Green Meadow Waldorf School

307 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, 10977
Tel: (845)356-9715
Grades: NS - 12 | 386 students
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Green Meadow Waldorf School offers Parent & Child classes for babies and toddlers up to age 3, serves children from Nursery through 12th grade, and also runs a popular Farm Days summer program. Founded in 1950 and situated on 11 beautiful acres, we are one of the oldest, largest Waldorf schools in the US, with about 350 students. Benefiting  from discovery and play in our Early Childhood program and rigorous intellectual challenges in the High School, Green Meadow students go on to top colleges, fulfilling careers, and are known for their resilience and creativity.

School Overview:
Green Meadow Waldorf School
School Type Waldorf School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Nursery/Preschool - 12
Year Founded 1950
Student Body
Total Students 386 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 22% (NY School Avg.: 23%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 60 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 7:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 43%
Average Class Size 25 students
Matriculation Data Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Tuition Notes Tuition ranges from $8,100 for nursery to $20,750 for 12th grade.
% on Financial Aid 30%
Average Financial Aid Grant $5,500
Acceptance Rate 85%
Admissions Director Katie Ketchum
Admissions Associate Lisa Miccio
Sports
Total Sports Offered 10 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Cross Country Dance
Equestrian Soccer
Softball Tennis
Track and Field Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 6 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Community Service Group Drama Club
Literary Magazine Committee Robotics Club
Student Council Yearbook Committee

School Notes:

    • Green Meadow is one of more than nearly 1000 Waldorf schools worldwide which hold in common the aims of the original Waldorf school – to nurture a clear and responsible sense of self in all students, heightening their awareness of the larger world and their part in it.
    • Every Green Meadow Waldorf student receives an education that incorporates foreign languages, an appreciation and respect for worldwide cultures both current and historical, and a broad array of fine and performing arts including, music, movement, sculpture, painting, drawing. Our excellent math program builds proficiency in arithmetic, geometry, algebra, trigonometry and calculus. Science offerings contain a strong empirical component, allowing students to learn scientific principles through first-hand experience and observation.
    • The curriculum incorporates many field trips and activities designed to bring the subject matter to life in a vivid fashion.
    • The school is in walking distance of Sunbridge College, a Waldorf teacher training school; the School of Eurythmy; the Fellowship Community, which cares for the elderly and maintains a farm and biodynamic apple orchard; the Hungry Hollow Co-op, a natural foods cooperative market; and the Threefold swimming pond. This extended community, situated on over 200 adjacent acres, provides opportunities for students to bring the curriculum to life by connecting classroom lessons to real world experiences.
    • The school is accredited by both the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America.

    Profile last updated: 09/11/2012

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Gr. Nursery/Preschool-12 | 0 mi. away
Yeshiva Gedola Of South Monsey
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Gr. K-12 | 1.8 mi. away
Yeshiva Derech Emes
Gr. K-12 | 1.9 mi. away

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