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Welcome to Waldorf Education
90 years of Waldorf education around the world
Waldorf education values
The Phases of Child Development
The First Seven Years IMITATION
• The Second Seven Years IMAGINATION
• The Third Seven Years TRUTH, DISCRIMINATION & JUDGMENT
How Waldorf Meets the Child at these Stages of Development
Preschool and Kindergarten
NWS Early Childhood Programs
• Sweet Pea Parent and Child
• Marigolds Daycare
• Bluebell and Sunflower Kindergartens
Waldorf Teaching Approach
• The Class Teacher
• The Main Lesson
• “The right thing at the right time”
• Main Lesson Books
The First Eight Grades
• Literacy and numeracy
• Drawing and painting
• Poetry recitation and drama
• Singing and playing recorder
• Handwork and woodwork
• Eurythmy movement art
• Games and sports
• French
Class One
• Introduction to alphabet & writing
• Introduction to + , – , x , /
• Fairy tales, folk tales, nature stories
Class Two
• Writing (punctuation, syllables, sentence building)
• Early reading skills
• Arithmetic skills
• Fables and Saint stories
• A class play
Class Three
• Basic elements of grammar
• Arithmetic skills
• Measurement, time, money
• Farming, gardening, house building
• Hebrew stories
• A class play
• Trip: Argenta Farm
Class Four• Arithmetic (fractions)• Grammar, composition, reports• Local geography and history• Norse mythology and sagas• Form drawing (pre-geometry)• Study of humans and animals• A class play• Trip: Fort Steele
Class Five
• English composition, spelling, reading• Canadian geography• India, Persia, Egypt, Greece• Decimals, fractions, freehand geometry• Botany• A class play• Trip: Olympic Pentathlon
The Middle School Years
• Outdoor Education
• Friday Electives
• Project Weeks
• Block Exchanges
Class Six
• Composition, grammar, spelling, literature• Geography of the Americas• Roman and Medieval history• Business math, percent, geometry• Physics, geology, astronomy• A class play• Trips: Kokanee Cabin & Biking tour
Class Seven
• Deepening of L.A.: Research papers, literature• Geography of Europe/Africa/Americas• The Renaissance and Age of Discovery• Algebra, geometry• Physics, inorganic chemistry, physiology• A class play• Trips: Low ropes course and trip
Class Eight
• Deepening of L.A.: Research papers, literature• Geography of Africa/Asia• History of revolutions, modern history• Algebra, geometry• Physics, organic chemistry, anatomy, meteorology• A class play• Trips: High ropes course and culmination trip
The Transition to High School
Mount Sent inel School
Results in Nelson
• Waldorf Alumni Scholarship
• Top Academic Student awards-Gr. 9 • Top All-around Student awards-Gr. 12• Governor General’s Award• Columbia Basin Trust awards• Social Service awards
• Founding and active members of social action groups
• 15 years of NWS students graduating from high school
Profile of a Waldorf Graduate (Based on a 2007 North American study)
• 94% of Waldorf graduates attended college or university
• 88% graduated from college
• 42% chose science as a major
• 47% chose humanities as a major
• 91% are active in lifelong education
• 92% placed a high value on critical thinking
For more information
www.whywaldorfworks.org
www.nelsonwaldorf.org