Why Waldorf Education

Rethinking Thinking

No one can predict what information our children will need to know twenty years from now, but we do know that to be successful they will need the ability to think and solve problems. Intellectual flexibility, independent judgment, moral courage, and the ability to work effectively in a group environment will be essential to their success as creative and responsible human beings. 

To nurture these characteristics, the Waldorf curriculum carefully balances academic, artistic, and practical activities to stimulate the imagination and prepare the students as thoroughly as possible for the future. Whether they become scientists or lawyers, meteorologists or musicians, the creative and critical capacities developed through a Waldorf education will give students the foundation for success in whatever field they pursue. 

How a Waldorf Education Meets the Growing Child

The principles of Waldorf education evolve from an understanding of human development that address the needs of the growing child. Music, dance and theater, writing, literature, legends and myths are not simply subjects to be read about and tested. They are experienced. Through these experiences, Waldorf students cultivate their intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual capacities to be individuals certain of their paths and to be of service to the world.

Waldorf schools offer a developmentally appropriate, experiential, and academically rigorous approach to education. They integrate the arts in all academic disciplines for children from preschool through twelfth grade to enhance and enrich learning. Waldorf education aims to inspire life-long learning in all students and to enable them to fully develop their unique capacities.

To learn more about Waldorf Education visit: https://waldorfeducation.org/waldorf_education