Detroit Waldorf School

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Detroit Waldorf School

Waldorf- A Clear Philosophy

The fundamental ideal upon which Waldorf education rests is that it is the birthright of every child to develop his or her full human potential: to develop clear, creative thought and expression; blance and compassion in feeling, and conscience and initiative in action. We believe that educatjion is a process of ''bringing forth'' (from the Latin educare-to lead out), not merely putting in, and thus the Waldorf curriculum builds on the child's natural sense of wonder and love of learning. Waldorf education, to paraphrase W.B Yeats, is the lighting of a fire, not the fililng of a pail.

35 years of Waldorf in Detroit

The Detroit Waldorf School was founded in 1966 as an independent, nonsectarian, nonprofit, coeducational day school. It is one of the oldest of over 100 Waldorf schools in the United States and one of over 800 schools in 50 countries that are part of the international Waldorf School movement. Waldorf schools are the fastest growing independent school movement in this country today.

Curriculum Highlights

Waldorf education offers a rich academic curriculum including science, math, language arts, drama, literature, history, geography, fine arts, handwork, foreign languages and music. Waldorf education integrates the arts and the sciences to engender critical, creative and flexible thinking skills. Two foreighn languages, vocal and instrumental music are offered from Grade 1.