Waldorf Education approaches all aspects of schooling in a unique and comprehensive way. The curriculum is designed to meet the various stages of child development. Waldorf teachers are dedicated to creating a genuine inner enthusiasm for learning, that is essential for educational success.

Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten
Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children learn primarily through imitation and imagination. The goal of the kindergarten is to develop a sense of wonder in the young child and reverence for all living things. This creates an eagerness for the academics that follow in the grades.
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Kindergarten activities include:

• storytelling, puppetry, creative play;
• singing, eurythmy (movement);
• games and finger plays;
• painting, drawing and beeswax modeling;
• baking and cooking, nature walks;
• foreign language and circle time for festival and seasonal celebrations

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Elementary and Middle-School
Elementary and middle-school children learn through the guidance of a class teacher who stays with the class ideally for eight years.

The curriculum includes:

• English based on world literature, myths, and legends
• history that is chronological and inclusive of the world’s great civilizations
• science that surveys geography, astronomy, meteorology, physical and life sciences
• mathematics that develops competence in arithmetic, algebra, and geometry
• foreign languages;
• physical education;
• gardening
• arts including music, painting, sculpture, drama, eurythmy, sketching
• handwork such as knitting, weaving, and woodworking

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High School
The Waldorf high school is dedicated to helping students develop their full potential as scholars, artists, athletes, and community members. The course of study includes:

• a humanities curriculum that integrates history, literature, and knowledge of world cultures;
• a science curriculum that includes physics, biology, chemistry, geology,
• a four-year college preparatory mathematics program;
• an arts and crafts program including calligraphy, drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, weaving, block printing and bookbinding;
• a performing arts program offering orchestra, choir, eurythmy and drama;
• a foreign language program;
• a physical education program.

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