Live Oak Waldorf School

The Children's Store

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:56:05 GMT

Wholesome toys and gifts for you and your children.

NEW ARRIVALS - Canlde Rolling kits, Ribbon Sticks, Solar Kits and Harmonicas

Tin Pails & Shovels, Beeswax candles, Art supplies, Handwork supplies & Yarn, Dolls, Gifts, Cozy slippers, Sun hats, Warm hats, Dress up clothes, Games and Music, Wooden toys, Child size garden tools, Jump Ropes, Books for the entire family, Seasonal/holiday items, Consignment items, Poi spinners, Lunastix, Jewelry and much more.

Spring Hours:*

Wednesday & Thursday 11:30-1:30 & Friday 1:00-3:30, Saturday tba

Weekly Sale: Tuesday 5/16 - Monday 5/21 >Candles and candle related items 20% off

next week-Games (except consignment) 20% off

Birthday Baskets: You and your child can come to the store and select items that your child would like to receive for his/her birthday. We will put these items into a basket that friends and family can shop from (like a registry).

Gabby R. has a birthday basket!

Like us on Facebook - Live Oak Waldorf School Children's Store

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We accept cash, checks and Visa, Mastercard & Discover credit cards-We do not extend credit. $20 minimum purchase for credit cards.

Run by parent volunteers. Cass Capel, Kiyoko Wilcox, Sandy Forbes, Kim Dunn and welcoming Danielle Barclay and Marissa Sidelle

All profits are donated back to Live Oak

We're in the Historic White House

400 Crother Road off I-80 at the Applegate Exit

in Meadow Vista, CA just 7 miles east of Auburn

Please call 530.878.7008 to confirm store hours

or to make a shopping appointment

Childrens Store and More

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:53:59 GMT

HOURS

Spring 2011-
Wednesday and Thursday 11:30 to 1:30, Friday 1:00 to 3:30 (hours can change depending on volunteer availability)

Saturday - tba

WEEKLY SALE - 5/16 to 5/21 All Candles and candle related merchandise is 20% off

All proceeds from the store are donated to Live Oak

We accept cash, checks and Visa, Mastercard & Discover credit cards *$20.00 minimum purchase for credit cards**

We carry sun hats, books for the entire family, beeswax candles, yarn and handwork supplies, dolls, art supplies, toys, music, dress up clothes, games, gently used consignment items, handmade consignment items, Easter gifts and egg dyes, Dr Hauschka and Uriel Pharmcy and much more....

If you have any questions, call the store 530-878-7008 and leave a message

Now on Facebook--join us! Live Oak Waldorf School Children's Store another way to keep up to date on our goings on Tell your friends!

Stop in and have a cup of tea while you browse! Our volunteer shopkeepers would love to see you. Proceeds from the store benefit the school, so make us your first stop!! Where you shop can make a difference.

400 Crother Road, Meadow Vista, in the Vintage White House

Community Classifieds

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:52:40 GMT

Ad Policy: The school is not affiliated with and does not endorse any of the individual initiatives or services advertised in this publication. The administration screens advertisements for appropriateness, then makes this information available to the community to use at their own discretion.
Ads are free for community members for 50 words or less:
For information call 530-878-8720.

• Greater Community Events and Announcements
• For Sale
• Wanted or Needed
• For Rent
• Services
• Lost and Found

Clicking a link above will scroll the page to the relevant section

Greater Community Events and Announcements

May 18 Pentathlon

Childcare and Housesitting

Continuing Care Position at Live Oak - Continuing Care is seeking an on-call substitute with EC credits. This position offers variety and can be quite busy! Please contact Aerowenn Hunter at aerowenn@liveoakwaldorf.org or call 530-559-7554 for more information. Available immediately. (3/21/12)

For Sale

CSA Boxes: Natural Trading Company, 17 year organic farm in Newcastle, is accepting orders for 2012 CSA boxes. Let us pack a box of organic, just picked, local, sustainably grown food for you and your family.
A box might include basil, tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, lettuce, zucchini, cucumbers, & pea shoots for $22. Family size available for $30. Farm food is so good for you and the planet. We would love to be your farm. Call 916.409.9440

Car Seats: Danielle Barclay has two car seats that are in good shape. If anyone is interested call 530.412.3081 (4/24/12)

Dancing Through School: Now available..at an Introductory Price-Dancing Through School! a unique resource for bringing folk dance into elementary school classrooms and home schools in a way that is simple and fun for both teachers and students. Donna Burgess has developed an easy-to-follow method of introducing folk dance that is based on over twenty years of experience teaching dance to children. Preview the book at www.dancingthroughschool.com You can order online www.dancingthroughschool.com/order.htm at the Special Price of $29.95 (plus sales tax & shipping/handling). All the tools that a teacher needs are included in the book. Dancing Through School! presents fifteen dances, some with alternate versions, suitable for children in grades 3-7. These dances have been carefully chosen for both their developmental appropriateness and their proven popularity with children. To order in quantity or schedule a Workshop contact Donna Burgess via email donna@hoffeckerbrugess.com or call 530-305-8129. Also available at The Children's Store.

Kalimbas: Kalimbas (Thumb Pianos) for sale. Get ready for Christmas! Board, gourd and box Kalimbas starting at $45.00. Contact Jeff Wax 530-878-2150

Aeolia Pool Memberships: Olive Orchard/Aeolia Community Pool in Auburn- Over the years, many of our Live Oak families have enjoyed this wonderful, family-oriented, private pool tucked away in the original olive orchards that line the hills of Auburn above the American River canyon. We still have some memberships open and want to extend this invitation to the greater Live Oak community. Yearly family dues are $425. For more information, please contact Julie Mitchell at (530)305-0731 or jemitchell99@hotmail.com or 7th grade parent, Leslie Edgarian at (530)401-3923 or ledgarian@yahoo.co

Trek Mtn. Train Bike: Get ready for spring! Attaches to adult bike (like a trail a bike) 6 speed, lightly used, includes orange safety flag! $80.00 (around $250. new) 530-389-2136 for more information email missskf@mac.com and I can email you picture


Wanted

Bicycle - Janet and Mark Kellman are looking for a 16 inch boy's bike for their tall 6 year old grandson. Phone:916-663-4962 or E-mail: jmkellman@sbcglobal.net (5/16/12)

Photos Needed - We are looking for photos of past festivals. We need photos taken of festivals throughout the year, so please take a few minutes, look through your phots/files and pick out some pictures we cas use/display. Please send your photos in jpg or pdf format to celenapolena@yahoo.com OR drop them off in the front office. A cd of your photos or actual prints of your photos which I can scan and return to you would also be great. Thanks! Celena

Lost/Found

Found -

Found - The office has many found items: Sunglasses,keys and more keys, dishes from past events. If you are missing anything, stop by the office and look through the parents corner. Also, missing childrens clothes are in the aftercare room.

