School Overview
True Waldorf in the heart of marin
The Mission of Marin Waldorf School
Marin Waldorf School educates children with love, dedication, and a fierce belief in every child’s brilliance and capacity to reach their full potential and make a positive contribution to the world. Based on the pedagogical principles of Waldorf education, our experiential and interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizes activities that engage the mind, fire the imagination, and strengthen the will in order to develop capacities and skills that can serve humanity.
We seek to inspire students to grow into thoughtful, compassionate, life-long learners and nurture a deep sense of self and of responsibility toward others. We do this in many ways:
We invest in skilled teachers who inspire students to think deeply and to become good citizens in their classrooms and community.
We encourage students to do, create, and act through an experiential and hands-on approach to learning across disciplines, in addition to offering unique practical programs in handwork, woodworking, gardening, music, and world languages programs.
We foster the development of strong skills in core subjects, including math, science, language arts, and social studies, through a progressively complex grades-school curriculum, which is carefully designed to stimulate and challenge children at each stage of growth.
We incorporate music, art, and creative expression in all subject areas, across the curriculum.
We encourage the development of social-emotional skills in and out of the classroom, with special programs designed to encourage teamwork and cooperation among students, including yearly class plays, eurythmy, and noncompetitive physical education classes.
We fortify children’s relationship with the natural world through a robust environmental education program, gardening education begins in kindergarten, active stewardship of our 10-acre campus, frequent field trips and overnight adventures for grades students, and time outdoors every day, rain or shine, for students of all ages.
We approach complex topics in DEIJB and social justice in thoughtful, age-appropriate ways, starting in kindergarten. Special events, educational field trips, and a unique program in social ethics and CyberCivics are offered in the middle school.
Marin Waldorf Alumni
Top high schools choose Marin Waldorf School graduates for their strong academic preparation, social-emotional skills, confidence in the classroom and active engagement in the community. Our students consistently thrive in all high settings and show themselves to be examples of exceptional citizenship and their chosen high school.
Marin Waldorf graduates enter local and regional high schools equipped with intellectual curiosity and a love of learning. Our students have gone on to thrive at schools such as Marin Academy, San Domenico High School, The Branson School, Marin Catholic, St. Ignatius, The Bay School, Sonoma Academy, University High School, San Francisco Waldorf School, Summerfield Waldorf School, The Marin School, Credo, Marin School of the Arts and all Marin County public high schools.
