Jen admitted she wasn't always a focused learner.
When asked by host James Lipton how she did academically, she responded, "Terribly... I would drift a lot. I kind of day dreamed. I would constantly be sent to the principal's office for goofing around."
But the actress is grateful for her education because the alternative school suited her desire for creative expression.
She recalls, "You're drawing and you're sculpting and you're whittling and you're playing with clay and you're playing an instrument. You're doing plays. I can't really tell you where, like, Indonesia is but you... (get to be) really crafty and you don't have to look stuff up."
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Jennifer Aniston Grade School
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Her first role, she remembers, was, "as an extra on my dad's [actor John Aniston] soap opera, 'Search for Tomorrow.' When I was 12, I asked him if I could get a part on his show," she says. "I wore a yellow skating outfit, and I was kinda large. It's hard to look good in yellow, and I certainly did not. I remember I got a check for about $100, and I was blown away."
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Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986) summary A soap classic following the much-married Jo and her family over four decades of divorce, drunks and other crises. Known mostly for leading lady Mary Stuart, who stuck with the show for the entire 35-year run and became the first daytime star to win an Emmy, the serial also had daring (for its time) plots involving abortion and date rape. `Search' was the longest running soap until `Guiding Light' passed it in 1986.
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Jennifer Aniston Actress, former Waldorf student:
"I was always fascinated by acting, but my experience at Rudolf Steiner [school] encouraged me to pursue it as a career." "Steiner was a free-spirited school that encouraged creativity and individualism."
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After the First World War, Rudolph Steiner became active in a wide variety of cultural contexts. He founded a school, known as the Waldorf school, in Stuttgart, in then Weimar Germany, which later evolved into a worldwide school network. The agricultural system he founded, now known as Biodynamic agriculture, was one of the initial forms of and has contributed significantly to the development of modern organic farming.
His work in medicine has led to the development of a broad range of complementary medications and supportive artistic and biographic therapies. Homes for children and adults with developmental disabilities based on his work (including those of the Camphill movement) are widespread. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited in museums and galleries, and he influenced Joseph Beuys and other significant modern artists. His two Goetheanum buildings are generally accepted to be masterpieces of modern architecture, and other anthroposophical architects have contributed thousands of buildings to the modern scene. One of the first institutions to practice ethical banking was an anthroposophical bank working out of Steiner's ideas.
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School Mission
The Rudolf Steiner School embraces Waldorf education, a pedagogy derived from the insights of Austrian-born scientist, philosopher, artist, and educator Rudolf Steiner. The program addresses the physical, emotional, and intellectual capacities of the developing child through an age-appropriate curriculum that integrates the disciplines of movement, fine arts, and practical arts into the study of humanities, science, math, and technology. Through the development of these capacities, we strive to educate the whole human being in a healthy and balanced manner.
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Early Childhood New Parent Orientation |
Saturday, September 11
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Opening Day for Grades 1-12 |
Monday, September 13 (noon closing)
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Welcoming Day for Early Childhood |
Monday September 13- 8:30am - 9:30am |
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Opening Assembly & Rose Ceremony |
Monday, September 13 -10:30am -All Souls Church
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Early Childhood Opening Day |
Tuesday, September 14 (Early Childhood noon dismissal 9/14-9/17) |
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Early Childhood Afternoon Program |
Monday, September 20 (Full Week/Mixed Week Programs Begin) |
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Columbus Day |
Monday, October 11 (school closed) |
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Faculty & Staff in Service Day |
Tuesday, October 12 (school closed) |
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Fall Fair Prep Days |
Thursday, November 18 (noon closing for Early Childhood) |
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Friday, November 19 (Early Childhood-6 closed; 7-12 regular day) |
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Fall Fair |
Saturday, November 20 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
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Thanksgiving Assembly |
Wednesday, November 24 10:30am – 12:00pm |
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Thanksgiving Vacation |
Wednesday, November 24 (noon dismissal) |
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Thursday, Nov. 25 & Friday, Nov. 26 ( closed) |
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Winter Vacation |
Friday, December 17 (noon closing) |
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Monday, January 3 (classes resume) |
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Parent Teacher Conferences |
Friday, January 14 th (school closed) |
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
Monday, January 17 (school closed) |
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Faculty & Staff in Service Day |
Friday, January 28 (school closed) |
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Presidents’ Weekend |
Monday, Feb. 21 & Tuesday, Feb. 22 (school closed) |
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Spring Break |
Friday, March 18 (noon closing) |
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Monday, April 4 (classes resume)
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Passover |
Tuesday, April 19 (school closed) |
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Easter Monday |
Monday, April 25 (school closed) |
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Memorial Day |
Monday, May 30 (school closed) |
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12 th Grade Graduation Day |
Friday, June 3 (noon dismissal) |
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12 th Grade Graduation |
Friday, June 3 at 2:00 pm – Madison Ave. Presbyterian Church |
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Early Childhood Closing Day |
Wednesday, June 8 (noon dismissal) |
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Closing Day |
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