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Real Estate for Rent and Sale

Rental Needed - LOOKING TO RENT: A dear friend of Live Oak family is looking for a place to live in May that is a small, contained unit, like a grannies quarters or cottage type place. At least 2 bedroom, 1-2 bath, kitchen, living area, partially furnished a plus, somewhat rural, preferably off/near the I-80 corridor between Auburn and Colfax, but is open to any and all possible leads in the Auburn/Grass Valley/Colfax triangle area of the Foothills. All leads are welcome. Jeff Greene 530.863.7105 jeff355@yahoo.com

Rental Needed - Our sweet little family is in search of a new beautiful home in the Auburn and surrounding area. We are looking for a 3 bedroom/2 bath place. I am open to ideas. Please contact me directly, Heather at 530.906.2039 or hmcwilson@gmail.com (3/7/12)

Rental Needed:2 or 3 bedroom house within commuting distance to Live Oak. Needed as soon as possible. Must accept pets (1 dog, 1 cat). Not scary and reasonable rent.
Contact Debra King: 530.878.2669 or 530.305.8014 (3/26/12)

Workshops/Classes

Music Together Classes-MUSIC TOGETHER® CLASSES IN AUBURN and NEVADA CITY
*New days, times, and locations!
Have you ever wondered what you can do to nurture the musical growth of your child, regardless of your own musical ability? Experience Music Together and find out how important—and how fun—your role can be! Our research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum strongly emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement.
WHEN/WHERE: Mixed-age classes (from birth to 5) are held in Auburn (near 49 and Palm Ave) on Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday mornings. Nevada City classes are on Tuesday and Wednesday moenings, and we also have classes in Granite Bay on Thursday and Friday mornings.
MORE INFO: All of our classes build on your child’s natural enthusiasm for music and movement. Come share 45 minutes of music play, dancing, singing, chants, and other fun. The goals of the program include helping your family be more musical and helping your child learn to sing in tune and keep a beat. (If you struggle in these areas, the class will help you, too!) Along with the class, you’ll receive two copies of a CD with more than 20 creative songs and chants, a beautifully illustrated songbook, and a parent guide with information on the theory behind the program.
Join us for Spring! Our 10-week Spring 2012 session begins April 9. The Auburn classes are taught by Registered Music Together teachers, Beth Gillogly (a first grade parent), Mandee Rice (a former Live Oak parent). To learn more, read parent testimonials, or to register now, visit www.sierrafoothillsmt.com or call Beth at 530-889-9085.

LoveWorks!-Innovative Relationship Trainings and Coaching Support with Sonika Tinker and Christian Pedersen. We teach a radical new approach to relating that calls you and your children to rise! All complaints, problems and breakdowns ae opportunities for uncovering desires and creatively expanding to realize potential. Two-day relationship training in Sacramento for only $47 with LOWS discount. Coaching sessions half price for LOWS families with mention of this ad. 530-878-3893

Sacred Offerings - I offer intuitive readings from the Akashic Records as well as spiritual mentoring and classes. Veronica Lee Wetterstrom, 530-885-4755 or veronica@sacred-offerings.com

Piano Lessons-Kelsey Vaughn (LOWS class of 2008) is available to teach piano, beginning through intermediate students. For more information, call 530-878-2392 or email kelseynv13@yahoo.com

Yellow Pages

Integrated Massage Therapy-Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, etc. Discount for LOWS community. Auburn studio or outcalls. Gift certificates available. Leslie Edgarian 530-401-3923

Roseville Disc & Pain Center-Complete chiropractic care from infant to elderly. Dr. Heather (Gaby's mom) will align your body for optimum skeletal, emotional, spiritual, and nutritional health. We offer the latest medical technology available in concert with the doctors extensive alternative knowledge. FREE consultations and Waldorf family discount. Call us at 916-786-3737 or go to www.rosevilledisc.com

Dental Care- Dental care for the whole family. Dawn Anderson, DDS 530-346-2214 or office@colfaxsmiles.com

Pettit Mobile Veterinary Service-At-home euthanasia in a safe and familiar environment for your and your pet. No need to add the stress of your pet to a clinic. Also, basic preventive care services provided. Contact Debbie Pettit, DVM, at 530-305-9195.

Wright Acupuncture & Massage-Bill is an acupuncturist and heralist. This work treats the root causes of pain, imbalance and disease, Since 1993 Karen has been offering therapeutic and deeply nurturing massage therapy. Bill & Karen Wright 530-886-8927 251 Auburn Ravine #205, Auburn

In Working Order-General contractor specializing in home repairs including general carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, decks and fencing, and more. Excellent references. Eric Wetterstrom 530-305-6470

Electrical Contractor-Waldorf dad is available for work. Licensed & insured. Any and all of your electrical needs met. Waldorf Family Discount. Chris Gilwee 878-1314

Casey Tomasi Plumbing-Providing plumbing installation and repair services as well as sustainable water and energy efficiency solutions. Call Casey Tomasi 530-205-8198 or email jackleofbabble@hotmail.com

Solar Systems-For your home, business, church, school....any place that needs to save money on power and to help the environment. Contact Jerry Silverman with Talbott Solar & Radiant, 878-8229 or 320-6639 cell. Online at www.talbottsolar.com

Devin Smith-I work for Folsom Lake Toyota and can offer assistance in vehicle purchase. dsmith@folsomlaketoyota.com or 916-355-1500.

