Josh North
Grade 2 Teacher
Mr. Josh started at City of Fountains as a Kindergarten assistant in 2021/2022, and spent time in many of the other classrooms as a specialty block teacher and substitute, including long-term substituting for Upper Grades Enrichment.
Josh has been a long time student of Anthroposophy. His interest in Steiner’s philosophies has led him to interesting opportunities in the fields of viticulture and agriculture (with attention on Biodynamics, a form of agriculture designed by Steiner). He is an avid reader and writer, and has a passionate interest in history and science. He is inspired daily to be involved with Waldorf teaching and to teach at City of Fountains, specifically, by the opportunity to be a resource and contributor to our little community and the students. He began his teacher training this summer with the completion of an Essential Waldorf grades course, as well as COF’s in-house training with Robyn Brown.
Josh lives with his wife, Lauren; baby daughter, Juniper; and dog, Grey. In between teaching and studies, he enjoys traveling and camping with his family, cooking and trying new recipes in the kitchen, working in his yard and garden, and a little bit of golf and skateboarding (when he can!). He is kind and easy-going, and looks forward to greeting everyone with a warm smile.
2nd Grade
Science
Nature studies; gardening and farming
Mathematics
Place value; carrying and borrowing; four basic operations; multiplication table
Language Arts
Native American legends; animal fables; poetry; dictation; continued child-led writing with intentional practice brought to spelling, punctuation and sentence structure
Geography & History
Native American legends as part of American history; ancient myths and cultures
Art
Form drawing, wet-on-wet watercolor painting, beeswax modeling
Foreign Language
Spanish
Handwork
Knitting, Purling
Movement
Jump rope, hopscotch, rhythmic games
Music
Pentatonic flute, folk songs
