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Former Waldorf Student from the San Francisco Waldorf School featured in the SF Gate 'Violinist Sophia Hummell Keeps a Steady Hand' Make a list of the requirements for playing the violin, and the first few items are pretty obvious. Love of music, a good ear, dedication - check, check, check. What about two good arms? Now that's where you want to be careful about jumping to conclusions. Read more SF Gate of the San Francisco Chronicle January 7, 2012

Ashwood student takes eighth-grade project to Burma On Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, Abigail Matlack won't be preoccupied with candy hearts; instead, she will be on a trans-Pacific flight heading to Southeast Asia — Seoul, Bangkok, and then to the isolated Burma. Read more Knox Village Soup January 11, 2012

Have you ever made a phone call to Antarctica? Tanja is where Jessica Bramley-Alves went to the Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner Education in Bega. She's now a scientist working in Antarctica, completing climate change research for the University of Wollongong. Listen to the Interview Australian Broadcasting Corporation January 6, 2012

Benjamin Weber was selected as the 2011 Outstanding Secondary Level Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award recipient. Weber is a graduate of Hawthorne Valley School. The award will be presented during the 91st Annual, Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies, “Dimensions of Diversity,” in Washington, D.C., in December at a special Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award ceremony. Congratulations, Benjamin Weber! Read more 2011

AWSNA's WaldorfFest 2011 at Club Helsinki in Hudson, New York this past July was a wonderful success. It was the second annual summer party for Waldorf alumni, parents, teachers, students, grandparents and friends. The food and mood were both great - 14 Waldorf schools were represented, not just from North American countries but from Europe as well. Many alumni-owned businesses were our sponsors and offered raffle prizes and door prizes. Patrice Maynard described the good work done by Waldorf volunteers at the Waldorf School of New Orleans last April, who participated in the first and hugely successful AWSNA Service Weekend. She also announced the location of the next AWSNA Service Weekend dates and location: the Lakota Waldorf School on Pine Ridge Reservation, from April 19-21, 2012. During this enjoyable evening we raised several hundred dollars toward this next Waldorf Service Weekend. All-in-all, a fun festive summer gathering!

Sponsors: The Youth GroupThink Outword; The Raphael Academy of New Orleans, LA; The green cleaning company Swept Green of Hudson, NY; Hawthorne Valley Farm Store and Association located in Harlemville, NY; Camphill of Copake, NY; Waldorf Home Exchange, based in Santa Rosa, CA; Hudson Valley Acupuncture out of Hudson, NY; Woodland Ways wilderness camp in Harlemville, NY; the author Winslow Eliot; The Farm at Miller's Crossing in Claverack, NY; The children's store The Bee's Knees on Warren Street in Hudson; KOSA also located on Warren Street in Hudson; The restaurant Northeast Kingdom of Brooklyn, NY; the band Mother Fletcher of Hudson, NY; Harvest Spirits of Valatie, NY; Lefty's Silver Cart of Cambridge, MA; AWSNA Books&More and Renewal magazine.

Hearthstone Students Travel to New Orleans for AWSNA's Service Weekend
Early this month, several Hearthstone high school students left on a service trip to New Orleans. The group\'s travel expenses were partially paid for by a grant from the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America, awarded for their willingness to help rebuilding efforts in New Orleans, which is still struggling to overcome the devastation of Hurricane Katrina five years ago. According to one of the students: \"It was a great learning experience, and possibly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, although I have high hopes of returning to New Orleans in the future to help with the rebuilding and experience the culture all over again.\" RappNews April 28, 2011

Highland Hall graduate Zoe Kravitz
Young actress Zoe Kravitz has three high-profile movies coming out this year. Yelling to the Sky - SXSW 2011 Accepted Film is one of them. View Trailer

Malibu Compost: Love, Compassion, Gratitude, and Cow Manure
Waldorf alum Colum Riley, class of 1992 at Kimberton is the co-founder and director of operations for one of the hottest new companies on the west coast. His company “Malibu Compost” not only makes and sells biodynamic compost, but also rescues cows that are about to be slaughtered for beef. 

Tech Gets a Time-Out
Charges of hypocrisy be damned: Some Silicon Valley tech wizards are quietly raising their kids outside the lurid digital landscape that their own industry calls childhood. San Francisco Magazine 2010