The Wallaces Realty-Buying and selling real estate within Placer, Nevada and Sacramento counties. Referrals paid with additional donation to cause of choice (Hopefully Waldorf!) with each closed transaction. Karen & Robert Wallace 530-401-4340

Cascade Gardens-Landscape Contractor, Marc Krupin, owner of Cascade Gardens is available to Transform your yard into a Wonder of Nature. Specializing in Water Features and Hardscaping, Marc and his crew can handle any job big or small. Services include but not limited to design, installation and maintenance, renovation and new installations. Creative ideas and practical solutions within any budget available. A licensed landscape contractor for 25 years, a LOWS parent and supporter for 10 years. To see some of Marc's work just look around our campus. 530-878-4801 or www.cascadegardens.biz

E.N.D Studio-Custom wood, metal, glass works, functional & unfunctional art, cabinets, lights, frames, gates, bars, outdoor furnature. I can build anything you can think of! Ethan Noto 916-402-8893 or ethan@endstudio.com

Janaka's Art Studio - Art work that inspires, provokes and reveals. Visit at www.janakasart.artfire.com and his blog, Triliving: Celebrating Truth, Beauty & Goodness www.janakastagnaro.blogspot.com 530-878-2577

Masala Imports - Imports and Bellydance attire from Egypt, India, Morocco, Afghanistan, Thailand and more as well as Middle Eastern drum performance and instruction. Ray Dowler, masala@masalaimports.com

Wholesale Natural Foods - Wholesale natural foods and products. Save money on food, supplements, toiletries, household items & more. Easy to order & pick up. Many in the LOWS community are now onboard! Call Aerowenn for more info: 878-3658

House Cleaning - "Clean and Tidy" Housecleaning. One time deep cleanings, bi-monthly or weekly: one women, a bucket, and a whirl of a mop! Anniefrouws1@yahoo.com or 916-844-4938

Music Instruction-Guitar, bass & drum. In Auburn or will come teach at your home. Children, adults, beginner or advanced. Recording available. Ted Stancliff 530-320-2725

Nurture Massage Therapy - Massage/Bodywork therapy. Deep tissue, Swedish, Raindrop Therapy, Hot Stone, all taylored to your individual needs. Sheri Mueller 916-847-3289 or nurture@massagetherapy.com

CPR & First Aid Training-All Star CPR & First Aid, David Smiley 650-771-2143 or webgem7@gmail.com

2012 Auction Donors

Pachamama's...So Much Love Organic Cafe
Have you tried our yummy organic and local, vegetarian food and beverages? also serving fair trade and local espresso, beer and wine...
"Nourish your body, nurture your soul"
884 Lincoln Way, Auburn (inside the Gold Country Mall) 530-823-0909

Mama's Alchemy (formerly Auburn Alchemy)
Inspirational gifts of the spirit for the heart. Offering classes, meditation and community
882 Lincoln Way, Auburn (inside the Gold Country Mall) 530-889-9494

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410 Crother Road
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Welcome

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:12:30 GMT

Join us! Live Oak Waldorf School May Faire
Saturday, May 5,
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
May Pole Dancing, Crafts, Food,
a visit from the May Queen and a day of fun for the whole family

Visit our KinderVillage!
"Joyful Beginnings" for Preschool & Kindergarten
Saturday, May 5,
10:00 - 11:30 am

Monthly Tour!
Walk Through the Grades: Visit Classes in Session
Tuesday, May 8,
8:30 - 10:30 am

Welcome Pentathletes!
Fifth Grade Pentathlon
Friday, May 18,
7:00 am - 4:00-ish

Live Oak enrolls students year round.
Call today for more information, to register for one of our tours, or to make a private appointment to visit our school.
(530) 878-8720.

Preparing your child for the future
Academic success - Yes. Absolutely.
Waldorf Education at Live Oak offers more:

Musical and artistic expression,
Emotional health and self-confidence,
Physical training & awareness,
Ability to problem-solve,
The will to be passionate about learning,
Social and personal responsibility, and
Supportive community.

With small classes, dedicated teachers,and the time-tested wisdom of the Waldorf curriculum, your child will be prepared for the world.

Worldwide Educational Movement
Waldorf education^RMworks with the physical, emotional, and cognitive stages of a child's development. Our students receive a unique education; that stimulates intelligence, encourages creativity, and develops practical skills.
Waldorf schools have been in the US for about 60 years and are currently one of the fastest growing systems of private education. Even public charter schools are attempting to model their curriculums according to Waldorf philosophies.Today there are more than 900 Waldorf schools world-wide.
Live Oak is fully accredited by AWSNA (Associated Waldorf Schools of North America).

Picturesque 40 acre campus
Live Oak Waldorf School was founded in Meadow Vista in 1977 and now serves approximately 225 students from nursery/preschool through eighth grade. Our beautiful forty-acre site provides a peaceful environment for hands-on vigorous learning.

ESCRIP - Do you shop online? Without spending a penny more on your purchase, you can earn money for Live Oak every time you buy something online. To learn more about this pain-free form of fundraising: click here

Scrip Support

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:45:13 GMT

Hey! Check out the latest and greatest way to participate in Scrip...

Go to the home page of our website and click on ESCRIP. This takes you to the eScrip website homepage. Look in the top right hand corner and click on 'At the Online Mall'. Now you can go to any of the 1000+ online merchants to shop online!

NOTE: You don't have to register your credit cards or any personal information on the eScrip site. Because you entered the 'online mall' through our school's website, a percentage of any purchase from a participating online merchant will automatically be sent to Live Oak!

Tell your relatives, friends and neighbors! It's no hassle and no extra cost to shop online this way and earn money for our school!!

