What is Waldorf?

Waldorf education is math, sciences, humanities, the arts and more. Applauded worldwide for more than 80 years, Waldorf aims to educate the whole child, igniting a lifelong love of learning. The rich Waldorf curriculum provides the complete range of subjects taught in most Australian schools, with the addition of foreign languages, music, movement, handwork, and performing arts.

The critical value of the Waldorf approach is not what is taught, but when and how it is taught. This integrated, age-appropriate method engages each child physically, intellectually and emotionally in the learning process, introducing subject matter as it corresponds to each stage of developmental readiness.The classical curriculum weaves art into every subject, using music, storytelling, drawing and movement to bring academic subjects to life, appealing to every child's temperament as well as her "multiple intelligences" (e.g. logical, linguistic, spatial, and interpersonal). In this way, the learning style of each student is addressed--visual, oral, aural, and kinesthetic--creating a deeper connection with the academic experience.

Waldorf and Religion
Waldorf schools nurture in children their natural reverence for the wonder and beauty of life, fostering respect for all religions and spiritual beliefs. Waldorf schools are nonsectarian. Spiritual leaders of many cultures are studied through the history of world civilizations. The question of religion is left strictly to the family.