Orchard Valley Waldorf School

Orchard Valley Waldorf School is an independent day school located in East Montpelier and Montpelier, Vermont, serving children from early childhood through middle school grades. The school's educational approach is based on the Waldorf methodology, which focuses on hands-on learning, creative expression, and social responsibility, providing a holistic and creative learning environment. The school offers various programs, including early childhood education, middle school grades, Sweet Clover Nursery, Mixed Age Kindergarten, and Elementary programs for children from Birth to Grade 8, with an emphasis on play-based learning, academic excellence, artistic expression, and social awareness. Orchard Valley Waldorf School is situated on two campuses, Grace Farm and Sweet Clover, providing a unique learning environment that incorporates the natural surroundings, and is guided by the philosophy of reverence, love, and freedom in the educational process, as reflected in the quote by Rudolf Steiner.