Other fundraising scrip programs in which we participate described below:

eScrip (go to the 'Online Mall" to get credit on purchases through Amazon, Borders, REI... and many more!!)
Raleys/BelAir (get a 'Quality of Life' card in Live Oak school office)
Holiday Market (sign up at Holiday Market)
Briar Patch (download, print and cut apart a sheet of vouchers to carry with you and give to the cashier everytime you buy something.)
Safeway (get the card from Safeway. Go to eScrip to register Live Oak as recipient)
Save Mart (formerly Albertson's) (S.H.A.R.E.S card available in Live Oak school office soon)
Target (get Target card at the store, go to www.target.com to register Live Oak as recipient)

eScrip

Live Oak Waldorf School - Group # 6529730

This is truly an easy, painless way to contribute potentially thousands of dollars to our school fundraising program. It streamlines the whole fundraising process and helps everyone—the students, the parents, the community and the Live Oak Waldorf School. And it costs you nothing at all! After you sign up, the school will automatically receive 2—6% of every dollar you spend at the participating stores! All you need to do is sign up via the internet at this website: http://www.escrip.com/program/welcome.jsp

There are four ways to use eScrip:

1. Safeway and Macy's cards need to be registered on www.escrip.com to donate a percentage of each of your purchases.

2. Local shopping: Register your existing credit/debit cards on eScrip and use them at Round Table Pizza, Sacramento Natural Foods Coop, Big O Tires and Eddie Bauer stores.

3. Online shopping: First go to www.liveoakwaldorf.org and click on ESCRIP. This takes you to www.eScrip.com and click 'At the Online Mall' (upper right hand corner of the home page). Click on 'All Stores" for a list of participating internet merchants or use the 'Search' box to find Amazon, REI, Land's End, Apple... and hundreds more! When you go through our school's website for online purchases, Live Oak automatically receives a percentage. The percentage amount is set and paid by the internet merchant.

4.Apply for an eScrip Visa credit card and a percentage of every purchase, anywhere with that card, is sent to our school.

SO... go right now and fill out your information and enter your Safeway, Macys, Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discovers, Diners or ATM cards. Two to six percent of your purchases made with any of these cards at participating retailers will then be credited to Live Oak Waldorf School. You may register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program.

Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on behalf of your child.

The Live Oak Group # is 6529730.

Raley's/BelAir

Get a 'Quality of Life" card from the Live Oak front office. Celena will help you by registering your card immediately online to ensure that Live Oak will receive a percentage of every purchase you make at these stores. In the check out line, be sure to give the clerk your card before they total the bill, as they can't go back and add this information once the computer closes the transaction. You can go to www.Raleys.com at any time to view how much you have contributed.

Holiday Market, Meadow Vista

Get a Holiday Market customer card from the store. Show the clerk your card every time you make a purchase. We receive points, which are converted into donations to Live Oak.

Safeway

Get a card from any Safeway clerk. Go to www.eScrip.com to register Live Oak as recipient of scrip donation. Present the card everytime you purchase. You can check out how much you have contributed at the eScrip website.

Save Mart (used to be Albertson's)

Get a 'S.H.A.R.E.S' card from the Live Oak front office. [NOTE: These will be available in January.] Celena will help you by registering your card immediately online to ensure that Live Oak will receive a percentage of every purchase you make at these stores. When you check out, be sure to give the clerk your card before they total the bill, as they can't go back and add this information once the computer closes the transaction.

Target

You don't need a credit card to participate. Get an membership card, called a 'Red Card', from Target store. Register the card at www.target.com indicating Live Oak as recipient. Present the card to the cashier when you pay by check or cash.

OR Apply for a Target 'Red Card' credit card and use it for your purchases. Register the card at www.Target.com, indicating Live Oak as recipient.

Briar Patch

Come to front office of school to pick up vouchers to carry with you and present one to the cashier everytime you purchase something at Briar Patch. Hand them out to your friends and neighbors who shop at Briar Patch!

OR Download this document

Print out coupon 'Vouchers' on slightly heavier paper than normal, (cream-color if possible, but not necessary.) and cut them apart for your use.

Renee's Garden Seeds

Order your garden seeds from Renee's Garden and 25% of your purchase goes to Live Oak. Use fundraiser code FR718B at checkout. www.reneesgarden.com

Boxtops for Education

Clip the boxtops that are on many products you many already purchase. Drop them off in the envelope in the office or at the Children's Store. Each boxtop = 10 cents! They are submitted twice yearly and Boxtops sends the school a check in exchange. Boxtops may be mailed to the school also: 410 Crother Rd, Meadow Vista, CA 95722 More information will be posted soon

Preschool & Kindergarten Introductions

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:05:27 GMT

Nursery, Preschool & Kindergarten Overview -

for Parents of Children 2 years to 6 years
Saturday, May 5 - 10:00 a.m.
Child care provided
Call for more information 530-878-8720
410 Crother Road, Meadow Vista, CA 95722

Enjoy faculty presentations of the two year old group, preschool & kindergarten curriculum, and a time for questions and discussion. For more information, please call The Live Oak Waldorf School at 530-878-8720.

Live Oak Waldorf School is now offering year round nursery and preschool. We are presently enrolling for our summer sessions which began Monday June 16, for ages 2 years and up.

Festivals as part of the Curriculum

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:57:47 GMT

Yearly Rhythm of Faires, Festivals, and Celebrations

“Celebrating festivals illuminates our life on earth with heavenly meaning and shows us the significance of our human existence in the universe. We human beings stand between the two worlds uniting them in ourselves. We are the crossing point where the upper circle representing the heavens flows into the lower one belonging to the earth.” Evelyn Frances Derry

Festivals
In Waldorf schools around the world, the celebration of seasonal festivals renews our awareness of the rhythms of the year and fosters the children’s relationship to the world into which they grow. The festival events are accomplished through the efforts of teachers, parents, and the children and are considered essential in the calendar of the year. Please put these dates on your planning calendar at the beginning of the year, as the children are expected to attend.

Parents are also welcome to attend the various all-school daytime assemblies which are held throughout the year, including Opening Day, Friday Morning Assemblies, and Closing Day.

Rose Ceremony is the opening ceremony on the first day of school. We greet all incoming first graders and honor our lead class, the 8th grade. It is a lovely morning to see everyone back together again.

Michaelmas - our autumn festival, is a festival of courage. The legend of Michael and the dragon inspires strength within us. From the bounty of nature, we gather the fruits of the harvest and store up light

to guide us through the darkness of winter. Michael wields his sword of light that we might be inspired to face the inner and outer darkness with renewed strength of will and purpose.

