Prairie Hill Waldorf School

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"Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility -these three forces are the very nerve of education."

- RUDOLF STEINER, founder of Waldorf Education

The future is asking a lot of our children. Waldorf education provides our students with the necessary foundation for adapting to our ever changing world. Our curriculum nurtures risk-takers, critical thinkers, future innovators and fearless leaders. Students graduate from our school armed with confidence, creativity and a unique sense of purpose.

Different by Design

Waldorf education is more relevant today than ever with a curriculum designed to inspire the best in each student.

Teaching With Intention

We offer a developmentally appropriate, experiential, and academically rigorous approach to education.

Our Admissions Process

Prairie Hill is currently accepting applications for the 2020-2021 School Years for Wonder Garden (Pre-K) – Grade 6.

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1st grade has been working diligently on their bun

1st grade has been working diligently on their bunnies and kitties. Building hand dexterity and strength, fine motor skills and patience, these kiddos are getting ready for next level learning without even knowing it. Researchers have found that once kids master the logics of basic knitting, they can move on to the more complex skills of problem-solving and designing. At it's most expert levels, knitting illustrates in three dimensions math concepts that are often left to college-level abstract thinking. 🤯😮

#knitting #grade1 #waldorf #waldorfeducation #waldorfschool #phws #prairiehillwaldorf

Grade 2: Watercolor The colors now represent somet

Grade 2: Watercolor
The colors now represent something and figures can slowly emerge from the colour characters of a story. We use fables to transition to figurative depiction.

#watercolor #watercolorpainting #grade2 #prairiehillwaldorf #waldorf #waldorfeducation #phws

It may feel like Spring...but we are still buildin

It may feel like Spring...but we are still building snowmen. ❄❄❄

#outdoorclassroom #wisconsinwinter #phws #prairiehillwaldorf #waldorf #waldorfeducation #nature #doyouwanttobuildasnowman

Oh boy, did the faculty and staff get a surprise f

Oh boy, did the faculty and staff get a surprise from @stonecreekcoffee today! To show their appreciation for teachers and school staff (and to keep them fueled up!), they’ve committed to make donations of 10,000lbs of coffee to those hardworking people in the community!
As of February 15th, they have donated 6,631lbs so far! 😮

We are so thankful for the coffee...extra smiles everywhere today!

#neverstoplearning #stonecreekcoffee #phws #prairiehillwaldorf #grateful #waldorfeducation #waldorfschool #teachersmaketheworldgoround

The sunshine today *almost* made it feel like Spri

The sunshine today *almost* made it feel like Spring...

#wondergarden #prairiehillwaldorf #phws #waldorf #waldorfeducation #nature #outdoorclassroom #thinkoutsidethewalls #wisconsinwinter

Those first graders sure pick up new skills so qui

Those first graders sure pick up new skills so quick! The children are developing their fine motor skills with their knitting.

Handwork teaches the students important executive functioning skills such as how to plan ahead, to work carefully step by step, and to sequence steps; they learn to envision a project — from whole to parts, and then parts to a whole complete project, all essential skills for their academic studies as well as life!

#handwork #prairiehillwaldorf #phws #waldorf #waldorfeducation #waldorfschool #grade1 #lifeisthecurriculum #knitting

The young ones in Wonder Garden are using our arct

The young ones in Wonder Garden are using our arctic temperatures to their advantage. This week, they made this beautiful sun catcher. They collected treasures on their walks in the morning to use.

#waldorf #waldorfeducation #waldorfschool #lifeisthecurriculum #prairiehillwaldorf #phws #outdoorclassroom #wisconsinwinter #suncatcher

Grade 6 Ancient Roman and Greek History Middle sc

Grade 6 Ancient Roman and Greek History

Middle school: the harmonious balanced Greek period of childhood is ending and a willful. Muscular Roman period is beginning...leaving the dreamy childhood consciousness and entering awake adolescence.

As you can see here, students start to see their drawing not as a collection if lines, but simply as a mixture of light and dark. Marble Roman statues are perfect for this.

