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Art-full play at HWS
Over the winter break, a team of German builders from ‘Kinderspielkunst’ (“children’s play art”) were hard at work on the Haleakala Waldorf School campus creating a beautiful natural tree formed play structure from kiawe trees donated by the Waihe'e Coastal Refuge. Walter Peter and Wilfried Bremer have built similar play structures all over Europe for over 10 years, and HWS will be the first school in the United States to be blessed with their work which is really like a massive tree sculpture with the purpose of being played on. The play structure is a beautiful representation of the values of Waldorf education, utilizing natural materials and forms and offering open ended and imaginative play opportunities for children to climb, balance, socialize, and create endless worlds of play. Third grade parents, Susanne Knappstein and Puhi Gibson, worked diligently on the project as well. Many donors who made it possible, along with the student body, gathered for a blessing lead by Aunty Puanani Mahoe. Afterward, the children explored it for the first time after having excitedly witnessing the finish of the building phase of the project. HWS Educational Support Specialist Susanne Ryan noted "Watching the children move and interact with the play structure helps me in my work. It really supports the children developmentally".
Find more pictures at www.kinderspielkunst.de
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