Advent At ESS Starts With The Spiral Of Light

December 3 2024

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As the Christmas Market efforts are tallied up, Advent begins and the School embarks on a busy festive December, starting with the Spiral of Light.

Kindergarten children were welcomed onto campus on Sunday evening for a Spiral of Light celebration in the School Hall.

First Light of Advent For Classes 1 – 12

Class 1 pupils with their Class 12 buddies walked the Advent Spiral on Monday (reel below – Class 8 pupil Heidi on the lyre). Classes 2, 3, 4 and 5 each had their turn later in the morning.

We find ourselves entering the darkest time of the year, needing to kindle our inner light, like a lantern in the darkness. The twelve class cohorts in the school will begin each December morning lighting the beeswax candle they hand-dipped in preparation for Advent.

Christmas Present Appeal This Week For Homeless Children

Edinburgh Steiner School will be delivering our Waldorf community’s gifts to the Salvation Army’s depot on the afternoon of Wednesday, 11th December to give to Edinburgh’s homeless children.

Dates: 4th – 11th December
Venue: School Office
School Calendar: Christmas Present Appeal

Christmas Jumper Day On Friday For The Wee Hours

The Student Council invites all pupils and teachers to wear their best Christmas jumpers on the 6th of December and bring in a £1 donation (unless you’re feeing generous!). Everything collected will go to a charity called “The Wee Hours” that aims to help people staying on the streets of Edinburgh.

Read is a story from the founder of this amazing charity on the School Calendar page. We hope this will help spread your generosity.

Date: 6th December
Time: 8.20am – 3.15pm
Venue: School campus (money collected by Student Council)
School Calendar: Christmas Jumper Day On Friday

St Nicholas Visits School On Friday

Date: 6th December
Time: 8.40am – 11am
Venue: St Nicholas visits each classroom
School Calendar: St Nicholas Visits The School

All Invited: Christmas Concert Next Wednesday

Date: 11th December
Time: 2pm – 3.15pm
Venue: Polwarth Parish Church
School Calendar: Christmas Concert

Save The Date For The First Of The Oberufer Plays

The Paradise Play will be performed to pupils from Classes 3 upwards on Tuesday afternoon as part of their school day. There will be a second public performance for anyone aged 8+ on Wednesday evening at 7pm.

Dates: 17th & 18th December
2pm / 7pm (1 hour)
Venue: School Hall
School Calendar: Paradise Play

Shepherds’ Play For All On 18th December

The second play in the Oberufer trilogy will be performend to the whole school on the last Wednesday afternoon of the term. Class 1 and Class 2, who finish at 1pm usually, are invited to stay for a ‘long day’ with their respective Class Teachers.

Date: 18th December
Times: 2pm / 8pm (dovetailing the Paradise Play)
Venue: School Hall
School Calendar: Shepherds’ Play

Classes 1 & 12 Light The Christmas Tree

This festive end-of-term assembly incorporates the tradition of Class 1 pupils lighting the large Christmas Tree with their Class 12 buddies. Families from Classes 1 and 12 are invited to join the assembly (RSVP).

Date: Thursday, 19th December
Time: 11.30am – 12.45pm
Venue: School Hall
School Calendar: Autumn End-of-Term Assembly

EY & After School Club On On Last Day of Term

The whole school finishes at lunchtime on Thursday, 19th December. EY Club and After School Club will run until 5.30pm. Classes 1-6 pupils in ASC will have a festive session on the final day of term.

PTA’s Winter Solstice Gathering

Date: Saturday, 21st December
Time: 3pm onwards
Venue: East Coach House
School Calendar: Winter Solstice Gathering

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Advent At ESS Starts With The Spiral Of Light

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