Grade 1 making and walking snow labyrinths. #out

Grade 1 making and walking snow labyrinths.

#outdoorclassroom #wisconsinwinter #phws #prairiehillwaldorf #waldorf #waldorfeducation #waldorfschool #lifeisthecurriculum #grade1

Well....seems as though the children are really en

Well....seems as though the children are really enjoying the snow. ❄❄❄

#wisconsinwinter #outdoorclassroom #naturebased #prairiehillwaldorf #phws #waldorf #waldorfeducation #waldorfschool #lifeisthecurriculum

Whew! Who knew telling time could be so hard! How

Whew! Who knew telling time could be so hard! How many minutes after 10:00 is it? How many minutes before 12:00 is it? Understanding how to read an analog clock will help the students go beyond telling time to understanding time. This is another step toward being grounded on this earth. It helps us be aware where we are in time! It's another step to realizing the brevity of time and how precious it is.

#time #prairiehillwaldorf #waldorf #waldorfeducation #waldorfschool #phws #ificouldsavetimeinabottle #doesanybodyreallyknowwhattimeitis

Soaking up all the winter weather today. #wiscon

Soaking up all the winter weather today.

#wisconsinwinter #phws #prairiehillwaldorf #waldorfschool #snow #waldorfeducation #outdoorclassroom

Chopping veggies for soup in Playgroup! Our parent

Chopping veggies for soup in Playgroup! Our parent/child playgroup registration just opened for our Spring session. This class is the perfect way to bond with you child while learning how to apply time tested methods of Waldorf philosophy to your parenting. Link with more info in our bio!

#prairiehillwaldorf #phws #waldorf #waldorfeducation #outdoorclassroom #naturebased #playgroup #letthembelittle #parentchild #parentchildclass #earlychildhood

Monday mornings the whole school gathers for assem

Monday mornings the whole school gathers for assembly... to prepare for the week ahead and share birthday wishes across the grades.

#waldorf #waldorfeducation #waldorfschool #phws #prairiehillwaldorf #outdoorclassroom #wisconsinwinter

Grade 5 spending recess in the Gaga Ball Pit! Have

Grade 5 spending recess in the Gaga Ball Pit! Have you ever played Gaga Ball? It's a fun, fastpaced variant of dodgeball...last person standing, wins!

#recess #grade5 #outdoorclassroom #prairiehillwaldorf #phws #waldorf #waldorfeducation #nature #movement

Busy, busy! A peek into Grade 1 Handwork today.

Busy, busy!
A peek into Grade 1 Handwork today.

#busy #prairiehillwaldorf #phws #waldorf #waldorfeducation #handwork #woodwork

It was a such beautiful day to start Grade 1 morni

It was a such beautiful day to start Grade 1 morning lesson outdoors!

#outdoorclassroom #wisconsinwinter #phws #prairiehillwaldorf #waldorf #waldorfeducation #sunshine #snow

You might see some familiar faces on Nightly News

You might see some familiar faces on Nightly News with Lester Holt tonight at 5:30 CT. We are so happy and grateful to be featured!
Join us: tune in to NBC and share!

#nbcnightlynews #prairiehillwaldorf #phws #outdoorclassroom #thinkoutside

Yuletide 2020 is HERE! Shop from over 30 vendors (

Yuletide 2020 is HERE!
Shop from over 30 vendors (including Prairie Hill for Local Pickup!)
Find unique, handcrafted local gifts from the comfort of your home!

Link in bio!

#shopsmall #shoplocal #yuletide2020 #digitalyuletide #prairiehillwaldorf #phws

So many things to be grateful this year (and alway

So many things to be grateful this year (and always)

We are grateful for our teachers, who are creative, dedicated and resilient. They step up to the plate, everyday, to make the world a better place.

We are grateful for students, who shine so bright and teach us as much as we teach them.

We are grateful for our beautiful property, which now, more than ever, is integral to what we do everyday at Prairie Hill.

...and we are grateful for our community, who even through these strange times of uncertainty, support us, stand by us and entrust us with their children every day.

Thank you for giving us so much to be grateful for.