Halloween is a special event at Live Oak as we offer an alternative to the American version of trick or treat. Angel guides lead children through a lantern-lit Pumpkin Path. Along this path, they stop to visit stations

created by parents and friends and receive a treat or hear a story. This event is loved by parents and children and keeps the mysterious quality of All Hallow’s Eve. It is intended for young children through about fourth grade.

Some years we have a “Perilous Path” suitable for the older children.

Winter Festivals

"And the light shineth in the darkness, but the darkness comprehendeth it not."

Between November and February there are at least eight Christian festivals that have to do with light: Martinmas, Advent, St. Nicholas' Day, St. Lucia's Day, Christmas, the Twelve Holy Nights, Epiphany and Candlemas. It is no coincidence that there are so many in the darkest part of the year. Winter is the night of the year - we want light to overcome our fear of the dark, to light our way out of the darkness. The darkness also has a message for us that the light can make clear, but that often goes unheard in the hustle and bustle of the usual Christmas preparations.

Perhaps we have an inkling of this message in our hearts; perhaps we have heard something of it, somewhere, as if in a dream, but we do not understand it, or know what to do about it. the Bushmen, oldest of all living peoples in Africa, have a way of working with dreams that trouble them, whose meaning is not clear. They leave their beds and build a little fire in order to bring the dream out of the dark and cold, to make it warm and alive. They say that the fire brings light out of the darkness of the dream, and helps them learn its meaning.

When we celebrate these festivals - in the candles we light, the songs we sing, and the warmth we share with family, friends and strangers - we are lighting fires of understanding that will help all of us to hear and know the true message of Christmas.

NOTE: The suggestions for celebrating the festivals in the following are just that: suggestions. Please accept them in that spirit - take from them what suits you, leave what doesn't, add to them as you wish.

From Rudolf Steiner...

There are many ways of celebrating Advent. Many families make an Advent wreath on the first Sunday of Advent with fresh evergreens. Four candles are placed in the wreath; on the first Sunday, and during the following week, they light one candle. On the second Sunday, two candles, and so on. On each Sunday we can read an apropriate passage from the Bible. Some people hand up their Advent wreaths with red ribbon; we put ours on our special table. Behind it we hang a picture of the Annunciation, with a deep blue cloth behind it, covered with stars. Around the Advent wreath, we build a sort of garden in which, on Christmas Eve, we will set up our manger scene. The first week of Advent we set out crystals and stones - some of them make a path for Mary and Joseph to travel by. The second week we add plants in pots, dried flowers, etc.;the third week, wax or wooden figures of animals; and the fourth week, Mary and Joseph begin travelling down the path, a little each day, until they reach the stable.

The different stones, plants, animals, etc., can be brought b y Mother Mary, as part of the story Mary's Journey to the Stars. She could be a soft, blue-clad doll who appears in various parts of the house, each morning - under her or next to her is a little treasure for the Advent garden. We can also make a Christ Child out of soft wool, sleeping on a cloud supported by angels, up above the table. Every day or so the Child moves down closer to the "earth". On Christmas Eve, the Advent wreath vanishes, and the manger scene remains for the twelve Holy Nights.

Each night during Advent we first turn out all the lights in the house. then we gather around the wreath. We light the candle(s) with a special verse, adding one each Sunday. Then we read a story appropriate to the season (Mary's Little Donkey, for instance) and sing one or more Advent carols. After that we each light a candle of our own and travel through the house, singing, till the children reach their beds.

There is also the tradition of the Advent calendar. It has 24 doors or windows, one of which is opened each day during Advent. Calendars can be purchased or made at home, and may include a tiny gift for each day.

Advent is a wonderful time for making gifts and decorations at home. It is also a time to help others - one custom allows children to put one straw in the Christ Child's manger for every good deed they perform. Other people like to imitate St. Nicholas or Kris Kringle and secretly do something kind or helpful - setting the table or folding the clothes when no one is looking, delivering anonymous gifts and treats.

At Martinmas time, we make and light lanterns to carry them into the wintry darkness. This festival of light leads into Advent and on to Christmas. This event is celebrated primarily in the kindergarten as a Mother Earth Festival and in the second grade on St. Martin’s Day.

Our Holiday Faire and Children’s Festival is a joyful event to celebrate family and friends. It is our longest running fair, one of our most successful fundraisers, and still offers the warmest holiday cheer. We gather on the transformed school grounds to dip beeswax candles and to create beautiful handcrafted gifts. We enjoy musical entertainment, puppet plays, strolling among the craft booths of artisans, and feasting together. We have a Magical Children’s Store set up only for young shoppers, where they can choose gifts for relatives and friends. It even has gift wrapping at no cost.

Advent celebrates a turning point when darker and shorter days become ever more illuminated by candlelight. We experience a mood of anticipation, preparation, and waiting. In walking the spiral of the Advent garden, the children receive the light for their own candles. All of their candles together light up the darkness as we sing with full hearts.

St Nicholas - visits the campus and makes a special visit to our Early Childhood Village.

From Rudolf Steiner:

December 6 is the feast day of St. Nicholas, celebrated in many European countries, and getting renewed interest here in the United States. Historically, St. Nicholas was the bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor, around the year 325 A.D. Many miraculous stories are told about him; he is the patron saint of children. In Europe, many children receive their "Christmas" gifts on St. Nicholas Day. In some places St. Nicholas travels from house to house with his helper "Black Peter" or "Rupert", who carries coals or twigs for naughty children, and the sack full of presents. In other places children put out their shoes the night before with straw or carrots for St. Nicholas' horse or donkey, hoping the saint will leave them a gift in the morning. (We also put out cookies and milk for the saint and Rupert.)

Santa Lucia - visits each class on December 13th led by the sixth grade class to deliver traditional Lucia buns to the children.

Lucia of Syracuse was an early Christian martyr who died in 304 A.D. In Sweden the Christmas celebrations begin with her day, December 13. According to legend, Saint Lucia appeared during a great famine delivering food to the starving, her head encircled with light. (There is a beautiful version of this legend by Selma Lagerlof, in The Christmas Story book.)

