ACADEMICS

th As a public charter school, ROCS is required to provide instruction based on the grade-level skills and topics delineated in the NC Standard Course of Study. However, our teachers have wide lattitude in how they provide this instruction, incorporating traditional Waldorf methods (such as chalk drawing, imaginative play, manipulatives, practical application) into lessons. ROCS also incorporates many Waldorf grade-level thematic subjects and projects into its curriculum (see more below). 

Specials

ROCS students have one “special” class daily, rotating through all five per week. We offer Spanish (language and culture), Handwork (knitting and textile arts), Art (traditional visual arts), Music (incl. traditional Waldorf instruments), and Movement (yoga, games, cultural dance).

Outdoor Play

In every grade, each class spends at least one hour of free play outside every day, split between two 30-minute recess sessions. In good weather, classes try to have lunch and/or learning time outside as well.  Students maintain their class garden plot and care for our school chickens.

Festivals

As a Waldorf-inspired school, ROCS appreciates the observable rhythms of the natural world, which are reflected in the seasonality of our individual lives. We seek to honor those with four community-wide festivals each year: Dia de los Meurtos, Lantern Walk, Spiral Walk, and May Day. We also observe other Waldorf traditions such as a bridging ceremony, First Day Flowers, and Winter Faire.