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The Emerson Waldorf School, founded in 1984, is a Pre-K to Grade 12 Waldorf school with about 250 enrolled students. The campus is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school offers a curriculum based on the philosophical and pedagogical indications of Rudolf Steiner, designed to promote interdisciplinary and multi-sensory learning. The school celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2009.〔Erin Wiltgen, (Thankful for growth ), ''The Herald-Sun'', December 4, 2009. Accessed 2009-12-09.〕 ==Curriculum== While the Waldorf curriculum contains a traditional academic focus, there are a number of distinctive aspects to the education: *''A classical humanities curriculum'' begins in second and third grade with mythology and legends and takes the children from Greece and Rome- through medieval history, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Age of Exploration, up to the present day. The High School curriculum includes English literature (mythology, comedy and tragedy, the Odyssey, poetry, Shakespeare, Parzival, Dante, Faust and Transcendentalism), class plays, history (revolutions, ancient history, history through art, medieval history, ancient Asia, history through film, history through music, history through architecture, history since 1945). In January 2009, the Grade 11 class attended the presidential inauguration in Washington, DC.〔Erin Wiltgen, (Teens travel to D.C. for inauguration ), ''The Herald-Sun'', January 22, 2009 (registration required). Accessed 2009-02-14.〕 *''Mathematics'' in the High School includes algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, projective geometry, pre-calculus and calculus. *''The sciences'' include the biological sciences (botany, biology, anatomy, embryology and zoology), chemistry (inorganic and organic chemistry, acids bases and salts, chemistry of the elements and atomic theory), physics (sound, mechanics, thermodynamics, kinetics, electromagnetism and optics), and the earth sciences (meteorology, astronomy, geology, environmental science). The sciences are taught phenomenologically and experientially. *''Two foreign languages'' are taught beginning in the first grade. *''The arts'' - Drama, painting, drawing, music, practical arts, and modeling are integrated into the academic curriculum, including mathematics and the sciences. Practical arts include clay modeling, woodworking, copper-smithing, blacksmithing, cabinetry and other archaic things.〔(Dennis Hagerman, ''Making Beautiful Things to Use: Practical Arts through the Grades'' ), ''Insights: Into Waldorf Education'', Fall/Winter, 2006. Accessed 2007-12-15.〕 Handwork includes knitting, crochet, sewing and embroidery in the Lower School and, in the High School, includes book-binding, basketry and weaving.〔(Triangle Weavers Guild: Teaching at Emerson Waldorf ). Accessed 2007-12-26.〕 Extracurricular activities in the High School include marionette construction and performances.〔(''The Carrboro Citizen'' article ), ''Faust in marionette'', 10 April 2008. Accessed 2008-04-19.〕 *The ''class teacher'' takes the same class of children through the elementary and middle school grades, teaching all the main subjects. In the High School, the subjects are taught by teachers who specialize in that subject area. *''Textbooks'' are generally not used in the elementary and middle school grades. Instead, the teacher creates the presentation and the children make their individual books for each subject taught, recording and illustrating the lessons. *''Athletics'' - Physical education is taught throughout the grades. The sports offered in the High School include: Fall (co-ed soccer, boys/girls cross-country), Winter (boys/girls basketball), Spring (tennis and ultimate Frisbee.〔(''Chapel Hill News'' article ), From darkness to light: Emerson Waldorf students present a 'Circus of Sorts', 22 May 2007. Accessed 2007-12-26.〕〔(''Chapel Hill News'' article ), Students to present circus of the stars, 6 February 2008. Accessed 2008-04-15.〕). The High School is a Charter Member of the Central Carolina Athletic League, which was founded in September 2006.〔(Central Carolina Athletic League conference members ). Accessed 2007-12-15.〕 The High School competes in end of season conference tournaments for co-ed soccer, boys basketball and co-ed ultimate frisbee. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emerson Waldorf School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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