Denver Waldorf School

We have three kids at the Denver Waldorf School and so far have been really happy with the education our kids are receiving. It's a humanitarian curriculum with a broad range of subjects, not just academics. It's an exciting way to learn and our kids love school, which is so important to us! We don't want them to think that learning is a chore. I have had moments when I've worried about whether or not the academics are rigorous enough, because our eldest child is gifted, and he sometimes complains about being bored in the more academic subjects, but he has the opportunity to become more well-rounded. We appreciate that, because he's going to cultivate his own gifts naturally, but he's not going to seek out the experiences that are hard for him, but ultimately balancing and character building. Also, I think he's more tolerant of others' varied abilities, because no subject is valued above another. Every gets to shine at something. I don't worry about him not being "pushed" to excel anymore, and I have not doubt that he'll be prepared for whatever he wants to do in life.

The quality of teachers at DWS are unmatched in the way they attend to their students and their lessons. All information is taught in a very living and relevant way, based on where a class is in their development. Children in the ECE are taught through doing and imitation, the grades are taught through their feeling life with emphasis on beauty, art, story and rich language, for this is what speaks to them at this age. It is in the middle school and high school that information is taught to their intellect, when they are living in their thinking. By approaching education this way, children find the joy in learning and do not experience stress and burnout because they are being asked to do work with which they do not feel connected. The teachers are not only great educators, but the most outstanding human beings with whom I've ever been acquainted.

Amazing way to navigate middle school without drama, with kindness. Academic standards exceptional.

We started our daughter at Denver Waldorf School in sixth grade. She came from a Douglas County public school. She was at the top of her class when we switched schools. It was the best change we ever made. Our daughter is learning with greater depth, she is more challenged, and her education now not only includes traditional academics but it is enriched with woodwork, Spanish, and handwork. Her teacher knows each student well and knows his or her strengths and weaknesses. He is able to shore up each student's weaknesses while encouraging and strengthening the areas he or she excels in.

Love this school. My children (twins) just got accepted to Stanford, and I could not be more happy with the education that they were given at DWS.