Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time: 6:00 P.M.
Location: 307 Hungry Hollow Road
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
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High School Open House Event Now!
What to Expect from the Event
Attending a high school open house at Green Meadow Waldorf School offers an insightful and engaging experience for prospective students and their families. Visitors can expect to be warmly welcomed by faculty, staff, and current students, who will share their experiences and answer questions about the school's unique approach to education. The event typically includes an overview of the Waldorf curriculum highlighting how it balances academic rigor with artistic and practical learning.
High School Curriculum
Green Meadow’s rigorous high school curriculum is crafted for the development of creative and flexible thinking that supports student agency, discernment, collaboration, and principled action. Students enter into adulthood with curiosity and reverence for the world around them, eager and prepared to connect with and participate in it.
Seminar-Style Morning Lessons
Students begin each day with thorough, 100-minute interdisciplinary block classes taught by specialists over the course of three to four weeks. Block topics include, but are not limited to, Dante, Codes and Number Theory, History through Architecture, Philosophy & Ethics, Biochemistry, Botany and Ecology, Dramatic Production, and Descriptive Geometry.
Track Courses
Following their seminar-style morning lesson, students attend track courses in Math, English, History, Science, and Modern World Language (Spanish, German, American Sign Language). Green Meadow offers honors courses and, currently, there are two college credit-granting Math courses.
Electives
Electives further deepen the Green Meadow high school experience. Topics include, but are not limited to Advanced Science courses (e.g., Advanced Biology (honors), Advanced Chemistry (honors), Advanced Physics (honors)), Forensic Science, Legal Studies, Programming, Cultural Cuisine, Current Events and Model UN, Creative Writing, Clothing Design and Construction, Photography, and Fiber Arts.
International Exchange Program
Green Meadow high school students have the opportunity to deepen their language skills and experience a foreign culture directly through our two-to-three month study abroad or student exchange programs with other Waldorf schools throughout the world. On exchange, students live with a family and are able to immerse themselves in daily life in another language and culture while continuing their education at a Waldorf School abroad. We have a long history of students immersed in either the German language in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, or the Spanish language in Spain, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. We have also had exchanges with schools in Japan, and hosted students from many countries, including China, Switzerland, Korea, Norway, Brazil, Mexico.
Curricular Trips
Curricular Trips are designed to augment and deepen students’ learning experiences at Green Meadow. These trips include, but are not limited to, sleeping on a whaling vessel at Mystic Seaport during the Moby Dick block, studying marine life in tide pools on Zoology in Hermit Island as part of the Zoology block, walking the Camino in Spain, surveying land while at Cape Cod, service learning in Washington DC, and many day trips to theater in NYC, museums, historic walks, and architectural tours.
Athletics and Movement
Competitive sports are a central part of our high school experience. Students participate in Cross Country, Track and Field, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball and Volleyball. Additionally, students continuously participate in Gym and in Eurythmy movement classes.
The Arts
Core curricular art classes offer balance and enrich our academics. Throughout their four years, students complete courses in applied art (e.g., blacksmithing, metalwork, woodwork, clay) and fine art (e.g., form and composition, color theory and glazing techniques, and portraiture).
Music
Our core music studies continue throughout high school. Chorus, band, orchestra, and electives (such as guitar and a Capella singing) become increasingly refined and demanding year by year.
College Counseling
The college counselor supports students and their families in the college and career selection and application process from start to finish. This individualized approach is a hallmark of the Green Meadow experience.
Theatre Arts
All tenth and twelfth grade students participate in dramatic productions. Students learn the basics of how to build a character, as well as practice stage movement and speech. Collaboratively, they engage in all aspects of stagecraft, including set design, costuming, lighting, music, and choreography.
Senior Projects
Over the course of their senior year, students work with faculty and outside mentors to conceive, develop, and complete a large-scale independent project. Recent projects include repurposing a van as a tiny house, writing a book, animating a short film, creating mastectomy pillows, and composing classical music.
