Camellia Waldorf School

Camelliapalooza is our benefit event which includes live music, dancing, and hors d'oeuvres, raffle, and silent and live auctions.

Bid on trips to Jamaica, Iceland, and Maine, private wine tours and tastings, weekend getaways, event tickets, original artwork, and much, much more.

Location: Scottish Rite Temple, 6151 H St., Sacramento.

Doors open at 5:00 p.m.

Tickets $35 in advance (before April 19) and available at www.camelliapalooza.com .

Fun, food, and fantasic prizes await you at the 2008 Camelliapalooza which will feature a thrilling LIVE auction, gourmet cuisine catered by Angel Catering Services , dance band Nothin Personal, raffles, auctioneer Jack Young, and more.

Location: The Dante Club, 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento.

Doors open at 5:00 p.m.

Tickets $30 in advance and available at www.camelliapalooza.com .

Visit several grades during Main Lesson. Please register in advance by calling 916-427-5022. This group tour is intended for parents only. If you are not able to arrange childcare, contact our Director of Admissions to schedule a private appointment.

Main Lesson, the first two hours of each grade school day, is designed to immerse the child in a subject theme over a period of three to four weeks. A four-week block of, for example, history will become an artistic and imaginative learning process supported by activities such as the recitation of poetry, singing, drawing, and writing - all integrated with the theme - as well as the daily recalling and discussing of the content given by the teacher the day before. It is during Main Lesson that Reading and Writing, Science, Mathematics, History and Geography are taught by the Class Teacher. In the lower grades, the amount of time the children spend in writing at their desks is proportionately small as compared to artistic activity and physical movement. The reverse is true as the child matures into the upper grades.

Come see our kindergarten program in action. Please register in advance by calling 916-427-5022 ext. 13. This group tour is intended for parents only. If you are not able to arrange childcare, contact our Director of Admissions to schedule a private appointment.

Waldorf education recognizes that the young child learns primarily through imitation and example. Great care is taken to provide an atmosphere that brings nurturing warmth, guidance and cooperation to a child's world of constructive fantasy and imagination. The child is taken into a nurturing environment surrounded by natural objects such as wood, shells, stones, cotton, wool and silk fabrics. Poems, songs, circle games, fairy tales and nature stories provide a foundation for reading. The week is rhythmically structured to include storytelling and puppetry, painting, creative play, singing, crafts, and movement.

Get answers to your questions about our kindergarten, our school, and Waldorf education in general. Kindergarten teacher Siobhan Hudson, Administrator Meredith Johanson, and Admissions Director and former class teacher Deirdre Johnson will be on hand to respond to your inquiries.

Reservations appreciated but not required. Call (916) 427-5022 ext. 13.

As parents and teachers it is clear that there are certain personality traits and tendencies already inherent in our children when they come to us. These qualities are part of what makes each one unique. What works with one child as a parent or a teacher may totally backfire with another child. Sometimes it is much easier for us to understand and relate to children who are most like ourselves, but of course it is important for us to learn to work with all of our children.

Rudolf Steiner discussed four "temperaments" that are found in human beings: choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic and melancholic. Penni Sparks will share her insights on these temperaments and how they can help us in our parenting and teaching.

Penni's workshops are filled with insight, humor and very practical tools you can use with the children in your life.

When: Friday, March 14, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 15, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon

Where: 5701 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento.

Tickets: $15 for Friday only, $25 for both days.

Tickets available in the Camellia office and at www.brownpapertickets.com .

Please register in advance by calling 916-427-5022 ext. 13.

Waldorf Kindergarten teachers are specialists in early childhood. David Gilman and Siobhan Hudson will be available during this time to answer your questions about the Waldorf approach to early childhood education and the workings of a Waldorf Kindergarten. Come and meet these very special people.

Our rich curriculum includes classes for all grades in Spanish, Eurythmy, Music, Movement, and Handwork. Visit these classes with us!

