Administrator's Ad Lib

by Lisa Grupe, Ph.D., Administrator
In 2000, the Hopi Indian Elders made a prophecy 3 weeks prior to the date I began my Waldorf Teaching Certification for the Grades. They said, in a nutshell, that the time is now. They said it is time to consider where we are living, where our water sources are, and what our relationships are. They said it’s time to know your garden, to speak your truth, to create your community, and to be good to each other.
They said not to look outside ourselves for the leader.
And we were listening.
In 9 years’ time, we’ve grown our Redmont preschool into an AWSNA-member lower school with 8 grades, and we’ve earned a rite of passage to call ourselves a Waldorf school. To call ourselves what we are: Alabama Waldorf School. The Hopi Elders said this could be a good time. They saw a swiftly moving river that would make some too afraid of being swept away, but the ones who understood that the river had a destination would jump in and keep their heads above the water. They would notice who was in the river with them and celebrate.
As I look around our fast-moving river, I see the faces of our Waldorf community: the dedicated faculty members, the Family Association officers, the Board members, the Administrative staff, the parents, and the students. And, even when the water is so rough that we think we might not make it, we find a hand to buoy us up, a shoulder to latch onto, a foothold from the riverbed.
And we do make it. We know the river has its destination. And we celebrate.
Join us on September 29th at 12:30 as we use the Michaelmas festival day to christen the school with its new name. Come to this whole-school event. Stand on dry land. And see at least some of who's been in the river with you.