Intro to Waldorf Education

November 15, 2025

9:00-12:00

Free childcare available with advance registration. Note that you should arrive by 8:45 if you need to drop off your child(ren).

You're warmly invited to join us for Intro to Waldorf!

This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone curious about Waldorf education to learn more, connect, and experience the heart of our community. Whether you're a prospective family, current parent, grandparent, or friend, all are welcome!

Discover Waldorf: A Meaningful First Step into Your Child’s Educational Journey

Imagine seeing the world of learning through your child’s eyes. As a prospective parent, you’re invited to step into the Waldorf classroom and experience the nurturing, inspiring environment where children grow intellectually, creatively, and emotionally.

During this hands-on visit, you’ll gain authentic insight into the unique philosophy that guides every aspect of Waldorf education—an approach that honors childhood, fosters curiosity, and builds strong foundations for lifelong learning.

Hear directly from our dedicated teachers, engaged parents, and accomplished alumni as they share how Waldorf has shaped not just academic success, but confident, compassionate human beings.

This is more than an introduction—it’s an invitation to see how your child’s full potential can flourish in a place where learning truly comes to life.

Questions? Ask Admisisons.

Sample Agenda

Here is the agenda from last year for your review to give you an idea for the flow of the event. While the 2025 day will be similar, it will not be exactly the same.
As the Fall 2025 agenda is finalized, we will post it here.

2024 Intro to Waldorf Agenda

Dropping of a child for childcare?

Please dress your child in clothing that’s appropriate for indoor and outdoor play based on the weather.

Pack a nut-free snack that your child will eat. We will offer snacks around 10:00.

Pack a full water bottle.

Bring indoor shoes or have your child in non-slip socks. This allows us to keep our rooms clean.

Please let us know at drop off if your child has any allergies and if you’re ok with us helping them with bathroom support or if you would rather we come get you.

  • It [WSD] encouraged me to deconstruct problems and figure out how things work—a mindset that was essential when I transitioned to high school and beyond

    -Eric Hays, WSD Class of 2007, Amazon Senior Software Engineer

  • “I feel like one of the really important things … is curiosity to go and learn and explore what’s out there in the world.”

    — Sarah Gillis, Shining Mountain Class of ’12, Engineer and Polaris Dawn Mission Specialist with SpaceX

  • “Waldorf education in general both helped me become a well‑rounded student, and to look at the world from many different perspectives. It also gave me a strong humanistic outlook that has served me well both inside and outside of academics.”

    — Mackenzie Howe, Highland Hall Class of ’07

The Waldorf curriculum nurtures the whole child by integrating academics, arts, and practical skills in a way that aligns with the child’s natural stages of development.

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"The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility—these are the three forces which are the very nerve of education."

—Rudolf Steiner

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