About Waldorf Education
Waldorf education is based on a profound understanding of human development. During the first seven years, when children learn by imitating not only our actions but also our thoughts and feelings, a healthy environment is essential for children to become free individuals later in life. From the ages of seven through fourteen, a respect for authority and an environment worthy of reverence give children the capacity to truly comprehend equality in the rights realm. From fourteen to twenty-one, students learn out of a sense of love and respect, and the teacher and community must demonstrate a love for humanity. This fosters brotherhood and sisterhood in the adult economic realm.
A Waldorf education prepares the student to enter adulthood with the gifts of
- self-discipline
- independence
- mastery of analytical and critical thinking skills
- reverence for the world’s beauty and wonder