Schools
Richmond Waldorf School Celebrating 25 Years
Children, wearing yellow raincoats and boots, roam across the lawn in front of Richmond Waldorf School—a Northside icon. Though there’s just a drizzle, the kid’s are prepared for a full on downpour. Parents greet each other with open arms, and many of the children wear crowns crafted of flowers. They’re all here to celebrate school’s 25th anniversary.
By Brigette Kelly 06.2022
Thirteen Acres: A New Use
The fate of one of the oldest structures in the Hermitage Road Historic District (HRHD) is in the balance. It stands alone behind Linwood Holton Elementary School, ringed in six-foot high hurricane fencing like a post-insurrectionist US Capitol.
By Charles McGuigan 04.2021
The Dandelion Garden: An Outdoor Classroom
Back in mid-May, shortly after noon, and the temperature unseasonably cool, I met up with three women who nurture The Dandelion at Holton Elementary School. Two of them—Ellen Shepard and Susanna Raffenot, the OGs, or Original Gardeners, as they’re sometimes called—planted the initial seeds, almost ten years ago to the day, for a project that has frankly surprised this pair of progenitors.
By Charles McGuigan 06.2020