Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School

Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School is a unique educational institution that engages the heads, hearts, and hands of its students to foster creative thinking, collaboration, and leadership skills. The school's approach to education is centered around providing a holistic and hands-on learning experience, with a focus on developing the whole child - head, heart, and hands. The school's curriculum is interdisciplinary, blending academics, fine and practical arts, nature-based activities, music, movement, and more, with a focus on nurturing the artistic and public speaking capacities of its students. Key programs and features include a range of subjects such as World Mythology, Botany, Astronomy, Geometry, Ancient History, Physics, and Meteorology, as well as practical arts like handwork, farming, forging, weaving, building, and orienteering. The school prioritizes childhood development, allowing children to explore and flourish in a creative and supportive environment, and aims to create self-motivated, life-long learners who are capable of asking further questions and seeking knowledge.