Waldorf Students Visit Diamond Mines
A Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs student during a trip to the Herkimer Diamond Mines. Photo provided by Discover Saratoga.
HERKIMER, NEW YORK — Sixth grade students from the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs celebrated the end of their Geology block with a trip to the Herkimer Diamond Mines in New York.
The children learned to identify the pocketed dolomite limestone and how to break it open, discovering various forms of these special quartz crystals, from drusy to pure Herkimer Diamond.
The Waldorf School emphasizes hands-on learning in low-tech classrooms and aims to enhance their intensive studies, or main lesson blocks, with relevant and engaging field trips.