Kimberton Waldorf School

P O Box 350, Kimberton, PA, 19442-0194
Tel: (610)933-3635
Grades: PK - 12 | 323 students
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Waldorf Schools are private, independently funded schools, offering education ranging from pre-kindergarten through Grade 12, covering an age range from 4 years to 18 or 19 years old. Waldorf teachers strive to educate the human being through all three soul capacities of thinking, feeling and will. Students learn by encountering the world as experience. Waldorf Education is a age-appropriate, balanced education that integrates the arts and academics. Waldorf Education encourages the development of each child's sense of truth, beauty, and goodness. The aim of the education is to fully develop the capacities of each student and to inspire a love for lifelong learning.

School Overview:
Kimberton Waldorf School
School Type Waldorf School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded 1941
Student Body
Total Students 323 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 4% (PA School Avg.: 19%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 56 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 6:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $18,050
Admissions Director Lael Rasch
Admissions Associate Lauren Gauthier
Sports
Total Sports Offered 5 sports
Sports
Basketball Field Hockey
Lacrosse Soccer
Tennis
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 2 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Chamber Choir Chamber Orchestra

School Notes:

  • Waldorf Schools are private, independently funded schools, offering education ranging from pre-kindergarten through Grade 12, covering an age range from 4 years to 18 or 19 years old. Waldorf teachers strive to educate the human being through all three soul capacities of thinking, feeling and will. Students learn by encountering the world as experience. Waldorf Education is a developmentally appropriate, balanced education that integrates the arts and academics. Waldorf Education encourages the development of each child's sense of truth, beauty, and goodness; an antidote to violence, alienation, and cynicism. The aim of the education is to fully develop the capacities of each student and to inspire a love for lifelong learning.

    • Profile last updated: 07/11/2011

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Nearby Schools:

Kimberton Waldorf School
Gr. PK-12 | 0 mi. away
St Basil The Great School
Gr. K-9 | 0 mi. away
Collegeville Montessori School
Gr. PK-Nursery/Preschool | 1.9 mi. away
Grace Assembly Kindergarten
Gr. K | 2 mi. away
Phoenixville KinderCare
Gr. Nursery School-PK | 3.9 mi. away
St Matthews Preschool & Kindergarten
Gr. K | 4.3 mi. away

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