Please register in advance by calling 916-427-5022 ext. 13. This group tour is intended for parents only. If you are not able to arrange childcare, contact our Director of Admissions to schedule a private appointment.

Bring your 3 to 6 year old and enjoy the magic of a Waldorf puppet show created and performed by our Kindergarten teachers. Younger siblings are also welcome.

Space is limited. Reserve yours by calling 427-5022 ext. 13 or emailing admissions@camelliawaldorf.org.

Come see our kindergarten program in action. Please register in advance by calling 916-427-5022 ext. 13. This group tour is intended for parents only. If you are not able to arrange childcare, contact our Director of Admissions to schedule a private appointment.

Waldorf education recognizes that the young child learns primarily through imitation and example. Great care is taken to provide an atmosphere that brings nurturing warmth, guidance and cooperation to a child's world of constructive fantasy and imagination. The child is taken into a nurturing environment surrounded by natural objects such as wood, shells, stones, cotton, wool and silk fabrics. Poems, songs, circle games, fairy tales and nature stories provide a foundation for reading. The week is rhythmically structured to include storytelling and puppetry, painting, creative play, singing, crafts, and movement.

Visit several grades during Main Lesson. Please register in advance by calling 916-427-5022. This group tour is intended for parents only. If you are not able to arrange childcare, contact our Director of Admissions to schedule a private appointment.

Main Lesson, the first two hours of each grade school day, is designed to immerse the child in a subject theme over a period of three to four weeks. A four-week block of, for example, history will become an artistic and imaginative learning process supported by activities such as the recitation of poetry, singing, drawing, and writing - all integrated with the theme - as well as the daily recalling and discussing of the content given by the teacher the day before. It is during Main Lesson that Reading and Writing, Science, Mathematics, History and Geography are taught by the Class Teacher. In the lower grades, the amount of time the children spend in writing at their desks is proportionately small as compared to artistic activity and physical movement. The reverse is true as the child matures into the upper grades.

Please join us for our May Day Festival. Students will sing and dance around the May Pole. Classes will be open with student work on display.

Patrick will tell us how the science curriculum in a Waldorf school not only imparts knowledge, but strengthens the soul forces of the students. It engages their thinking in new and constructive ways and it builds capacities that will serve them throughout their lives.

School will be closed for the summer. Limited openings are available for the upcoming school year. Phone or email inquiries are welcome during the summer. Regularly scheduled tours resume in October. Please contact Director of Admissions Deirdre Johnson at 916-427-5022 ext. 13 for enrollment information.

Please contact Director of Admissions Deirdre Johnson at 916-427-5022 ext. 13 for enrollment information.

Our enriched curriculum includes classes for all grades in Spanish, music, movement, and handwork. Visit these classes with us! Please register in advance by calling 916-427-5022.

Grade School Concert - Twice a year Camellia holds a special kind of gathering: the grade school concerts. The children in grades Two through Eight will don their finest clothes and join parents, friends, and grandparents to celebrate the students' work. These offerings may include recitations, songs, eurythmy, and instrumental music.

The grade school concerts are an opportunity for members of the community to see the progression of work through the grades and to see the development of the children. Children in the lower grades look up to the "big kids" and what is coming in the years ahead, while children in upper grades enjoy remembering songs and poems from their early years.

Our Spring Concert is scheduled for Friday, June 2, at the 24th Street Theater located at 2791 24th St. The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. and should last about one and a half hours.

Please join us for the 19th Annual Winter Faire and Children's Festival.

When: Saturday, December 8 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: 5701 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento.

Entertainment includes puppet shows, storytelling, crafts and music.

Craft activities for all ages

The "Camellia Cafe" caters to the tastes of adults and children featuring chili, baked goods and beverages.

The "Children’s Store" is stocked with treasures designed for the young shopper and to fit a child's budget.

Waldorf toys will also be available for holiday shoppers.

Free admission: however, there is a charge for some activities.