Waldorf kindergarten

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Our mixed-age Kindergarten, serving children ages 3-6, offers a rich experience that builds a solid and healthy foundation for a child’s development.

Waldorf parent and child group or little Kindergarten

The beauty of Waldorf education is that it meets the child where he is developmentally. The synergy of Waldorf teaching methods and child development is discussed wonderfully in an article by Dr Reggie Melrose called ‘Waldorf from a Neuroscientific Perspective‘. The Morning circle is a great example of how Waldorf meets the young child where […]

At the Waldorf School of Lexington, we balance core academics with the arts, movement, and time outdoors. The values of civility and kindness are woven into our daily work in the hopes of building a more tolerant, open-minded world. Learn more about the Waldorf Difference.

Another view of my kindergarten classroom at Ashwood.

Handwork is a fundamental part of the Waldorf curriculum from kindergarten through the grades and high school. It’s so good for children to learn how to make beautiful and useful things with their hands. So how do we teach handwork at home? I have a broad definition of handwork

Nothing connects hands, heart, and head quite like the Waldorf practice of handwork. Its importance is woven into the very fabric of the Waldorf curriculum and is a practice that nurtures not just skills, but the development of well-rounded individuals. The fact that through making beautiful and enduring objects, children are at the same time learning math skills, spatial understanding, developing their dexterity, all while problem solving, makes handwork one of the most important parts of…

I am interested in all forms of education. While we are a Montessori family I love components of and deeply appreciate alternative educational philosophies. I also love looking at classroom design whi