Traditionally, the daughter of the house wakes early and brings everyone a special breakfast in bed: sweet saffron buns, coffee and cookies. She is dressed in white, with a long red sash, and a wreath with lighted candles on her head. She sings "Santa Lucia" as she makes her rounds. Other children may accompany her, wearing a conelike hat with a star on top. For those nevous of candles, a wreath with stars might be substituted, and certainly each family can have its own favorite breakfast as a tradition.

The Sheperds' Play

Also before our Christmas break, the faculty of the Live Oak Waldorf School often performs the Shepherds' Play play for the children and the community at large. A fun, whimsical, and lovely story of Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus and the three shepherds. It is a message about the gifts we give to each other and the world.

The Twelve Days of Christmas (December 25 - January 5)

Most of us know the Twelve Days of Christmas only through the popular carol of that name. However, even in pre-Christian times people felt this time of the year had special significance. These twelve days made up the difference between a lunar year (354 days) and a solar year (365 or 366 days). They were dedicated to the gods - a time for reflections, when no heavy work was done; and were also seen as prophetic for the twelve months to come. The dreams one dreamed each night were supposed to be significant; some felt the weather of each day foretold the corresponding a month's weather; some tried to find an underlying "feeling" or "theme" to each of the holy days. In 567 A.D. the Council of Tours proclaimed these twelve days from Christmas to Epiphany a sacred, festive season for the Christian church; they have been celebrated in different ways, and to different degrees, ever since.

By celebrating the Holy Nights, as they are also called, we can take much of the pressure off Christmas Day. The giving of presents can be spread out over the whole period, and even the shopping, if necessary, done after the 25th, when all the sales are going. We can send Christmas cards during this time, and still have them arrive before January 6th. Traditionally, the Christmas tree doesn't appear until December 24, by which time they are half price at the tree lots; it stays up through the holy nights and is taken down on Epiphany. In this way Crhistmas is more than just one day crammed with an excess of gifts and food, after which one feels the inevitable let-down.

One can have a little ceremony each night of the twelve, reading an appropriate story, singing carols, lighting the candles on the tree and around the nativity scene. There can be a calendar similar to the Advent calendar, with pictures representing the twelve months of the year, or for older children, events from the life of Christ (see Festivals With Children). Some families give each night a theme, or special task, in which each member has something to do - a poem night: when everyone must write a poem; a night when each does something for the others, etc.

There are two Holy Nights in particular that get special attention: New Year's Eve and Twelfth Night. We can enjoy New Year's Eve as one of the Holy Nights instead of "celebrating" it in the ordinary way. Some of my fondest memories are of gatherings with friends for caroling, storytelling, a New Year's Eve Pot-luck Supper, and the much-anticipated telling of fortunes for the coming year. We did it by throwing lead: melting lead fishing weights over the gas stove and pouring the mosten lead into cold water, where it instantly hardened. The shapes were always different, and from them our fortunes were determined - a flower shape might mean a year of blossoming, a roof might mean a new home, etc. Some people save their used candle ends and melt them down instead of lead. Care should be taken in doing this with children.

On New year's Eve one also looks at the past. Some families gather together and tell what they remember most about the past year: what they most enjoyed, what their greatest difficulties were, what they learned and what they accomplished. If there are habits or personality traits one really want to be rid of, one can write each on a piece of paper, and then, with a short ceremony, throw them in the fire.

On Twelfth Night we prepare for the coming of the Three Kings - we put out our shoes again, with a snack for the three Kings and their camels. We can also bake a Three-King's cake, using a traditional recipe for a Galette des Rois, or just any cake that we particularly like. In this cake are hidden a pea and a bean. Whoever finds the bean is king, and the pea is queen for the day of Epiphany (or sometimes just for Twelfth Night). It has been traditional to have a special dinner also on this last night of Christmas.

As the days begin to lengthen after midwinter, the sun not only brightens the outer world, but lightens our inner selves as well. As spring approaches, new life emerges, buds burst into blossom, the rebirth of life is upon us.

Epiphany (January 6th) commemorates two events in the life of Christ: the visit of the Three Kings who have followed the Star to Bethlehem, and the Baptism of Christ performed by St. John at the Jordan river. As adults, we can contemplate the Baptism as the true birth of Christ; with children we concentrate on the Three Kings.

The shoes put out on Twelfth Night may have three gifts, one from each king, inside them next morning - little gifts, probably; such as, fruit and nuts, something golden, something with a wonderful scent. And the manger scene has changed: the shepherds have returned to their flocks; Mary now wears a golden crown and is holding the Christ Child in her arms. The Star, large and bright appears over the stable. The Christmas tree and other decorations have vanished, put away by Christmas elves in the night.

In the evening, families gather around the manger scene, lit by candles. Perhaps there are star cookies for a snack while someone tells the old Russian story of Baboushka (see Festivals, Family and Food or the Christmas Story Book). We read from the Bible about the Three Kings, and sing "We Three Kings: and other appropriate carols.

After Epiphany the Kings can gradually return to their homes, travelling through the house; Mary and Joseph travel to Egypt, also through the house. After a week or so, we can put away the manger scene and replace it with a picture of St. Christopher, who also searched through the world for the Highest, and tell the children his story.

Our Spring Childern's Faire occurs each spring, with crafts, face painting, and activities for children. This faire is created and presented by eighth grade students for the younger children.

At the May Faire, the whole community celebrates spring with crafts and activities, including a traditional Maypole, around which the children dance to lively music.

The Pentathlon is held the second week in May. The 5th grade class invites local northern California Waldorf Schools to join them in a reenactment of the Greek games. Grandparents’ Day brings grandparents and special friends to Live Oak to be honored and to experience the many gifts of our children.

On the last day of school, the Rose Ceremony is held and the 1st graders lead the way as we say goodbye to our 8th grade class.

The rites of spring give way to the sleepy heat of summer. School is dismissed and quickly fades into our memory. A festival families can celebrate in summer is St. John’s Tide (June 24), a celebration of the sun and the ripening of the earth.

But as always, September returns and the cycle begins anew with Michael’s message: “Awaken to the coming of winter, and in harvest time rejoice.” Year after year, both children and adults gain strength by reconnecting to these cycles of nature. Although modern life tends to corrupt, dilute, and forget these natural cycles, we have this opportunity to recognize them once more. Year in, year out, the community gains strength, finding in the festivals new ways of meeting, of celebrating, and of sharing.

