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Housatonic Valley Waldorf School

40 Dodgingtown Road, Newtown, CT, 06470-0647 -

School Notes Overview:

The goal of the Housatonic Valley Waldorf School is to foster the development of well-rounded, capable students who love learning for its own sake....

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School Overview:

	Housatonic Valley Waldorf School
School Type	Waldorf School
School Membership(s)	Association of Waldorf Schools of North America Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded	1989
County	Fairfield County, CT
Student Body
Total Students	128 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
% Students of Color	17%	19%
Students by Grade
	Nursery - 10 students
	Pre-K - 13 students
	Kind - 13 students
	Grade 1 - 12 students
	Grade 2 - 14 students
	Grade 3 - 11 students
	Grade 4 - 9 students
	Grade 5 - 8 students
	Grade 6 - 8 students
	Grade 7 - 3 students
	Grade 8 - 11 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 16 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	13 teachers
Average Class Size	13
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	140 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Tuition Notes	Tuition Assistance and scholarships are available
% on Financial Aid	25%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$2,000
Admissions Director	Therese Lederer

School Notes:

The Housatonic Valley Waldorf School provides a challenging classical education and is dedicated to academic excellence in a non-competitive environment.
The curriculum covers, in depth, all basic academic skills, while strengthening the student's moral purpose and artistic sense.
It is designed to introduce each subject at the appropriate developmental stage in the student's life.
At the core of the Waldorf philosophy is the belief that knowledge is best learned experientially as well as academically.
Profile last updated: 07/17/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (06470)	School Zip (06470)	(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate)	14,709 people	3,405,565 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	57%	41%
Population Average Age	38 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$91,126	$56,323
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	7.6 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	40 years old	48 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	92% / 8%	64% / 36%