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About the School

The Waldorf School of Philadelphia traces its roots to the early 1990s, when a group of parents began to discuss bringing a Waldorf-inspired community center or daycare to Philadelphia. Over the early years of that decade the concept developed and evolved, and in 1995 the Philadelphia Waldorf Initiative was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A little over 25 years later, WSP is a modern, organic learning environment in the heart of Germantown, based on Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy of education. The school’s mission is to create a vibrant learning community based on a deep understanding of the child, integrating the intellectual with the artistic and the practical with the beautiful. WSP provides a decidedly independent form of education that creates decidedly independent thinkers. Learning that inspires. Learning that endures. And learning that children will treasure forever.

About Waldorf Education

Waldorf schools offer a developmentally appropriate, experiential, and academically rigorous approach to education. They integrate the arts in all academic disciplines. Waldorf education aims to inspire life-long learning in all students and to enable them to fully develop their unique capacities.

Founded in the early 20th century, Waldorf education is based on the insights, teachings and principles of education outlined by Rudolf Steiner. The principles of Waldorf education evolve from an understanding of human development that address the needs of the growing child.

Teachers in Waldorf schools are dedicated to generating an inner enthusiasm for learning within every child. This eliminates the need for competitive testing, academic placement, and rewards to motivate learning and allows motivation to arise from within. It helps engender the capacity for joyful life-long learning.

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