Advisement
Each high school class has a faculty advisor who helps to cultivate the health and well-being of the class as a whole. Faculty advisors are advocates for their class, helping the class to pursue its goals (e.g., fundraising, academics, social).
Extracurricular Activities
Green Meadow high school students participate in a number of clubs and extracurricular activities. Current offerings include: Student Council, Poetry Club, Girls Who Start, Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Club, Yearbook, 3D Printing Club, Chess Club, Crochet/Fiber Arts Club, Photography Club, and Midnight Run. There are many opportunities for students to assume leadership roles and take initiative, including the creation of new clubs.
Community Engagement
Students engage in school-wide events and festivals throughout the year, such as the Fall Fair, the Michaelmas Festival, and the Maypole Festival. Students also participate in school-based initiatives related to environmental stewardship and community service.
Local And Global Senior Internships
Seniors are required to complete a full-time internship for a three- week period during the spring semester. Students work in a variety of industries both locally and throughout the United States, as well as globally in countries, such as Argentina, Costa Rica, and Germany.
Testimonials
The Waldorf Difference
Learn about Waldorf education and how it can make a difference in your child's wellbeing and success at school and beyond. Register now for our Open House.
What to Expect from the Event
Attending a high school open house at Green Meadow Waldorf School offers an insightful and engaging experience for prospective students and their families. Visitors can expect to be warmly welcomed by faculty, staff, and current students, who will share their experiences and answer questions about the school's unique approach to education. The event typically includes an overview of the Waldorf curriculum highlighting how it balances academic rigor with artistic and practical learning.
High School Curriculum
Green Meadow’s rigorous high school curriculum is crafted for the development of creative and flexible thinking that supports student agency, discernment, collaboration, and principled action. Students enter into adulthood with curiosity and reverence for the world around them, eager and prepared to connect with and participate in it.
Seminar-Style Morning Lessons
Students begin each day with thorough, 100-minute interdisciplinary block classes taught by specialists over the course of three to four weeks. Block topics include, but are not limited to, Dante, Codes and Number Theory, History through Architecture, Philosophy & Ethics, Biochemistry, Botany and Ecology, Dramatic Production, and Descriptive Geometry.
Track Courses
Following their seminar-style morning lesson, students attend track courses in Math, English, History, Science, and Modern World Language (Spanish, German, American Sign Language). Green Meadow offers honors courses and, currently, there are two college credit-bearing Math courses.
Electives
Electives further deepen the Green Meadow high school experience. Topics include, but are not limited to Advanced Science courses (e.g., Advanced Biology (honors), Advanced Chemistry (honors), Advanced Physics (honors)), Forensic Science, Legal Studies, Programming, Cultural Cuisine, Current Events and Model UN, Creative Writing, Clothing Design and Construction, Photography, and Fiber Arts.
International Exchange Program
Green Meadow high school students have the opportunity to deepen their language skills and experience a foreign culture directly through our two-to-three month study abroad or student exchange programs with other Waldorf schools throughout the world. On exchange, students live with a family and are able to immerse themselves in daily life in another language and culture while continuing their education at a Waldorf School abroad. We have a long history of students immersed in either the German language in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, or the Spanish language in Spain, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. We have also had exchanges with schools in Japan, and hosted students from many countries, including China, Switzerland, Korea, Norway, Brazil, Mexico.
Curricular Trips
Curricular Trips are designed to augment and deepen students’ learning experiences at Green Meadow. These trips include, but are not limited to, sleeping on a whaling vessel at Mystic Seaport during the Moby Dick block, studying marine life in tide pools on Zoology in Hermit Island as part of the Zoology block, walking the Camino in Spain, surveying land while at Cape Cod, service learning in Washington DC, and many day trips to theater in NYC, museums, historic walks, and architectural tours.
