Madrona School

Madrona School is an independent, private school located on Bainbridge Island, Washington, offering a unique educational experience through Waldorf education for children ages 18 months to 14 years. The school's approach to education focuses on arts-infused academics, emphasizing the development of the whole child, including their intellectual, artistic, and practical skills. The school features a range of programs, including parent-child classes, play-based preschool, nature-intensive kindergarten, and grade school classes for 1st-8th grades, with mixed-aged classes for grades 1-6 to foster collaboration and mutual support. Key features include small class sizes, ample indoor classroom spaces, and a thoughtfully designed playground space, as well as outdoor programs to promote a deep understanding of and respect for the natural world. The school's unique setting, located a ferry ride away from Seattle, provides a natural and immersive environment for its students, nurturing their relationship with the living earth, with each other, and with themselves.