Saturday, June 30th is your last day to Give to the 2011-2012 Annual Giving Campaign!

We'd like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to everyone who has contributed to the 2011-2012 Annual Fund.  We are happy to report that numerous grades have reached 100% participation. 

Alumni and alumni parents - Please show your continued support of our school and help us reach a strong participation level. Gifts at any level help to make a difference in continuing to provide a quality Waldorf education for our students.

If you have not made your contribution to the Annual Fund, it is not too late. Gifts may be mailed to the School (225 Cambridge Avenue, Garden City, NY, 11530), called in to the Office of Development (516-742-3434 ext. 124) or made securely online by clicking here.

End of Year Slideshow

Last Wednesday, we sent our End-of-Year Slideshow to the entire community. Missed it? You can watch it by clicking the following image or clicking here.

 

Remember to turn up the volume so you can enjoy listening to the Vagabound Song from our Closing Assembly - as led by Music Teacher Mr. Andrew Fallu. 

A class teacher at the Waldorf School of Garden City from 1957-1970 and again from 1979 to 1988 (for the classes of 1963, 1967, 1975, 1990, 1991 and 1996), Gerhard Bedding writes and tells us: "I'm doing fairly well at age 83. I recently completed a 5K walk in Keene as #53 of 107 participants of all ages: 16 min/mile. My wife Barbara has Alzheimer's and is now in a nursing home. This is my 25th year in the Monadnock region! After retirement, I helped at Camp Glen Brook from 1989 to 1991; found jobs for handicapped people in Keene; tutored at the Monadnock Waldorf School from 1991 to 1998; worked as a Hospice volunteer from 1995 to 2000; and have been an activist in many areas from 1996 to the present! I am deeply concerned about the future of our country: truth and justice needed in many areas!  Warm greetings to you all!"

A former professional dancer, Danielle Colding '94 is now an interior designer in New York and is a contestant on season seven of HGTV Design Star. After Danielle earned a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Stanford University and an associate's degree in interior design from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise in Los Angeles, Danielle opened her own design firm Danielle Colding Design. As a self-described problem solver, Danielle believes she uses her open, friendly and quirky personality to connect with her clients. She characterizes her design style as global chic, classic modern and edited traditional. To vote for Danielle as your favorite designer, click here.

Waldorf's Alumni and Development Office was happy to welcome-back Karen Jo (Kaufman) Dolamore '74 and her mother Irene Kaufman on June 5th, who were visiting the area from Colorado. A veterinarian, Karen said, "It is so nice to see that the School is still here and doing well! Back in the 1960s, I was a student from Nursery to 6th grade and I have many fond memories." Her mom, Irene, remarked, "When I sent my girls to the School, tuition was $600. I learned of Waldorf when I lived in Germany." Karen would love to reconnect with her friends and classmates and can be reached at kjdolamore@gmail.com.

Kieran Kerekes '07 recently finished acting in a movie, a dark comedy, called "Admission," that stars Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Lily Tomlin and Wallace Shawn. Kieran played a high school student - "and not just any ordinary high school student, I played a high school student who goes to a 'progressive school on a farm!'

Kieran writes, "The set looked very similar to walking around Waldorf and Camp Glen Brook, with its farm setting as well as some top notch drawings, paintings and overall look and feel. I was amazed, yet not quite surprised, that my first professional movie role would be in a place where I had already spent the better portion of my formative years. There was even a wood chopping scene in the movie!"

Kieran also recently performed with his A Cappella group "Ten & Change" for the Make Music New York (MMNY) Music Festival - a day of free concerts all over New York City. The group performed outside on the steps of the New York Public Library in Spanish Harlem. "It was a special experience and performance and we all had a marvelous time! I'm excited to perform with them again very soon!"