High School

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Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today

High school students discover new capacities for critical thinking and forming independent judgments. Their compelling interest in seeking out ideals drives them to contemplate life’s big questions: What is justice? What do we mean by truth? What will give my life meaning? How can I make a difference in the world?

In an age of artificial intelligence, these questions matter more than ever. While machines optimize tasks and automate decisions, our graduates develop the uniquely human capacities that will define leadership in 2030 and beyond.

Academic Excellence That Opens Every Door

Our Results:

• SAT Median: 1376 (significantly above national average)
• 10:1 Student-Teacher Ratio for unmatched personalized attention
• 96% College Matriculation Rate to 4-year institutions
• 80% of Faculty Hold Advanced Degrees from leading universities

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Rigorous Academics, Human-Centered Approach

Classes debate ethical issues in science, history, economics and literature. Students write poetry, engage in abstract mathematical reasoning, and conduct hands-on lab experiments. Our teachers—experts in their fields—present demanding, open-ended topics that encourage students to observe, compare, analyze, synthesize, create, question and imagine alternatives.

Advanced Study and Honors Courses include:

  • Honors Calculus and Biochemistry

  • Advanced Study Political Science and Economics

  • Honors Interdisciplinary Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)

  • Advanced Study Shakespeare and Comparative Literature

  • Honors Electricity and Magnetism

  • Advanced Study Astronomy and Optics

  • Honors Atomic Chemistry

  • Advanced Study Zoology and Botany

  • Honors Cell Biology

  • Advanced Study Projective Geometry

We integrate rigorous academics in mathematics, sciences, and humanities with deep engagement in the arts, music, and craftsmanship. This develops graduates who combine analytical precision with creative vision, bringing uncommon perspectives to complex problems.

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What Makes Us Different

Right Tech at the Right Time:
We're not anti-technology—we're pro-human connection. Our students use cutting-edge tools when they enhance learning, but we maintain phone-free classrooms and prioritize face-to-face collaboration. This intentional approach develops the focus, empathy, and interpersonal skills that define effective leaders, while preparing students to use technology purposefully rather than being used by it.

Immersive Learning:
Students experience our curriculum through four-week main lesson blocks in daily 105-minute sessions, fostering depth of inquiry impossible in traditional 50-minute periods.

Real-World Application:

• Year-long Senior Research Projects on personally meaningful topics
• Professional internships designed by students in their chosen fields
• International exchange programs in France, Spain, Argentina, Australia and other countries
• Wilderness experiences that build resilience and self-knowledge

Beyond Academics:
Through increasingly sophisticated involvement with drama, instrumental and choral music, painting, weaving, metalsmithing and stone carving, students develop broad proficiencies while increasing self-awareness and aesthetic sensibilities.

A Community That Sees Every Student

A small private high school with a big program, WSP welcomes new students who have no previous experience with Waldorf education.

Approximately 35% of our high school students join us from public or other independent schools.

Our small class sizes and close-knit community ensure that each student is seen, respected, valued and challenged, resulting in a truly unique education, crafted to the needs and personality of each student.

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