 Details of Festivals Follow:

What is Michaelmas?

The festivals, the seasons of the year, are the keystones around which the yearly rhythm weaves. During the school year, the autumn festival of Michaelmas is the first of these festivals that we celebrate together. The children learn verses, sing songs, and hear stories that connect them with the strength and light that St. Michael brings to confront and tame the dragon. As a community festival, can we adults find value in these simple, archetypal stories?

We can take the picture of St. Michael subduing the dragon on one level, as a guide for the human being in our struggles to overcome our lower natures. To shine in the freedom of our true human individuality, we must overcome our hindrances – worries, fears, criticisms, etc.

This fall festival, as the word itself indicates, is celebrated as the world of nature enters its sleep period of winter. In the plant world much is dying, in the animal world much is going to sleep. We human beings cannot follow into darkness and dying with nature: we are challenged to bring the light within us to kindle our thinking and to bring courage and warmth to all our activities of autumn and winter.

Job Opportunity Postings

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:16:30 GMT

Live Oak Waldorf School is currently accepting applications for the following positions for the 2012/13 year.

Development Coordinator

Live Oak Waldorf is looking for a contracted hourly position for Development Coordinator. The contract will run for one year for approximately 1760 hours at a rate of $15.00/hr. The development coordinator’s major overall responsibility will be to develop and effectively implement a development strategy for the Live Oak Waldorf School. Reporting to administration, the Development coordinator will be responsible for achieving our fundraising goals and continually evaluating the effectiveness of each fundraising activity. We are looking for someone who has the skills to manage the various activities and who can accurately gauge their level of involvement based on the priority of each activity, skill level needed, available volunteers, and return on investment.

Skills

Proven management (project and people) and leadership capabilities
High energy, positive, “can-do” attitude, flexibility, teamwork, and attention to detail; high degree of initiative.
Strong verbal communications skills and demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and thorough understanding of strategic development
Demonstrated ability to prospect, cultivate, and manage new accounts
Strong partnership-building and event planning skills
Thorough understanding of all components of a diversified funding base
Solid computer skills and knowledge of data base programs

Responsibilities

Create and implement annual development plan and strategy
Lead and manage the site’s overall development efforts to raise an annual budget of over $100,000 dollars a year.
Train and lead other community volunteers to support fundraising and marketing efforts
Cultivate and nurture relationships with current and potential corporate & foundation sponsors, and individual donors
Write grant proposals and reports to corporate, foundation, and private funders
Develop and grow our individual donor base; manage annual giving and auction campaigns; cultivate major gifts
Cultivate and nurture alumni relations
Develop and implement comprehensive marketing and public relations strategy
Develop and manage site Board fundraising capacity

We will be accepting resumes for this position until April 2nd. You can drop off your resume in the office or fax at 530-878-0624.

Resources

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:17:26 GMT

Live Oak Waldorf School Blog

Go to www.liveoakwaldorf.blogspot.com. You can "Follow" our posts, make comments and subscribe.

Our blog will include information (Why Waldorf Works, Waldorf methods of teaching, your growing child), stories (snippets from the classrooms, etc.), news (about our alumni, students and other events) and more.

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

Reading Research

http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/research-finds-no-advantage-learning-read-age-five/5/33888

     Penni Sparks - Parenting Consultant

         http://www.takeheartinc.com



    Waldorf World

         http://www.waldorfworld.net



     Raphael Association

         http://www.RaphaelAssociation.org

     Susan R. Johnson, M.D., FAAP -

       http://www.youandyourchildshealth.org/



     Rudolf Steiner College

       http://Rudolfsteinercollege.edu

     Joseph Chilton Pearce

       http://www.wildduckreview.com/journal/Issue%2017-Education/Pearce/Pearce.pdf

The History of Live Oak Waldorf School

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:37:40 GMT

In early 1977, a group of interested parents and community members met to study alternative directions in education. Out of these discussions grew the decision to create a Waldorf School, and in August of 1977 the Articles of Incorporation were signed. Our first home was in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Auburn, and we opened that September with nine children. Our second year brought a kindergarten, first grade, and the first Annual Holiday Faire which was held at the Auburn Recreation Park.

By spring of 1982, the school included kindergarten through third grade and was located in the Dewitt Center in Auburn. During the next four years, as our school community grew, we divided and re-divided our space to meet our increasing needs. For several summers, parents worked diligently to create new classrooms within the existing walls of the Dewitt Center, transforming stark, institutional rooms into warm, embracing spaces. Meanwhile, the Permanent Site Committee searched for the perfect home for our school.

Their labors of love and patience bore fruit in February 1986 with the purchase of our 40-acre site in Meadow Vista; a landscape encompassing fertile grounds, wetlands, and Mt. Catherine. The school was dedicated and trees were planted in April. Over the summer, the air was filled with the sounds of crowbar, hammer, and saw as the existing buildings and grounds were shaped to our needs. That fall we opened with kindergarten through sixth grade. A new classroom was added in the summer of 1990, and the roof, the decks, and the assembly room were improved in the summer of 1991. In exchange for leasing a small portion of land at the foot of Mt. Catherine for a cellular relay tower, the expanded parking lot was completed in 1992. In the summer of 1993, improvements were made to the kindergarten building, while remodeling created a new eighth grade classroom, and a modular building was placed above the amphitheater to give us meeting rooms and storage.

As Live Oak has grown and changed over the years, so has our campus. Today our school has created beautiful rooms and dedicated spaces for all of our programs, including our Parent and Child Program, KinderVillage, Preschool and Nursery, Grades One through Eight, an assembly room, music room, woodshop, handwork room, Continuing Care rooms, our Children's Store, plus an abundance of outdoor playgrounds, gardens, and hiking trails through the woods of Mount Catherine.

Live Oak has been a full member of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) since 1989.

