Hokay, so here's the plan...

Word of the day is Streichholzschachtel- it means matchbox.  I think it should be a minus point for Deutsch, but Anke likes it.  We're keeping track of which words are better and English and which are better in Deutsch.  So far it's tied 7-7, with a -1 for the Netherlands.  Streichholzschachtel didn't score, but Schaechtelchen was a point for Deutsch.  Another good one is Blümchen- a small flower.  But it's not bloom-chen- it's a brighter oo and not a ch like chop but a ch like Blümchen.  Get it?

I said I would talk about my school, so here goes:


Rather than a quarter, semester, or trimester school calendar, the Waldorfschule has an epoch system; one academic concentration and one handcraft or technical concentration is taught for two and one half hours daily for four to six weeks, twice a year. Core classes, which are listed below, are taught throughout the year. At the end of the year, Timothy will have a three-week work-study with a local industry.

Freie Waldorfschule Lübeck Core Classes:

French
German
English
Math
Music
Eurythmie
Religion
Sport


Freie Waldorfshule Lübeck Epoch Classes:

(4 weeks/year)

Ceramics
Kartonage (paper/box making)
Political Economics
Web Design
Carpentry
Microscope Science
Art
Drama

(8-9 weeks/year)
German
Geography
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
History
Math (12 weeks)

Mmmkay.  Song of the day is Slam, by Pendulum.  It's a fantastic song to work out to, to run to, to bike to, or to drive to, but it's no good for just sitting down and listening to.  Anyway... you can find it here.