K-5
At our school, social-emotional learning is not a separate class but woven into everything we do. In this way, our education takes a whole-child approach towards not only academic learning but also health and well-being in today's modern world. Children are taught through experience to think creatively and to see things from multiple perspectives.
Our Class Teacher model and Main Lesson Block schedule are the foundations that make Waldorf education unique. A Class Teacher stays with their students through Grades 1-5 and is able to then best support their strengths as well as their challenges as they develop and grow. Main Lesson is the first two hours of the school day, focused on a specific subject on a block schedule. Integrated use of storytelling, vocabulary, and writing exercises as well as art and hands-on learning helps to meet all learning styles.
Explore Kindergarten
Beyond the textbook
Personal Connection
Our small class size allows all teachers to know and see each student and their natural capacities and needs. Students build lifelong relationships with one another across the grades and Waldorf community.
Hands-on Learning
Multi-sensory lessons, field trips, and over-night trips engage students and help them to gain and retain knowledge. Lessons approach subjects from multiple angles through hands-on activities and real-world scenarios.
MAndarin & Spanish
Through a unique dual language program, children develop contrasts in linguistics and culture. Oral language acquisition in the early grades builds to reading, writing, dictation, and written exploration of grammatical structures.
Inside the kindergarten
Meet our Chair
Find our Explore and Apply process on Ravenna.
Main Lesson Books
Voices of our community
Oberlin College
The Presidio Graduate School
“When I think about my education, I always come back to the knitting. It is a metaphor for building an interconnected web. It uses the hands, but takes focus and intelligence. A meeting of cognitive skill and physical dexterity - it's gotta be good for the brain!" Read more
International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva
London School of Economics and Political Science
"The teachers know you and recognize something in you... the person that you might become. My teacher identified, correctly and early on, that justice and fairness were essential to me." Read more
“When I look at the work of these young people - the exquisite lesson books, the dazzling pastel paintings, the crocheted hats and knitted socks, the museum quality three-legged stools - when I hear their chamber music, catch them rapping in Mandarin when they think no one is listening... I think, how very talented are every one of their teachers.”
“Children learn to draw these incredibly intricate and beautiful patterns called Form Drawings. The teacher explained that these are a connection to writing, reading, geometry, and so on. It was hard to understand at the time, but now that our child is in high school, we see the impact.”
“The most spectacular parts of teaching are seeing the children blossom and learning from the rich experiences of my colleagues. I am constantly grateful for their dedication to this movement and our school. They are world-class models of how to educate and prepare children to meet the world.”