Cedarwood Waldorf School

The early years are sweeter with community. 🌱

Rosebud is a weekly gathering for families with children up to age three—a place to slow down, connect, and spend a morning in the warm rhythm of Waldorf early childhood.

While children play and explore, grown-ups have the chance to meet other families, share in songs and simple activities, and enjoy time together in a welcoming, unhurried space.

Come as you are. Meet other families. Find a little rhythm in your week. And grow alongside your child.

🌹 Rosebud is enrolling now.

Saturdays this fall.
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A little Cedarwood Waldorf magic is heading to Sellwood tomorrow. ✨

Join us at The Shack at Sellwood Park for a free traditional Waldorf puppet show, "The Magic Lake at the End of the World", a timeless tale from Ecuador brought to life through handmade puppetry.

After the story, we'll gather for a simple craft together.

🌿 Thursday, August 13
🕦 11:30am–12:30pm
📍 The Shack at Sellwood Park
🎟️ Free!

Bring a friend, settle in, and join us for a morning of storytelling and making together. We'd love to see you there!

It’s Pickathon week! Come see us in the Coyote neighborhood and check out our drop-off crafty workshops. We’ve been a Pickathon partner for many years and we love it! We 💚 Pickathon!

Sweet scenes from Children's Day a few weeks ago!

Grades students celebrated Japanese traditions through making koinobori 🎏, creating original family crests, and folding origami kabuto (samurai helmets) from newsprint.

Community is at the heart of Cedarwood ✨

Whether it’s sharing coffee in the courtyard while children play, gathering for seasonal festivals, or simply lingering a little longer at drop-off, these everyday moments of connection are what make this place so special.

This Saturday, we’ll carry that spirit aboard the Portland Spirit for our Spring Gala—a joyful evening supporting the life of our school and the community we’ve built together.

Details and tickets here: https://bit.ly/48XoOSO

We can’t wait to celebrate another year of journeying together 🚢✨

A lookback at last week’s joyful May Day celebration 🌸

Flower crowns, dancing ribbons, and the sweetest moments of spring shared together.

There’s a whole world waiting just outside the classroom doors 🌿

Pots become treasures, bark chips turn into kitchens, and a handful of petals is all it takes to begin a story. Here, play is open-ended and full of possibility—children follow their curiosity, work with their hands, and learn through doing.

Digging, pouring, gathering, imagining—these small moments build confidence, coordination, and a quiet sense of independence. There’s no rush, no right way—just the rhythm of discovery unfolding at its own pace.

Learn more about our Early Childhood Program: https://bit.ly/4cxIfUp

May Day is this Friday 🌼
A celebration of spring, community, and joy in motion.

Each year, we gather to welcome the season with flower crowns, music, and shared traditions. The whole school comes together—students, teachers, and families—to celebrate beauty, rhythm, and connection.

In Waldorf education, festivals like May Day are part of the seasonal rhythm of the year. These moments intentionally mark the turning points in nature—helping children feel grounded in time, place, and community.

Swipe to see a few highlights from past years’ festivities—we can’t wait to celebrate together ✨

Soup Days in the Early Childhood classroom 🍲
Small hands at work—peeling, chopping, helping.

Children are given tools that meet them where they are—a crinkle cutter or vegetable peeler, and eventually a small knife—building skill and trust step by step. Through each careful cut, fine motor skills grow, confidence builds, and a sense of contribution takes root.

In our Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms, learning unfolds through meaningful, hands-on work—nurturing curiosity, independence, and a deep connection to the world around them.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cxIfUp

A spring color palette at Cedarwood 🌷
A light-filled Friday, in bloom.