Friday, May 1, 2026
Charlottesville Waldorf School
We warmly invite our families and their guests to join us for a joyful day celebrating community, creativity, and the arrival of spring.
Our Friends & Family Day, combined this year with our May Day Celebration, offers a wonderful opportunity to experience the life of the school. Visitors are welcome to enjoy student performances, explore classroom work, and take part in hands-on activities throughout the morning and early afternoon.
Please note: Parents, Guardians, and Guests are invited to join us for morning and afternoon sessions on this day. You are welcome to come for both, or choose the morning May Day celebration or the afternoon Grade School Specialties Assembly and Egg Drop events. For the comfort of the children, we request that only early childhood families and friends attend the Early Childhood May Day celebration.
Schedule Highlights:
- 8:45 – 9:30 AM: Early Childhood May Pole dances (EC families only please!)
- 9:30 – 10:30 AM: Families and Guests Reception with student work, refreshments, and opportunities to connect with CWS 8th grade students
- 9:30 – 10:30 AM: Flower crown-making – visitors will make flower crowns for the grade school students
- 10:30 AM: Grade School May Pole dances and community finale
- 11:00 AM: Classroom tours for visiting adults / Student May Fair begins (for grade school students, hosted by middle school students)
- 12:15 PM: Fair concludes; students return to classrooms for lunch
- 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Middle School egg drop design activity (8th grade parents invited to participate)
- 1:40 PM: Grade School Specialties Assembly and egg drop finale
Grade school students will share activities and demonstrations from their Specialty Classes including math, Spanish, and movement (archery) - 2:30 PM: Recess
- 3:00 PM: Dismissal
We encourage families to invite friends or relatives who may enjoy experiencing the school community.
Please register in advance to help us prepare for the day.
We look forward to celebrating together!