Live Oak Waldorf School

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:09:10 GMT

Live Oak Waldorf School was founded in 1977 and now serves over 200 students from pre-kindergarten through Grade Eight. The school sits on the gentle southern slope of Mount Katherine in Placer County. Our beautiful forty-acre site in the Sierra foothills provides a peaceful yet stimulating environment for learning. With small classes, dedicated and experienced teachers, and the time-tested wisdom of the Waldorf curriculum, our school inspires a love of learning and a willingness to work.

Live Oak Waldorf School seeks to enroll students who will benefit from our unique educational program. Our tuition model strives to make our education accessible to families from a wide range of economic backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin.

When the teacher and the parents work in partnership, the value of the education is greatly enhanced. Regular class meetings and parent-teacher conferences help parents and teachers work together. Lectures, workshops and a free lending library are available for parents who wish to learn more about the school philosophy and educational methods.

Live Oak Waldorf School provides an on-site before and after school care program from 7:00-8:15 a.m. and from the end of the school day until 6:00 p.m.

Visit Live Oak Waldorf School

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:02:33 GMT

Scheduled Tours, Introductions & Demonstrations
Several times per year we offer presentations about Waldorf education as well as tours to visit our campus and classrooms.
View our Calendar to find out what events are coming soon,
or call our front office to set up a private appointment: (530) 878-8720.

Nursery, Preschool & Kindergarten Introductions
"Joyful Beginnings"
This faculty presentation and tour of our early childhood classrooms offer a peek into the Waldorf approach and philosophy of care for our youngest ones at Live Oak.
Childcare is always free with advanced reservations.

Tour the Grades
"Walk Through the Grades"
Take this opportunity to visit classrooms in session. Unless otherwise noted, our Walk Through the Grades tour is offered once per month on the second Tuesday - October through May - from 8:30 to 10:30 am.
Reservations are recommended.

Introduction to Waldorf Education in the Grades
"A Day in the Life"
Learn about the dynamic approach and curriculum Waldorf brings to Grades 1 through 8 at this informative and artistic faculty presentation.
Free childcare with advanced reservations.

Upcoming Events

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:30:43 GMT

Hot Lunches

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:55:47 GMT

Hot Lunch News for February

Please click here for the Feb Hot Lunch Order Forms. Please note that we are not in school the week of Feb 20th.

On Wednesdays, the 6th grade will be offering Bean or Chicken Tacos with sour cream or salsa.

On Fridays, the 8^th grade will be offering Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza (2 slices per order from Little Caesars) with ranch dressing and vegetables on the side from Shared Abundance - certified organic farm owned and operated by Ruthanne Jahoda, a Live Oak founding teacher.

Thank you very much for supporting us in our fundraising efforts!!

Live Oak Waldorf News

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:15:21 GMT

Walk Through the Grades Tuesday February 14 8:30 am

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Parking Lot Reminder Safety Tip

Students are to enter and exit vehicles from the passenger side only. There is a passing lane adjacent to the driver's side of the vehicle which makes entry or exit from that side dangerous.

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Family

Before and After School Care

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:40:37 GMT

Live Oak Waldorf School Continuing Care Program

Our Continuing Care program is a place where children are lovingly held during times of transition before and after school as well as holiday breaks from school.

The Continuing Care director and staff work with the faculty to provide consistency with the principles underlying Waldorf education. Care Givers create a harmonious environment with rhythm and structure, as well as many opportunities for free play, games, nutritious cooking and baking, crafts and many other activities. For the older children, space is be created for special activities or homework.

Our park like campus invites children to outdoor play during all types of weather and our indoor environments offer space to relax, books to read, games to play, stories to be heard and art to be created.

Each day a wholesome, organic snack is served to the children. Homemade, when possible; fresh and locally sourced when available, organically grown and served with love.

Our Continuing Care program is directed by Aerowenn Hunter, and includes a staff of enthusiastic, qualified child care providers.

Live Oak Waldorf School

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:07:43 GMT

Nestled in California's Sierra Foothills, we are located about 45 minutes east of Sacramento - only 10 minutes past Auburn - just off Interstate 80 at the Applegate exit.

Live Oak Waldorf School
410 Crother Road
Meadow Vista, CA 95722

School Year Office Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
Thursday - 8:00 am to 1:30 pm

Front Office: (530) 878-8720

Fax: (530) 878-0624

Or, feel free to send us an EMAIL

Registration

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:07:05 GMT

If you would like to receive an information packet about our school please click here. Otherwise fill out the form below to get access to the complete website. It will take as many as 24 hours for you to have complete access. Thank you for your patience with this process.

Class of 2013

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:04:55 GMT

Welcome to the Class of 2013 Web Page.

Sorry, but this page is under contruction!

Contact Jeff Wax @ jwax2000@yahoo.com for questions or submittals for this site.

Our Kindergarten

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:49:37 GMT

Photo by KeithSutter

Kindergarten children love to "work:" sweeping, cleaning, beautifying their environment, gardening, washing, cooking, singing, speaking, making. The Waldorf Kindergarten Teacher involves the children in activities in which the teacher is the model for the child, in meaningful movements, in purposeful use of language, and in the cultivation of beauty. In this atmosphere of beauty and rhythm, the teacher works to cultivate the healthy development of the child and their will. Many children come to Live Oak as four-year-olds and stay in the kindergarten for two years.

	Scheduled Tours, Introductions & Demonstrations Several times per year we offer presentations about Waldorf education as well as tours to visit our campus and classrooms. View our Calendar to find out what events are coming soon, or call our front office to set up a private appointment: (530) 878-8720.
	Nursery, Preschool & Kindergarten Introductions "Joyful Beginnings" This faculty presentation and tour of our early childhood classrooms offer a peek into the Waldorf approach and philosophy of care for our youngest ones at Live Oak. Childcare is always free with advanced reservations.
	Tour the Grades "Walk Through the Grades" Take this opportunity to visit classrooms in session. Unless otherwise noted, our Walk Through the Grades tour is offered once per month on the second Tuesday - October through May - from 8:30 to 10:30 am. Reservations are recommended.
	Introduction to Waldorf Education in the Grades *"A Day in the Life"* Learn about the dynamic approach and curriculum Waldorf brings to Grades 1 through 8 at this informative and artistic faculty presentation. Free childcare with advanced reservations.