Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm
High School student hammering metal on an anvil

Community Life

Summerfield Saturday Studios

Try your hand at pottery, blacksmithing, creative writing, and more in our Saturday Studios for ages 12–15. These three-hour workshops at Summerfield High School cost $35 each, with limited space.

All Workshops are Held on our Campus, 10am-1pm

Register for Saturday Studios

Saturday, October 10, 2026: Make Your Own Clay Cup or Bowl with Hannah Ballinger

Build a clay cup or bowl using the coil building technique! You will also have a chance to decorate with texture or colored underglazes. Participants will be able to pick up their finished work a few weeks after the workshop.

Room: High School Pottery Studio — Max 15 Students

Saturday, October 17, 2026: Blacksmithing Workshop with Ry Ulmer-Strack

Come experience the fun of working on a coal fired forge anvil. Step back in time and learn the skills of heating, hammering, and shaping metal.

Room: Art Tech 1 — Max 9 Students

Saturday, October 17, 2026: Herbal Medicine Making with America Worden

An introduction to the immune system and the medicinal properties of herbs! We will learn to make elderberry syrup and healing tea blends while discussing how plant medicine works to support our bodies. Each participant will be able to take home a syrup and their own tea!

Room: Farm Kitchen & High School Permaculture garden — Max 15 Students

Saturday, November 7, 2026: Creative Writing on the Farm: Rhymes and Runes with Molly Sierra

Get ready to embark on a journey with pen and paper. We will work with words to travel through time and explore the beginnings of civilization into the future. Your mission will include a time-traveling scavenger hunt, code cracking, and working with poetry and story writing that will allow you to invent and imagine new worlds. Bring your imaginations and prepare for adventure!

Room: Mod 2 and outdoors on campus — Max 15 Students

Saturday, November 7, 2026: Programming: Bot in a Box with Ed Fletcher

Construct a program to navigate a maze using motors, sensors, and creative problem solving. No prior coding knowledge required.

Room: Art Tech 2 — Max 8 Students

Saturday, November 14, 2026: Holiday Card Making - Block printing and Drawing with Isabel Wundsam

Learn block printing and drawing techniques to create your own holiday cards.

Room: Mod 1 — Max 15 Students

Register for Saturday Studios

  • High School student seated and carving a linoleum block
  • Two students work in tandem at a forge while another is in the background
  • Red farm building outdoor kitchen with people inside