Grades Intensive II

Location: Highland Hall Waldorf School

Date: Saturday, Oct 24, 2026

Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm

Total Hours: 7 1/2 hours

Topics: History & Geography in Grades 4-5

Grade 4: Local Geography & Native History: The child's own environment. Students learn local geography, map-making, and the history of indigenous peoples and early settlers.

Grade 5: Ancient Civilizations: Students study ancient India, Persia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece.

Teachers: Philip Guest, Prof. Dr. Jost Schieren, Dana Williams

Cost: $300

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Grades Intensive III

Location: Waldorf School of San Diego

Date: Saturday, Nov 14, 2026

Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm

Total Hours: 7 1/2 hours

Topics: History & Geography in Grade 6

Grade 6: Rome and the Middle Ages: Transition to hard facts, timelines, and concrete events. The study of ancient Rome, the fall of the empire, and medieval history. Geography of the Americas, exploring geology, resources, and local cultures in depth.

Teachers: Mary Carmichael, Prof. Dr. Jost Schieren, Johanna Laurelin

Cost: $300


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Grades Intensive IV

Location: Highland Hall Waldorf School

Date: Saturday, Dec 5, 2026

Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm

Total Hours: 7 1/2 hours

Topics: History & Geography in Grades 7-8

Grade 7: The Renaissance and Age of Discovery and major biographies of people who changed history. Global geography deepens with a look at contrasting regions, trade, and earth science.



Grade 8: Modern History: The American, French, and Industrial Revolutions, through the World Wars and into the modern era. Global Interdependence: Geography through an economic and social lens, study of world resources, "have" and "have-not" nations, and global interdependence.

Teachers: Blair Manzke, Prof. Dr. Jost Schieren, Dana Williams

Cost: $300

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