Berkshire Waldorf School cultivates students’ academic, emotional and spiritual development through our unique curriculum. We provide students with the foundation to live up to their full human potential, creating lives of meaning and purpose that positively contribute to our world.
We accomplish our mission by:
- Instilling in students a love of learning, a sense of wonder, an appreciation of beauty, and a connection to the natural world.
- Following a curriculum based on the developmental stages of human beings as described by Rudolf Steiner.
- Attracting excellent teachers who are committed to their own professional and personal development, and giving each teacher the freedom to work creatively within the Waldorf curriculum.
- Working cooperatively with parents to facilitate continuity between school and home.
- Actively participating in the time-tested, world-wide tradition of Waldorf Education that integrates the humanities, sciences, and practical and fine arts.
The Waldorf curriculum is structured to respond to the three developmental phases of childhood: from birth to approximately 6 or 7 years, from 7 to 14 years and from 14 to 18 years, and is presented to children in a way that is appropriate to their stage of development. Rudolf Steiner stressed to teachers that the best way to provide meaningful support for the child is to comprehend these phases fully and to bring to the students “age-appropriate” content that nourishes healthy growth.
