WINTER FAIRE The annual Winter Faire, in early December, is one of the highlights of the year for the school community. The array of music, crafts, and magical scenes makes this an extraordinary event for children and parents alike. During the late fall, workshops, which are open to all, are held to prepare the special crafts inspired by the Waldorf pedagogy. Friendships are made, new skills are discovered and the social life of the school community is fostered. Talents are shared and there are opportunities to learn stitchery, doll making, candle dipping, etc. Responsibility for this major event is carried by the parent body. There is always plenty of work and much need for anyone interested in becoming a part of this wonderful preparation. It has become a tradition that with the large numbers of helpers needed on the day of the Faire, almost every family offers the services of one of its members, if only for a few hours. In addition to its valuable financial contribution to the school, the Winter Faire is of equal value in its contributions to a strengthening of the social fabric of the school community. For all those visitors who make the Faire a regular occasion, it seems to be a way of experiencing a little of that human warmth and artistic quality that makes the winter holidays such a special time at our school.