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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Austin Waldorf School is celebrating its 30th |
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anniversary on April 16, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Waldorf Education is based on the idea that |
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individuals pass through distinct life stages and that it is the |
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responsibility of education to address the physical, social, |
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emotional, intellectual, and spiritual needs of each stage; the |
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philosophy was developed by Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian scientist, |
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philosopher, and artist who lived and worked in the late 19th and |
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early 20th centuries; and |
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WHEREAS, The Austin Waldorf School grew out of the vision of |
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Helen Steele, who began lecturing about and giving workshops on |
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Waldorf Education after moving to Texas in the early 1970s; thanks |
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to her efforts and those of like-minded people, the institution |
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opened in 1980 with 11 first-grade children; the following year, |
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the school added a kindergarten, as well as second and fourth |
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grades, and by its sixth year, it enrolled students through the |
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eighth grade; and |
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WHEREAS, The summer of 1986 marked another milestone in the |
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school's history as it took up permanent residence on 11 acres |
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southwest of Austin from its original location at the Johnson House |
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on Town Lake; since then, the campus has grown to include 19 acres |
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with classrooms, studios, and performing arts and athletic |
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facilities, while the institution has expanded its offerings to |
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accommodate the needs of the community; years of hard work and |
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planning led to the addition of high school classes in the late |
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1990s, and the first class of seniors graduated in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Cultivating in its students creative thinking, |
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self-confidence, a lifelong love of learning, a sympathetic |
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interest in the world and others, and an abiding sense of moral |
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purpose, the Austin Waldorf School has made a positive difference |
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in the lives of numerous young people and their families, and its |
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rich tradition of academic and artistic engagement is indeed worthy |
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of recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Austin |
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Waldorf School and extend to its faculty, staff, students, and |
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supporters sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Workman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1344 was adopted by the House on April |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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