UPCOMING EVENTS

January 24 - Movement and Learning / San Francisco

March 4 - Movement and Learning / Sonoma

How Play, Games, and Sports Help Kids Grow at School

Saturday, January 24, 2026

9:00am - 12:30pm

San Francisco Waldorf School

We are delighted to welcome Valerie Baadh Garrett — Movement Artist, Educator, Somatic Movement Therapist, Writer, and former SFWS Director of Movement Education (K–12) for 15 years — for a dynamic parent workshop on how play, games, and sports support healthy child development. Valerie will guide parents through cooperative movement experiences and share practical insights on the right kinds of physical activity at each developmental stage, from early childhood through the elementary years. We’ll explore the importance of free play, time in nature, sensory and neurological development, and when and why to introduce competitive sports. Examples from Waldorf classrooms, as well as ideas for weekends and after-school life, will be included. Space is limited; registration and registration is required. Please come in comfortable clothing and shoes — we’ll be moving!

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Woodland Star Charter - a Public Waldorf School in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County

Movement specialist Valerie Baadh Garrett returns again this year for a fascinating and fun workshop exploring the connection between movement and learning in the years from Kindergarten through the beginning of adolescence.