Annual Benefit

A Joy-Filled 30th Birthday Celebration!

This spring, we invite our whole community to come together to celebrate something truly special: 30 years of learning, growing, and becoming at our school.

Our Spring Benefit this year will feel like a child’s birthday party in the very best way. Think colorful party hats and streamers, good food and drink shared with friends, and the warmth of being part of something meaningful. It will be an evening full of joy, connection, and gratitude for the many hands and hearts that have shaped our school over three decades.

Guests will have the chance to bid on and win beautiful handmade items created by our students, along with other special offerings. These pieces reflect the creativity, care, and imagination that live in our classrooms every day and make this celebration truly one of a kind.

Most of all, this evening is about community. Whether you are a longtime family, a recent arrival, an alum, or a friend of the school, you belong here. The Spring Benefit is a time to gather, to laugh, to honor the past, and to support the future of our school together.

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, May 9th, 2026

More details coming soon. We cannot wait to celebrate with you.

Celebrate and support

The Waldorf School of Philadelphia Annual Benefit connects our local and school communities together in a fun evening of celebration and support. Proceeds from this important event support our dedicated, passionate teachers and help make possible the delivery of a holistic, rigorous academic curriculum rich in art, music, theater, gardening, handwork, and woodwork.

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This event has also raised funds designated to directly improve our school. Here is how these funds impacted our families and students in recent years:

  • 2024: New sound system installed in Great Hall

  • 2023: Retrofit our drinking water fountains into bottle filling stations

  • 2022: Harvey Street Hill Remediation

  • 2021: Middle School Library Materials and Multicultural Dolls for EC Classrooms

  • 2020: COVID-19 Financial Aid Relief for Waldorf families

  • 2019: Performance and Concert Space Enhancements

  • 2018: Bird's Nest Swing and Terracing on the Dell

  • 2017: Wood and Rope Climbing Structure on the Hilltop Playground

  • 2016: Custom Landscaped Slide on the Dell

Please consider donating your time, talent, and financial support to this fun-filled annual event!

Past Benefit Themes

  • The Stellar Soirée, 2024

  • The Beekeeper's Ball, 2023

  • GNOME-A-PALOOZA, 2022

    A gnome wearing flannel beside text reading "gnome-a-palooza a 90's party to benefit the waldorf school of philadelphia"
  • 25th Anniversary Auction, 2021

    Reads "25th Anniversary Auction. A virtual benefit to support the Waldorf School of Philadelphia" on a background of monstera leaves.
  • Annual Benefit + Online Auction, 2020

    Reads "Annual Benefit + Online Auction" on a green and gold watercolor splotch.
  • The Night Circus, 2019

    Reads "The Night Circus" in gold, with a burgundy silhouette of a woman walking on a tight rope.
  • The Moonflower Ball, 2018

    Reads "The Moonflower Ball: Come & Make Magic" in gold with a dark forest background with gold specks floating among the trees.