Waldorf schools offer a developmentally appropriate, experiential approach to education. They integrate the arts and academics for children from early childhood through grade twelve. Waldorf Education℠ aims to inspire life-long learning in all students and to enable them to fully develop their unique capacities. Founded in the early 20th century, Waldorf Education is based on the …
Trillium Waldorf School is part of an educational community of more than 2500 schools and kindergartens that circle the globe. Among the largest and fastest growing educational approaches in the world, Waldorf schools have served students in over 70 countries for 90 years. While each Waldorf school is independent, all share an approach that is …
In a Waldorf elementary school, the curriculum is presented through extended “main lessons” which focus on one subject in depth. This approach differs from other instructional approaches that allot equal time to every subject. In a Waldorf elementary school, the approximately two-hour-long main lesson “ties one topic to as many disciplines as possible”. The main …
Our teachers integrate visual, textural and performing arts into their main lessons Read More »
We believe your child entered this world with an abundance of gifts and a life’s purpose. To assist in unearthing and discovering your child’s gifts we offer a developmentally appropriate and experiential based approach to education. As a parent we understand that where you choose to have your child spend their formative education is an …
“Anthroposophy is a path of knowledge to guide the spiritual in the human being to the spiritual in the universe. It arises in man as a need of the heart, of the life of feeling, and it can be justified only inasmuch as it can satisfy this inner need.” ~ Rudolf Steiner, Founder of Waldorf …
Humans accomplish much of what they do in collaboration with others. In ontogeny, children’s earliest abilities to collaborate develop in two basic steps. First, 1- and 2-year-olds learn to form with others joint goals and joint attention–which include an understanding of the individual roles and perspectives involved. Second, as they approach their third birthdays, children’s …
Collaboration encourages equal sharing in children. Read More »
Because a Waldorf School endeavors to awaken and maintain a child’s experience of the mysterious through awe and wonder, parents often ask if it is a religious school. This is a difficult question to answer because the term religious can be understood in so many different ways. Perhaps the most accurate answer would have to …
Role play is an effective learning tool as it encourages children to become active participants in their learning. They can move about, put themselves in someone else’s shoes, perhaps wear a costume and use props, communicate and make decisions in character, which will allow them to take risks and explore different areas. Learning from role …
There are two fundamental reasons why outdoor play is critical for young children in our early childhood programs and schools. First, many of the developmental tasks that children must achieve—exploring, risk-taking, fine and gross motor development and the absorption of vast amounts of basic knowledge—can be most effectively learned through outdoor play. Second, our culture …
Being outdoors is essential to learning. Here’s why. Read More »