A New Downtown School
K-5

Parent/Child & Bridge Classes

for 3 to 4 year-olds

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mailing address:
Lisa Bono
838 West End Ave 6b1
New York, NY 10025
845-596-4908

Waldorf schools follow a curriculum first developed by the Austrian philosopher and educator Rudolf Steiner in the early 1900s. Today there are more than 1,000 Waldorf schools across the world. Asking a Waldorf teacher about the pedagogy is the best way to learn about it. Most descriptions will include several themes:

• an astute awareness of developmental stages and teaching children in an age-appropriate manner
• preserving childhood as long as possible
• the importance of a daily rhythm, creative play, relationship to nature, and a beautiful environment for children
• the special commitment it takes as a Waldorf Class Teacher--a teacher who will ideally progress with the children from Grades 1-8.

Parents should study Waldorf education through readings, by attending parent education events, and speaking personally with Waldorf teachers. (give us your email and we'll reach out to you--enter it to the left)