Sondra Locket-Cameron If the weather is considered dangerous; lightning in the immediate area, heavy downpour or severe storm, etc. we would enact this plan with communication to families via text, voice message, and e-mail. Staff would also be informed prior to departures for the day, at least an hour before pick-up time. Pick-up will run as follows: PreK … Read more
Let’s show Jeffco how proud we are of MPCS! We are asking parents, faculty and operational staff come to the Jeffco Board Meeting on Thursday, March 9 to show support for the charter renewal and the school that we are working together to build. MARK YOUR CALENDAR – The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 9 … Read more
The next step of the charter renewal process is for Mountain Phoenix representatives to appear at a public meeting on Thursday, March 9 (mark your calendar!). Before then, let’s flood the Jeffco board’s inbox with letters of support for our amazing school and community. Our goal is for the board to receive as many letters of support from … Read more
This is tricky, but the Miller Street loop is ONLY FOR morning drop off. Students in grades 1-8 must be picked up in the Frontage Road Queue. There is no such thing as afternoon pickup in the Miller Street lot.
“Middle school science is most essentially about bringing students to think in an entirely new way. This new way of thinking requires that we set aside assumptions we have lived with since our own earliest science lessons, assumptions of which we are mostly unconscious. It requires that we see for ourselves the patterns the world … Read more
HAVE YOU EVER PAINTED WITH HOT BEESWAX? WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN HOW? In this basic introduction to working with hot wax you will learn how to lay down the wax without air bubbles (using a heat gun) and get a smooth finish. We will also layer images between the wax layers and learn how … Read more
The Governing Council recently adopted a Fundraising Policy that communicates the process for proposing/approving fundraisers. Please read the Fundraising Policy to familiarize yourself as ALL fundraising proposals need to follow this new process (large scale, school wide, and classroom).
Wednesday, March 1 | 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. | DWS Music Room Looking for tips on handling digital media in alignment with the Waldorf way? You don’t want to miss Parenting the Digital World: A Middle School Toolkit presented by Denver Waldorf’s 7th Grade Teacher Vernon Dewey. This parent education lecture is a very practical, … Read more
Saturday, March 4 | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Eurythmy Room | RSVP HERE We warmly invite you to experience a morning of the Waldorf way of engaging through thinking, feeling and willing at Journey Through the Grades. Learning through the Waldorf approach is a journey. The Waldorf curriculum aims to meet students at each stage … Read more
I was exposed to Waldorf Education through my experience at a public “Waldorf-inspired” school in Boulder, Colorado. It immediately became apparent that because of this teaching method, students are deeply invested in the content and eager to learn every day. I especially value that in Waldorf, students are able to express their learning in a … Read more
