政策是什么?它适用于家长吗?
Our 媒体政策 is geared toward our students, 和 parents are free to use media as they see fit. 十大棋牌赌钱软件要求父母考虑他们的媒体消费对家庭的影响, 然而, 并以适合孩子年龄的方式限制他们在孩子面前使用媒体.
你们对欺凌的政策是什么?
Green Meadow有一个活跃的社会包容委员会, 由教师直接与学生在课堂内外的工作. Our “justice without blame” approach to conflict resolution among students prioritizes accountability 和 self-reflection.
学生社会行动委员会(SSAC), 由高中生组成, 对低年级学生进行戏弄和欺凌的创新解决方案. SSAC培训, 由教师领导, 教年长的学生帮助年幼的孩子, 在操场上，在社会冲突的调解中, 和 includes the creation of a buddy system that has proven very effective in reducing incidences of bullying on campus.
你们有什么机会让家长参与进来?
家长 Leadership at Green Meadow Waldorf School consists of both the 家长 Council delegates 和 Class 家长 representatives. The Class 父母 help to support the Class Teacher 和 家长 Council works school-wide; both groups build community throughout our school. 家长 Leadership at Green Meadow Waldorf School provides a forum for parents to engage in open 和 honest communication between the school administration 和 parent community, as well as encouraging 和 helping coordinate parent volunteer efforts throughout the year.
华德福和蒙台梭利有什么不同?
A very brief summary of the two approaches follows; we also encourage you to learn more from the 北美华德福学校协会(AWSNA) 和 国际蒙特梭利指数.
华德福教育服务于从出生到12年级的孩子. 蒙特梭利学校通常为学龄前到八年级的孩子提供服务. T在这里 is also a Montessori “Assistants to Infancy” program for babies 和 toddlers up to age 3.
华德福早期儿童项目使用天然玩具，由木头、丝绸和羊毛制成. 蒙台梭利学校使用蒙台梭利设计和认可的玩具.
华德福教室以儿童为中心，教师为主导，体验. 孩子ren witness phenomena firsth和 before they are taught the principles underlying those phenomena. 在早年, 节奏和套路是基石, 建立孩子对世界的安全感和信任感. 在低年级, 学生们通过融入艺术的课程开始他们的学术训练, 除了体育和社会活动. 在高中, 严谨的学术课程与体育运动相辅相成, 丰富的艺术生活, 国际交流项目, 实习机会, 还有很多社区服务项目. The goal of a Green Meadow 教育 is to help our students reach their full potential 和 imp艺术 purpose 和 direction to their own lives.
在蒙特梭利教室里, 根据国际蒙台梭利指数, “孩子在她选择的事情上工作的时间是没有限制的. 在一天中的任何一个时间，所有科目(实际工作), 数学, 语言, 科学, 历史, 地理位置, 艺术, 音乐, 等.)将被研究, 在各个层面, 不同年龄的孩子互相学习, 通过仔细观察, 个人经验, 记录, 还有老师的帮助.”
Many Waldorf Schools are accredited by the 北美华德福学校协会(AWSNA), 确保遵守华德福的课程. 今天，在83个国家有近1000所华德福学校. 在北美, t在这里 are more than 300 schools 和 14 teacher 教育 institutes in some level of 开发ment.
Montessori schools can elect to be accredited through the American Montessori Society (AMS). 美国大约有1200所认可的蒙台梭利学校. 蒙台梭利教育法与华德福教育法在意大利同时发展起来, 由内科医生和教育家Dr. 玛利亚蒙特梭利.
The Waldorf curriculum was 开发ed almost 100 years ago by Austrian scholar 和 philosopher Rudolf Steiner. 华德福学校在美国以外通常被称为斯坦纳学校.
以游戏为基础的幼儿教育项目与其他项目相比有什么优势呢?
A play-based program allows children to 开发 their gross 和 fine motor abilities 和 hone problem-solving 和 conflict-resolution skills. 时间在户外, 沉浸在想象的游戏中, 身心健康吗, decreasing stress 和 enabling children to work through everything they experience throughout the day, 无论是个人还是团体.
华德福学校的教学方法有什么独特之处, 和 what allows the children in our care to play creatively (even if they struggled to do so when they arrived), 充足的玩耍时间是每个上学日的一部分吗. 游戏时间既可预测，又适合儿童游戏的长度, 开发, 和转换.
除了, Waldorf teachers underst和 importance of the play environment 和 materials that foster children’s imaginative play. 玩具太多, 或者是那些过于明确和预先设定好的玩具, 抑制孩子的创造力，限制他们想象力的发展. Our classrooms 和 outdoor play spaces offer open-ended play materials (like clothespins, 布, 长椅, 和用于建筑的木板)，允许流体, 患儿导向性玩, 随着孩子们场景的变化，物体也会发生变化.
这是数百篇支持这种观点的文章中的一篇 游戏为主的学习.
你们接送学生吗，从哪个学区来的?
New York residents: New York state 法律 currently requires school districts to transport private-school students to schools up to 15 miles away from their homes. Forms requesting bus transportation to private schools are due to the transportation office of the applicant’s local school district by April 1 each year. 请直接与您的学区联系以获取更多信息或获取表格.
New Jersey residents: please research eligibility criteria 和 application procedures for private school bus transportation 在这里.
GMWS的学生来自哪些城镇和县?
十大棋牌赌钱软件的学生来自大约90个镇和13个县. 请联系 凯瑟琳·格拉泽 在十大棋牌赌钱软件的招生办公室(845.356.2514 x302) with any other questions, including questions about local busing, NYC busing, or carpooling.