an imaginative playspace for our Nursery playground

From the Kindergarten wishlist, the centerpiece of the classroom: new carpets for each room for circle and story times and imaginative free play.

From the Kindergarten wishlist, silks provide hours of fun imaginative play as children create stories, adventures, habitats, restful places. These aren't just toys, they are tools that help develop social skills and enhancing creativity, communication, and comprehension. 

From the Kindergarten wishlist, silks provide hours of fun imaginative play as children create stories, adventures, habitats, restful places. These aren't just toys, they are tools that help develop social skills and enhancing creativity, communication, and comprehension. 

From the Kindergarten wishlist, silks provide hours of fun imaginative play as children create stories, adventures, habitats, restful places. These aren't just toys, they are tools that help develop social skills and enhancing creativity, communication, and comprehension. 

From the grades team wishlist: Bridges will create dynamic improvements inspiring fresh creativity, fun, and exploration on our elementary grades playground. 

From the first grade wishlist, three families for imaginative play. Free play is a key component of our first grade program. It promotes creative learning, language arts, storytelling, comprehension, social interaction and more.

From the upper grades/middle school play list, bars for pulls ups, swinging, hanging. For the upper grades play area, these bars will help promote gross motor and physical development and social skills.

From the upper grades/middle school wishlist, a 10 ' x 10 ' climbing web for free play, promoting gross motor and physical development and social skills. 

From the grades team wish list, weighted vests help children find calm and focus by assiting in sensory integration. These fleece vests are comfortable and fit a natural style for children. We are seeking 2 of each size, S, M, L

From the grades music class wish list: This Recorder Set would serve our 6th and 7th graders and includes Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass from the MIE Consort Series. The arched wind way allows for ease of play and consistent tone in all registers.

Music plays a key role in Waldorf Education, as expressed beautifully by a music teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School, "Through music we refine the capacity to connect. To harmonize. To resolve dissonance. To heal. To think. To feel. To mature. To make sound judgement. To vibrate. To tune. To move about the world with wholeness. To develop and hold onto that sense that the world is good."

From the grades music class wish list:  These maple wood recorders will sound beautiful as our elementary students play them with spirit.

Music plays a key role in Waldorf Education, as expressed beautifully by a music teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School, "Through music we refine the capacity to connect. To harmonize. To resolve dissonance. To heal. To think. To feel. To mature. To make sound judgement. To vibrate. To tune. To move about the world with wholeness. To develop and hold onto that sense that the world is good."

From the grades music class wish list:  These maple wood recorders will sound beautiful as our elementary students play them with spirit.

Music plays a key role in Waldorf Education, as expressed beautifully by a music teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School, "Through music we refine the capacity to connect. To harmonize. To resolve dissonance. To heal. To think. To feel. To mature. To make sound judgement. To vibrate. To tune. To move about the world with wholeness. To develop and hold onto that sense that the world is good."

From the grades music class wish list:  These maple wood recorders will sound beautiful as our elementary students play them with spirit.

Music plays a key role in Waldorf Education, as expressed beautifully by a music teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School, "Through music we refine the capacity to connect. To harmonize. To resolve dissonance. To heal. To think. To feel. To mature. To make sound judgement. To vibrate. To tune. To move about the world with wholeness. To develop and hold onto that sense that the world is good."

From the first grade wishlist, silks provide hours of fun imaginative play as children create stories, adventures, habitats, restful places. These aren't just toys, they are tools that help develop social skills and enhancing creativity, communication, and comprehension. 

All of our students participate in meaningful work, part of which is their daily and weekly tidying and "shining" of the classroom. Ms. Knox class is seeking a new vacuum/mop to assist in their tasks, and to help maintain their new classroom flooring for years to come.

Music sheet stands to be used by our middle school students when presenting monologues, playing instruments, learning to read music, and sing in harmony and rounds. 

A signature of the Waldorf classroom, needle felted scenes from nature and story enliven the learning experience. From Ms. Merritt's wishlist.

This beautifully crafted set of special aquatic creatures comes to life through the imaginative play of our youngest grades students.

This coastal animal collection includes a sea turtle, a dolphin, a flying fish, a seal, a puffin, a hermit crab, a crab, a whale, a penguin, and a seagull.

Feed a nursery or kindergarten class one month of nourishing, wholesome grains for snack, nurturing a foundation for developing balance and focus. 

Open main and subject lesson books for an elementary or middle school class, providing the opportunity for creative expression and experiential, hands-on learning.

Sand is a big commodity on the playgrounds. Help us re-fill each sandbox each semester on the nursery, kindergarten, and lower grades playground, laying the foundation for imaginative play and working together.

Offering tuition assistance strengthens the fabric of our community, and is a powerful investment in the bright futures of our young students. By providing financial support to our families, we ensure equitable access to a unique Waldorf Education, and live into our principles of valuing the whole child for their own innate capacities.

This listing is for contributions to our general fund that supports our financial aid program. If you are interested in learning more about supporting equitable access, please contact Annie Damsky at adamsky@alabamawaldorf.org