Multi-year teaching in a Waldorf grade school allows teachers to take the time to make deep connections with students, all within a school culture that respects, supports and empowers teachers. Learn why Waldorf schools adopt a multi-year teaching approach in the grade school.
In Waldorf education, STEM becomes STEAM — not to soften or bring “fun” to an unfun topic — but to bring relevancy and realism to our growing world of bits, dynamic loads and relativity. Learn more about how our diverse curriculum prepares students to think critically and creativity in a future run by science, algorithm, and advanced mathematics.
School is challenging for every family, but it can be more complicated for LGBTQ+ families, who often face unique stressors when navigating the educational system. These families can be faced with editing forms with outdated designations like “father” and “mother,” worrying about bathroom access for transgender children, stapling support documents to standard forms to explain their parental legal status, or outlining pronoun preferences for their student or guardians. The Waldorf School of Philadelphia is taking active steps to make each aspect of our school experience receptive and sensitive to the needs of LGBTQ+ families.