July 2012 - Waldorf School Windhoek

© Katharina Wyss
© Katharina Wyss
© School Archive
Roekija Helm
Freca Menzel
Kidz Fun Fair 2012
Last year in May I read the “Namibian Education
Directory” and discovered the Waldorf
School Windhoek. I was involved in the home
schooling topic in South Africa, where I lived
for four years. Back in Namibia I looked for
alternative ways to educate my children. The
philosophy of home schooling is similar to
the Rudolf Steiner pedagogic. So I chose
this school. I have two children in Grade 0 and
Grade 2.
I started working at the Waldorf front desk
on 29 May: Administration, enrolments, data
capturing, telephone and many more things
are my field. I feel at home. The atmosphere is
warm and friendly. And this is the main thing
to adapt and to be happy.
Parent’s Ad:
Waldorf family urgently looking for 2/3 bedroom
townhouse/apartment close to the school.
Pease call 081-752 18 44.
Events July – August 2012
Parents Evening Grade 1, 8
Mon 9 July 2012, 19:00
Parent Association (PA)
Wed 11 July2012, 19:00
Parents Evening Grade 2
Mon 16 July 2012, 19:00
Parents Evening Grade 6
Tue 17 July 2012, 19:00
Parents Evening Grade 3
Mon 23 July 2012, 19:00
Cinema at Waldorf
Fri 27 July 2012, 19:00
Green Market Café
Sat 28 July 2012, Grade 6
Parents Evening Grade 7
Mon 30 July 2012, 19:00
Kidz Fun Fair at SKW Sportsground
Sat 4 August 2012, 09:00 – 18:00 (Gates
close at 17:00), Sun 5 August 2012
09:00 – 16:00 (Gates close at 15:00)
Green Market Café
Sat 18 August 2012, Grade 13
Trimester Holiday
Sat 18 August – Fri 7 September 2012
© Katharina Wyss
Dear school-community, at the end of 2011
I received an invitation to teach at the Waldorf
School in Lübeck, in Northern Germany. There
were a number of aspects that made me feel
that I should go and follow this path – the
possibility of growing still deeper into Waldorf
teaching through an environment of very experienced
colleagues and teacher-trainers, and
the chance of getting close again to family
and dear friends were just the most dominant
ones.
I am looking back on almost five years of
intensive work at the Waldorf School Windhoek,
with many challenges and a lot of joy.
The open-heartedness of the students and the
commitment of colleagues and parents have
been precious to me, and I am very grateful for
having been part of this community.
Yours with best wishes, Freca Menzel
Teacher’s Training Fund
The teachers decided to also do a Green Market
Café to raise funds for their teacher training
fund. This took place on 7 July 2012 and they
managed to raise about N$ 2400. This fund
enables us to send delegates to the Nation
Teacher’s Conference in South Africa and to do
further training as a collegiate or individually.
Cinema at Waldorf
We would like to welcome you to our new event
“Cinema at Waldorf”. Once a month we will
show movies and documentaries, and then we
can get together and chat. Starts: Friday, 27th
July 2012, 19:00 “The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner”
Part 1 (1h30min), a documentary film by
Jonathan Stedall. Entrance: free, Food+Drinks:
welcome!
Contact to our W-Mail-Team: Katharina Wyss
wyss@waldorf-namibia.org, Cell +264 (0)81 340 23 79
The annual Waldorf School Windhoek stall at
the Kidz Fun Fair is one of our most important
places to meet new parents and get in touch
with people in Windhoek, who are interested
in alternative ways to educate children.
It‘s a great venue to spend a few hours with
your family, to have fun and to enjoy many
activities and, of course, to talk to some of our
teachers.
Dear parents, please feel free to support us
for one or two hours to represent our school
during the 4th August from 09:00 – 18:00 and
5th August from 09:00 – 16:00.
Contact: Katharina Wyss, 081-340 23 79
Kidz Fun Fair at SKW Sportsground
Saturday, 4 August 2012, 09:00 – 18:00
(Gates close at 17h00), Sunday, 5 August 2012,
09:00 – 16:00 (Gates close at 15:00)
www.kidz-fun-fair.com
Keep in Contact:
Waldorf School Windhoek
P.O. Box 90326, Windhoek, Namibia
Andries de Wet Street/Avis
Tel. +264 (0)61 41 52-50, Fax +264 (0)61 41 52-99
office@waldorf-namibia.org
Web: www.waldorf-namibia.org
Blog: www.wsw-connect.org
Namibia
Waldorf School Windhoek
Nedbank Namibia, Hidas Windhoek
Branch-Code 461696, Account: 110 000 826 88
IBAN: 46 16 96 11 00 00 82 688
BIC (Swift-Code): NEDS NANX
Germany
Freunde der Erziehungskunst, GLS Bank
Account: 130 420 10, BLZ 430 609 67
VWZ: 4886 WSW Namibia + Spenderadresse
Die Angabe Ihrer Anschrift im Feld Verwendungszweck ermöglicht
das Ausstellen der Spendenbescheinigung.
Switzerland
Freie Gemeinschaftsbank BCL
Account: EK 115.5
Postcheck der Bank: Basel 40-963-0
Kennwort: WSW Namibia
Netherlands
Triodos Bank NV, Zeist, Account: 21.22.68.872
Kennwort: WSW Namibia