The groundwork for Anchorage Waldorf School was laid in 1988 and has since grown into a full-program, independent Waldorf school, offering Waldorf education from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th Grade. We are part of a rapidly growing international community of over 1,000 schools that embrace Waldorf education.
These schools share a common philosophy that was initially developed by Rudolf Steiner. Waldorf Schools are committed to academic excellence and offer their students a rigorous education in preparation for the further education of the child and to meet the challenges of modern life. Waldorf pedagogy nurtures healthy emotional development by conveying knowledge experientially as well as academically.
The heart of the Waldorf philosophy is the belief that education is an artistic process.
Through our rich curriculum and innovative teaching methods, we address the whole child, working to develop clarity in thought, balance in feeling, and conscience and initiative in action.
Our Vision is to "spark and nurture the highest potential in humanity" and we feel we are achieving that, one child at a time.
The Waldorf curriculum provides a rich experience that prepares
students to meet the challenges of our world with clarity of
thought, a caring heart and confidence to initiate change. We
recognize each child's creative potential and engage all children
at their unique stages of development. Art, music, movement,
handwork, woodwork and drama are integrated with the sciences,
humanities, math and language (Russian), giving fuller meaning and
depth to the learning environment. This rigorous classical
education instills balance and wholeness, mobility of thought,
artistic sensitivity, individual judgement, and the courage to act,
producing graduates who are prepared not only to meet the future
but to shape it.
Grades: PK-6 | 179 students5.6 miles 5001 Northwood Dr Anchorage, AK 99517 (907) 276-2240
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I have one daughter in 3rd and one in 7th grade. I love the way my children are respected in school by both students, teachers and staff. They feel like valued members of a community, and I know they will leave the school feeling like they CAN make a difference in the world. I cannot think of another school I would rather have my children go to.
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Decades ago private schools could have been accused of being elitist. You had to have money to attend. The student populations were fairly homogeneous. Fortunately that has changed.
