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San Francisco Waldorf School
 San Francisco Waldorf School is an independent,
co-educational, non-sectarian school providing education from
Kindergarten through Grade 12. The school is fully accredited by
the Western Association of Colleges and Schools (WASC) and by
the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA).
At San Francisco Waldorf School, the period of
Early Childhood covers the age from pregnancy
through the Kindergarten years. Weekly parenting
classes offer resources and support for those
with little ones through age three, parenting
workshops, lectures and community festivals are
offered regularly, and our three Kindergarten
classes meet daily for children ages 4 3/4 to 6
1/2.
In our Waldorf kindergartens the emphasis is on
learning through doing, and the children are
active in work and play, song and movement.
Every effort is made to make our Waldorf
kindergartens a warm and home-like environment
for the children. Great care is given to the
development and nurturing of the children’s
senses, their organs for learning. All the
materials are part of life and the room has a
balance of color, form, simplicity and purpose.
Much learning takes place, but it is through
imitation and example rather than through
instruction. The children are learning about
life at this age rather than about the specific
subjects of academic work.
The teacher plays a central role, and through
her example the children enter into the life of
the kindergarten deeply. They experience the
regular rhythm of each day’s activities, be they
household work, arts or crafts. They are led
into the yearly rhythm of the seasons with their
many colors, moods and activities. The teacher
introduces them to song, movement, gesture and
verse in the daily activity of “circle time.”
The children drink in the world of stories, both
nature tales and appropriate fairy tales, which
are usually told to them through the oral
tradition. The children come to know and love
the kindergarten world and through it, the wider
world around them.
Contact us below:
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Contact Address:
San Francicso Waldorf School,
Grade School,
2938 Washington St.,
San Francisco, CA 94115 |
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