Marin Waldorf School
Through a progressive developmental based approach to education, Marin Waldorf School has been helping Bay Area parents raise confident, self-reliant, resilient and morally intelligent children for the past 40 years. Waldorf education goes beyond the development of the intellect, focusing on the development of the whole human being and helping children bring goodness, beauty and truth into the world.
The Early Childhood Program for Toddlers, Preschool and Kindergarten provides a nurturing homelike environment. Children focus on imaginative play, nature, the seasons as well as practical activities like gardening, baking, handwork and woodwork - all essential to the healthy development of the child.
Grades 1-4 is a time for children to understand the relationship between themselves and the world around them. Providing space and encouragement through this developmental stage enables the child to become stable, balanced and self-sufficient. Academic subjects include arithmetic that covers addition & subtraction, multiplication & division, fractions, decimals, geometry and measurement. Language Arts includes grammar, comprehension, composition writing, cursive and poetry. Specialty classes like music, painting, sculpture, movement, foreign language, environmental education and woodworking are interwoven through the curriculum each day.
In grades 5-8 the approach to Waldorf liberal arts education is creative - but it is also rigorous. Entering into the upper grades with a strong foundation from the lower grades, the child can now successfully enter into the next developmental stage where he can flourish as an individual. This is a time of awareness and self-discovery which will lay the path for a lifelong love of learning. The mathematical and science curriculum consists of pre-algebra, geometry, aerodynamics, botany, meteorology, physics and chemistry. Language arts focuses on research compositions, literature, creative writing. Our full spectrum of humanities include Ancient Civilizations, Roman History, Renaissance and the Age of Exploration and then the Age of Revolution. Specialty classes like foreign language, drama, painting, perspective drawing, sculpture, woodworking, outdoor education and orchestra.
Contact: Mary Beth Sartain, Director of admissions (415) 479-8190.
Comments
A.MAZING!!!
Posted by Joanne Hernon on
I can't recommend Marin Waldorf School enough. Not only is my first grader excited to go to school everyday but he is getting an amazing and unique education. If he's not rattling off multiplication or division equations he's singing in Mandarin. He also loves his art and music classes. It's such a well rounded education. He has great friends in all different grades because the children feel so close to each other. And the sense of community helps us all feel connected.
My kind of education
Posted by kerstin rocks on
After touring this school for my son's Kindergarten in 2014 it was clear to me that this should have been my school when I was little. Set in beautiful surroundings with a magic forest, fields to play and run in it's a wonderful place that will take you back into your own childhood. There is no stress and the atmosphere is therapeutic. It's wonderful to see my son being so happy to learn and excited every day to go to class. It doesn't matter if it's Mandarin, Spanish or Music, Writing etc. he is like a sponge. With teachers that are committed, loving and dedicated. If you are into a slower pace school that encourages the imagination and innovation in your child than you should check it out. I'm glad I did
Unparalleled Education
Posted by ngrinsell on
As a health practitioner specializing in child and adolescent development, I have not come across a more developmentally therapeutic or strengthening approach to learning than Waldorf education. I am so more impressed by the quality of teaching and academics at Marin Waldorf School. The graduates I have known from MWS are performing academically beyond their peers and thriving in all kinds of high schools across Marin county, where teachers consistently notice how the Waldorf grads coming in have many advantages. The approach to developing highly adaptable, critical thinkers and problem solvers also has immediate benefits in the early years: happier, less stressed kids who are given the opportunity to have a childhood.