Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Come learn what Tamarack is all about! Prospective families will be guided throughout the building, learn about the admissions process, see classrooms, and meet with faculty. No registration is necessary.
Learn about how:
• The arts are woven into every day.
• Learning is experienced through all senses.
• Children don’t spend the majority of their time seated at a desk and listening to a teacher. They are actively involved in their own learning!
• Tamarack Waldorf students go outside every single day.
• We revere and respect all cultures, beliefs and origins.
• Immersion in nature is central to our curriculum, even as an urban school.
• You will come to love our school as much as your child does.
You may park in the parking lot and enter through the doors near the sandbox.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
The Shepherd's Play is one of three plays that traditionally is put on by Waldorf school staff, parents and community members as a way to bring some humor to the holiday season. Tamarack and Prairie Hill have putting on the second of the three plays, The Shepherd's Play, together for both school communities for over 15 years. After a year's hiatus, the Shepherd's play is back at Tamarack for a family evening presentation All are welcome!
Learn more about this unique Waldorf Tradition here.
From Mr. Celenza, play director:
Greetings most Reverent Waldorf Community,
In service to our community, our faculty/alumni/parent body will be performing “The Shepherd’s Play!”
For as long as I have been active in the Waldorf School, this play has marked a seasonal milestone of our year; especially for the students. It hopes to awaken a reverence for humanity and the seasons of the earth.
The play is about transformation; a refocusing inwardly and outwardly. This play is also very old. A German tradition established on the Uberofer Islands. It has its roots in Christianity and therefore celebrates the story of the birth of “the Christ”. It is portrayed through the eyes of the simple people who lived through it and their struggles with re-imagining their world and embracing love and unity as a guiding light.
There are pearls in this play for us to find for ourselves. Questions to welcome and dialog to invoke.
Everything is holy.
Come and enjoy this simple rendition presented by the familiar faces in our community.
Dutifully and warmly,
Chet Celenza
We are excited to bring back our Wreath Making Workshop! Katie Schwarz (Tamarack parent), who has over 20 years of floral experience, will lead this workshop.
Supplies to be furnished include a wreath form and fresh evergreens. Participants should bring their own hand shears if possible but there will be some on hand. Participants are also encouraged to bring evergreens or other decorative elements from home, such as interesting trimmings from their own yard, dried seed heads, feathers, bells, ornaments, ribbons, etc.
Food and drinks will be available.
Young children are welcome but will need adult supervision.
This is a drop-in event, but you must pay ahead of time. Click here to register and pay.
Parents/caregivers and their children are invited to join us for our outdoor nature class. This free class is held at the Riverside Urban Ecology Center.
Join us most 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month:
September 13 & 27
October 11 & 25
November 8 & 22
January 10 & 24
February 7 & 21
March 14 & 28
April 11
May 9 & 23
Meet at the Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center
From 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Activities May Include:
hike
playtime
circle time
puppet play/story
seasonal craft
parenting support/discussions
This playgroup is ideal for children from 2-5 years of age but siblings are always welcome. Plan for being outside for the entire time.
Access to the building is only for emergency bathroom use until noon.
This class will take place rain or shine unless conditions are unsafe. Please make sure to check the Tamarack Website and social media posts for updates.
This class seeks to be a warm, nurturing, and safe place for parents/caregivers and their children to learn songs, fingerplays, and other fun activities in nature and foster a supportive community for the parents/caregivers. This is a free class and is open to all.
Meet the Class Leader:
Martha Flores has been a Waldorf Early Childhood teacher for over 20 years. She currently serves as Tamarack’s Early Childhood Chair.
Learn more about Martha here.
November clearly marks the change in seasons and draws even more attention to the necessity of light. Acknowledging the importance of light, whether it is the light of the sun or moon or the more ethereal concept of "inner light", has been a significant component of many cultures across time.
One way Tamarack brings a time to pause and consider the light (in its many forms) is our Lantern Walk. The students make handmade lanterns out of jars and candles in the weeks leading up to the festival. We meet in the school parking lot at 4:45, just as the sun is going down, and walk around the neighborhood with our lanterns lit, singing songs about our inner and outer light.
Parents, grandparents, friends, and alum are welcome!
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
We are so excited to host Tamarack’s second annual Fall Fest on Saturday, November 2nd from 10 am to 3 pm! The school parking lot and basement will be transformed into a vibrant autumnal festival full of games, activities, music, vendors, and food.
ArkaType Symbology — handknit hats, cat-ear hats, 100% beeswax candles, handmade witchy jewelry, crystals and stones, and other small gifts
Empowered Soul MKE — spiritual gifts and services, essentials oil rollers, crystals, smudge sticks, bracelets, stickers, gratitude journals
Gabriella Poulos — handmade quilts
heARTs Creations & Gifts — jewelry, clothing and home decor created through crochet, sewing, and beading
Lora Flora — homemade clothing and other accessories
Ms. Mara's Elderberry and More — homemade elderberry syrup and roller bottle blends for wellness
Megan Made That — crochet and knit accessories and toys
Mineral Cellar — rocks and minerals
Olivia Glynn Arts — Illustration pieces of nature and fantasy, in the form of magnets, trinket boxes, earrings, pins, wall pieces and more, also adorable crochet creatures
Rock Beach Memories — Handmade beaded jewelry
Té Amo — small batch organic herbal teas and other herbal products
The Wool Hound — Linen goods like napkins, totes, and bandanas
Musicians
We are excited to have FIVE awesome community musicians sharing their talents with us throughout the day!
Chris Darby, Tamarack Parent, from 10 AM - 10:50 AM
Holly Haebig, Tamarack Parent, from 11 AM - 11:50 AM
Billy Judge Baldus, Tamarack Parent, from 12 PM - 12:50 PM
Blujae, friend of a Tamarack family, from 1 PM - 1:50 PM
David Melby-Gibbons, Tamarack Parent, from 2 PM - 3 PM
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
The Festival of Courage allows the community to come together to experience the seasonal changes that autumn brings, celebrate the harvest, and reflect on the themes of courage, transformation, and inner work. As the days shorten and darkness grows, we are challenged to look at the light and courage that surrounds us, and we heed the call to draw that light within to meet the challenges of the new school year and the coming winter.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Join us for our end-of-the-year campfire!
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Join Tamarack parents, staff, and community members for coffee, crafts, and conversation.
Join us for our annual May Festival!
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Join Tamarack parents, staff, and community members for coffee, crafts, and conversation.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Join Tamarack parents, staff, and community members for coffee, crafts, and conversation.
Have you ever wished you could have attended a Waldorf school as a child? Here’s your chance!
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Join Tamarack parents, staff, and community members for coffee, crafts, and conversation.
Due to the warning about the winter storm, we are canceling this event.
Join Tamarack parents, staff, and community members for coffee, crafts, and conversation.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Join Tamarack parents, staff, and community members for coffee, crafts, and conversation.
Join faculty, parents, and alum to learn why Tamarack might be the right school for your child.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
Join Tamarack parents, staff, and community members for coffee, crafts, and conversation.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (and siblings) are welcome to join us for an outdoor playgroup at the beautiful Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center.
