Established in 1996, Richmond Waldorf School is a not-for-profit, independent school offering a parent/toddler program (18 months to 3 years old), mixed-age kindergarten (2½ to 6 years old), elementary school (grades 1-5), and middle school (grades 6-8). We are one of over 1,000 Waldorf schools worldwide that offer a holistic-inspired approach to education that cultivates a lifelong love of learning.
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“The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility—these three forces are the very nerve of education.”
—Rudolf Steiner
Read all about our 25th Anniversary Mosaic Project on the blog today! The mosaics were created by @ceramic_hammer and the students of RWS to commemorate this important milestone in our school’s history. Link in bio! 🪱 🌱 🐿 🦅 🌙 💫
Last month, our 5th and 6th graders rounded out their year long study of Botany with an incredible 3-day camping trip at the Spikenard Bee Sanctuary. Alex, head beekeper at the sanctuary, provided our students with an enormous amount of hands on learning and interaction with these important pollinators. Our students came home invigorated by all they learned, and full of ideas on how our community can better support and care for the bees! 🐝 #waldorfeducation #savethebees #savetheplanet #outdooreducation #nomowmay #beeeducation #spikenardfarm
Congrats to the Class of 2022 on their graduation, and to the entire RWS community on a year well spent! 🥳
(8th graders performing at this morning’s beautiful Final Assembly)
1st grade ushered in the sweet summertime today, and brought back a bounty of berries to share! 🍓
This week, we graduate this beautiful group of “Suns” from our Early Childhood program. ♥️
Next year, many of these smiling faces will make up our 1st grade class and begin their Grades journey as the RWS Class of 2030…! 🌈
#kindergartengraduation #waldorfeducation #waldorfearlychildhood #rva
New on the blog- we sat down with our music teacher, Catherine Flynn, as she wraps up her first year with us at RWS.
“I am a strong believer that everyone is a musician, and we are born with the ability to be musical. Music is a part of the world and it’s a part of life, and Waldorf has reiterated that for me.”
Enjoy the entire interview through the in our bio! 🎶
