Glacier Lifelong Learning Center in Kalispell has been given approval to add the words Waldorf School to its name effective immediately. Approval comes from the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA), the governing body of Waldorf Schools and copyright holder for the school name Waldorf. Schools may not use the name Waldorf in its name until it has demonstrated to AWSNA through practice and operations that it is meeting the requirements of a Waldorf School. This is to ensure to prospective families wanting a Waldorf education for their children that their educational needs will be met through Waldorf trained teachers using Waldorf methods.
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Glacier Waldorf School and Lifelong Learning Center, as it is now called, has been a Waldorf school initiative since 2003 and joined AWSNA as an initiative member in 2004. It is now an AWSNA Developing School. After three years of ground work by committed parents, Glacier Waldorf School opened school doors in fall 2006 with a kindergarten class. It has expanded this year with a first grade class and a Sweet Peas Parent/Child class. It has plans to work with homeschooling families interested in working with Waldorf curriculum to meet the needs of more grade school children until Glacier Waldorf School can itself expand its grades program.

For more information about Glacier Waldorf School, an AWSNA Developing School, please visit our website www.glacierwaldorf.org, or you may call teachers Catherine Flynn (grades), 406-261-1906, or Amy Myers (kindergarten and Sweet Peas), 406-862-1408.