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Registration is now open for Basketball and Ski & Snowboard Club.

Learn more and register for Basketball

Learn more and register for Ski & Snowboard Club

The holiday fair is now closed for registrations. You may join the waiting list, and we’ll contact you if parking spots become available. Already registered? Volunteer for a shift! See more details in the November 15th email update from the Family Association.

See full details of these programs on our Workshops page.

Our family education workshops are chances to unite with your community and a leader in a specific domain. Each session delves into a particular topic, ranging from Simplicity Parenting, wilderness first aid and safety, health and wellbeing, Anthroposophical themes, artistic endeavors and more! Here are a few dates to get you started, and more will be added throughout the year!

• Community Crafting: Paper Luminaries – 12/14 (save the date)

WEEKLY WEDNESDAY MEDITATION CIRCLE: Join other Hartsbrook parents, caregivers, and faculty/staff members every Wednesday from 8:30-9:10am in silent meditation together in the South Mod – tutoring room.

There are also a number of adult-centered school activities coming up in the coming months, hosted by the Family Association. Volunteers to help are always welcome, please email fta@hartsbrook.org with your interest.

We are also looking for volunteers for many activities around school. If you’re feeling called to get more involved, please reach out to the following people if you are interested:

• Campus Committee (campus improvement projects like painting, building, gardening and more.)
  • Contact Leslie Ritchie Dunham: lritchiedunham@hartsbrook.org 
• Community Reporting (write articles about athletics, plays, and school events for the blog, bulletin, and Hartsbrook Journal – with freedom to choose what you cover)
  • Contact Amanda MacArthur: communication@hartsbrook.org

Last spring we were delighted to have families gather around the Athletic Field after school as a way to connect and also transition before leaving school. We would like to remind families that this area is the designated space for gathering and the spaces beyond are all used for after school programs including the play yards and inside school buildings. Families are welcome to stay until 4pm.

We are so excited that our school is growing every year, and with that comes growing pains in the parking lot. Leslie Ritchie-Dunham, our Operations Manager asks families and caregivers to kindly consider the following when parking:

1. Please do not pull up too far (or not far enough sticking out into the driving aisle) to make 2 lines of cars. In general, this goes pretty well at Hartsbrook, but if one person parks too far into the lane in front, it blocks a parking spot.
2. Please pull up closer to the car next to you so that you’re not in the middle of two parking spots. This greatly reduces the number of parking spots available.

Interesting Parking Info: 

• The average car width is around 5’ 8”ish. The typical parking width is 8’6” with 9’ being generous. That means there should only be 28 (typical)-40 (generous)” between cars in a typical side by side parking lot.
• We don’t draw the lines because they disappear very quickly on our lot given the hours of work to lay them out. But you can imagine it!
• Please leave about 36” max between cars! It is enough for a car door and to get in and out. So when you are pulling in, if you think about 3′ between cars max, everyone should all be able to park.

Even if you don’t need to carpool but can offer rides, please consider signing up for the carpool list.

In addition to the Early Risers and Extended Day, Auxiliary Manager Lisa Chodos has also put together some exciting after-school programs for students.

Stay tuned for future programs.

The “Woolen Order” is now open! Between now and December 21st, Danish Woolen Delights is offering 25% off most items and will donate 10% of sales to Hartsbrook!

Check out DanishWool.com and use the discount code HRTSBRK2325 at checkout. Favorite brands like LANACare, HOCOSA and Geggamoja brands are all included in this sale!

We are thrilled to have the generous partnership of Danish Woolen Delights again this year and have some exciting updates to share:

• Product improvements – The red 100% wool kids’ pants now feature knee patches, along with blue and white color options.
• New brands – Finnish ManyMonths will return, arriving around September/October. Thicker than HOCOSA, they’re wearable outdoors as well. Styles for women, babies, and kids will be available
• New products – Ruskovilla balaclavas,; Engel & Disana woolens; NANGA boiled wool slippers; Grödo (Germany) organic wool socks for babies and kids are in stock, with more coming in September
• Products excluded: factory outlet, sale items and some brands are excluded from the sale but do count toward the donation to Hartsbrook

The Family Association is on a mission to create cohesion in our community at all levels:

• with teachers, to support their ability to give our children the very best
• with parents, to enhance our bandwidth so we can help each other when challenges come
• with staff, to let their gifts shine to create a truly extraordinary environment
• for our children, around whom this entire community shapes its hearts and action!

All-Weather Gear

Hartsbook Outdoor Learning Gear and Preparedness Guide

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Jennie and Lisa
FTA@hartsbrook.org

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