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Founded in 1986, WHWS offers a vibrant, arts-infused, and academically rich education from early childhood through 8th Grade.

Inspiring each student to develop a sense of wonder, community, and a joyful lifelong love of learning.

10/16/2026

Tis the season!🌲 Our Annual Wreath & Garland Sale is back! Each fragrant wreath & garland, sustainably handmade by Pacific Coast Evergreens in Port Orchard, supports our Tuition Assistance Fund so more families can join our community.

Help us reach our $25,000 goal ~ order by November 4th to get your wreath or garland by Thanksgiving!

Visit whws.org/wreaths or the link in our profile 💚

✨ 24" fir wreaths - $30
✨ 15' cedar garlands - $30
✨ 75' cedar garlands - $135

Thank you for supporting Whatcom Hills Waldorf School!

10/12/2026

❄️ Calling all makers! ❄️

Applications are now open for the 2026 Winter Faire at Whatcom Hills Waldorf School! Join us on Saturday, December 12th to share your handcrafted items with our community. We welcome artisans of all kinds—from fiber arts and woodcrafts, to candles, jewelry, and more.

Apply today to be part of this beloved holiday tradition! Space is limited ~ https://www.whws.org/winter-faire 🦌

10/09/2026

Stop by Old Town Cafe through the month of November to see WHWS student work on display! We're so excited to share a glimpse of Waldorf education with our wider Bellingham community 🎨

Thank you to the Old Town Cafe (owned and operated by Whatcom Hills Waldorf School alumni!) for this wonderful opportunity! 🧡

10/07/2026

A bushel of thanks to Bellewood Farm & Distillery for their generous contribution of farm-fresh apples for our Michaelmas festivities! 🍏

We so appreciate Bellewood's help in providing a delicious day of c***r pressing and apple activities, which were enjoyed by our students, families, and friends alike. Thank you for being part of our fall celebration! 🍎

10/06/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Djeliba Baba the Storyteller for his third visit to WHWS! Our students are awaiting his presence with excitement and anticipation, and you won’t want to miss his October 15th Community Storytelling event at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship.

Baba is a Griot who practices the ancient West African oral art and tradition of Jaliyaa, a living archive of tribal history and heritage shared only through memory and the spoken word. He is always accompanied by his Kora, a 21-string instrument, which he uses to weave beautiful music into his narrative.

Baba has a unique and masterful way of connecting with each and every class (or audience). He seems to know, intuitively, which story will speak to each group of children and brings a wonderful mix of earnest conversation and joyful laughter into his visits. We are so fortunate to experience this sacred craft!

This year’s visit is extra special, as it is generously funded by our Class of 2026! Our students worked so hard over the course of their eighth grade year, that they had surplus funds to donate. They unanimously and unselfishly decided that it was important to them that our WHWS community experienced a return visit from Baba. Thank you to our dear graduates for this wonderful gift ❤️

We hope to see you on October 15th!

10/03/2026

Komo Kulshan wakes with fiery breath,
Releasing a dreadful dragon from the depths,
It has broken forth, and I do guess,
Will come to devour us all…

The village now grows grim and dark,
As the dragon devours the cedar bark,
Setting fire to the woods and plains,
Polluting the rivers and burning the grains

Today, a child of purest heart,
Must travel through the blighted land
And to the dragon give their hand.

We who on earth do dwell,
Must call upon St Michael!

Tamed shall you, oh Dragon be,
And we from darkness now are free,
Now instead of turning crops to dust,
Their fires bake the bread for us,
For there is beauty in the Dragon’s roar,
And so, the swords we need no more.

🐉🔥🗡️

Every autumn, as the days shorten, we gather around the old tale of St. Michael and the dragon, a story people have turned to for generations when darkness feels close and hope runs thin. At our Michaelmas festival last week, the grades classes performed a beloved annual pageant that our teachers have reimagined, rooted in our place and our moment, with a fiery dragon (the volcanic mountain Komo Kulshan) whose shadow falls over the fishers of the Salish Sea and the farmers working the land below.

In the end, it is not a hero alone but the whole community, working side by side, who tame the dragon and turn its fire into the warmth and harvest that feed us all. 🔥🐉

10/02/2026

Highlights from our first all-school festival: Michaelmas, the festival of courage! The very rainy day began with challenge games and activities that gave students a chance to test their own mettle, like archery, woodworking, flint fire starting, 3-legged races, tug-of-war, apple on a string, and Dragon's Feet (plank walking). 🏹🎯🍏🐉

Special thanks to Bellewood Farm & Distillery for generously donating all the apples! 🍎❤️

09/29/2026

Big news from our WHWS alumni community!

In 2021, WHWS Class of 2009 alum Kendrick Bradley co-founded Zuma, an AI company serving real estate operators. This month, Zuma was acquired by Venn, a leading real estate platform, in a $50 million deal!

Kendrick, who holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, oversees operations, engineering, AI, and product at Zuma. He even named his AI agent "Kelsey" after his younger sister, who also attended WHWS. 💚

As part of the acquisition, Kendrick is joining Venn's leadership team as General Manager of Venn Leasing.

Congratulations, Kendrick, on this amazing achievement! 👏

09/24/2026

Our campus is feeling festive... just in time for Michaelmas! ♥️🗡️🐉 All are welcome on Friday, September 25th, from 5:30-7pm for our annual all-school pageant, c***r pressing, games & activities, alumni table, and harvest bread for all to share!

Join us to celebrate the festival of courage and bring forth our inner light to take us into the darker days of winter.

09/22/2026

Save the date for our annual Michaelmas Festival! 🔥🐉

Join us for one of our beloved fall traditions as we gather to celebrate the season with our Michaelmas pageant, games, c***r pressing, harvest bread, and joyful community. WHWS graduates (or any Waldorf school alum) and their families are invited to stop by our special alumni table!

Friday, September 25

5:30-7PM

Whatcom Hills Waldorf School
941 Austin Street
Bellingham, WA 98229

Mark your calendars ~ we can't wait to celebrate with you! All are welcome.

Address

941 Austin Street
Bellingham, WA
98229

Telephone

+13607333164

Website

http://www.whws.org/

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