Athletics and Movement
Competitive sports are a central part of our high school experience. Students participate in Cross Country, Track and Field, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball and Volleyball. Additionally, students continuously participate in Gym and in Eurythmy movement classes.
The Arts
Core curricular art classes offer balance and enrich our academics. Throughout their four years, students complete courses in applied art (e.g., blacksmithing, metalwork, woodwork, clay) and fine art (e.g., form and composition, color theory and glazing techniques, and portraiture).
Music
Our core music studies continue throughout high school: chorus, band, orchestra, and electives (such as guitar and a Capella singing) become increasingly refined and demanding year by year.
College Counseling
The college counselor supports students and their families in the college and career selection and application process from start to finish. This individualized approach is a hallmark of the Green Meadow experience.
Theatre Arts
All tenth and twelfth grade students participate in stage productions. Students learn the basics of how to build a character, practice stage movement and speech. Collaboratively, they engage in all aspects of stagecraft, including set design, costuming, lighting, music, and choreography.
Senior Projects
Over the course of their senior year, students work with faculty and outside mentors to conceive, develop, and complete a large-scale independent project. Recent projects include repurposing a van as a tiny house, writing a book, animating a short film, creating mastectomy pillows, and composing classical music.
Advisement
Each high school class has a faculty advisor who helps to cultivate the health and well-being of the class as a whole. Faculty advisors are advocates for their class, helping the class to pursue its goals (e.g., fundraising, academics, social).
Extracurricular Activities
Green Meadow high school students participate in a number of clubs and extracurricular activities. Current offerings include: Student Council, Poetry Club, Girls Who Start, Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Club, Yearbook, 3D Printing Club, Chess Club, Crochet/Fiber Arts Club, Photography Club, and Midnight Run. There are many opportunities for students to assume leadership roles and take initiative, including the creation of new clubs.
Community Engagement
Students engage in school-wide events and festivals throughout the year, such as the Fall Fair, the Michaelmas Festival, and the Maypole Festival. Students also participate in school-based initiatives related to environmental stewardship and community service.
Local And Global Senior Internships
Seniors are required to complete a full-time internship for a three-week period during the spring semester. Students work in a variety of industries, including, but not limited to Education, Engineering, Media, and Medicine, throughout the United States and globally in countries, such as Argentina, Costa Rica, and Germany.
Testimonials
Colin McDonagh (Grade 12): “Over my more than 14 years at Green Meadow, the wonderful faculty has helped instill a love and curiosity of learning and creativity, which will stay with me for the rest of my life.”
Madeline Abrams (Grade 12): “Green Meadow offers its students the opportunity to explore math in an interactive manner. Through courses, such as Projective Geometry, Mechanics, and Codes and Number Theory, I have expanded my understanding of the world of mathematics in addition to exercising important problem-solving skills and critical thinking techniques.”
Aadi Sethi (Grade 12): “Learning history at Green Meadow has been a fulfilling process. We are not simply lectured the facts; rather, we have the opportunity to converse about historical figures and their implications and relevance in contemporary times. We are a part of an educational journey that teaches us about the past, allows us to uncover trends and ideas, and generates a respect for our history.”
Maya Bornstein (Grade 12): “Dramatic productions have always been a highlight for me at Green Meadow. They bring an added sense of community to a class, where suggestions are welcomed and creative differences are embraced. I really appreciate the teachers who select and cast the plays, and who have recognized my passion for this art form, offering me additional opportunities to explore acting.”
Zachary Littlewood (Grade 12): “My experiences with Green Meadow’s science programs have been great. The interactive lessons have helped me to fully comprehend the subjects and efficiently participate in the many lab sessions with ease.”
Lirone Stern (Grade 12): “One of the most interesting experiences for me in English class was when we read The Odyssey. Although we had learned about The Odyssey in 5th grade, we now had a chance to delve deeper into the epic poem. This allowed us to fully explore the story, after which I felt each classmate had their own unique view and relation to Homer’s text.”