Da Vinci Waldorf School

The Waldorf approach is the best way to educating children, especially in today's turbulent times. My son is getting all the essentials of a basic education -- the three Rs -- plus more. Music, drama, painting, handwork, two foreign languages, and the ability to think creatively and solve problems. In a world that's changing ever so fast, these children will be the best equipped to deal with it calmly and strongly. Water's Edge is doing a wonderful job of preparing these children to solve tomorrow's crises.
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Never have I seen a place where the teachers give so much of their own heart to the students as in a Waldorf school. If I could go back to school, this is where I want to go. At a Waldorf school the true nature of a child is nurtured and able to shine from preschool into 8th grade. One look at the preschool environment tells you how different the pace of life is here. For those who want to slow down today s childhood from our society's race to be too old/too aware/too sexy too soon, this is the place. Early grades are a time of wonder and blossoming understanding of the world and the upper grades give the gift of time and depth to really know one's subject, to learn it, know it and love it.
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Our experience at this school was a nightmare even though we believe that Waldorf education can be wonderful for so many children. We found the teachers to be awful in the early childhood and in the grades. Finding good Waldorf teachers is very difficult for this school. The programs that they offer are minimal compared to others in the area and their tuition is high.
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Everything!! Great community, great teachers producing great kids!!
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At Water's Edge Waldorf, teachers care about the individual student. Students are prepared to meet the world as caring, capable citizens.
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Waldorf education is the perfect style of schooling for my children! I love the curriculum, and I love the warm, friendly community I've found with our friends at Water's Edge School. This is where I wish I could have gone to school!
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The school nurtures the whole child - mind, spirit, and body - not just the intellect. The school is keenly tuned to the developmental stages of the children and does not push them to master skills before they are developmentally ready.
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Water's Edge is am amazing school!!! I have children from 11-26.. and I have been involved in many different schools... never have I wanted to turn back the clock so that I could start all over.. the way children are taught in this wonderful school blows me awaY!!! They are truly teaching the whole child... my daughter never loved school until we found this gem... now she gets up happy and ready for school... always coming home with amazing new things she has learned... so yes... I am voting for Water's Edge Waldorf School
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Water's Edge School doesn't simply force information for the sake of memorizing and repeating. Instead, it promotes the development of the whole child by teaching hands-on, building a rounded education of real-world skills and understanding and innovation. My children are learning to think for themselves, to understand and be able to express what they are learning. I wish all children had the same opportunity. I wish all children could grow in a world populated by such thinkers...
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Water s Edge is more than a school for my two children. It is a place where we have found a community of friends and teachers with whom we share a passion for academic excellence in an environment that preserves the children s innocence, accentuates their creativity and imagination, and inspires a profound reverence for human kind and nature. We embarked on this journey three years ago after informing ourselves about Waldorf education. We are confident that this unique and holistic educational approach is what our children need. I often think and have heard from other parents at Water s Edge how lucky our children are for being immersed in such a magical and unique program. Many have said that they wish they had had the opportunity to attend a Waldorf school. Everyday I witness how creative and imaginative my daughters have become. They often play and invent or retell stories and songs using simple objects (silks, rocks, wood, water, leaves and soil) both indoors as well as outdoors. We as parents are committed to help and guide our children to develop their full potential in life and face the world with an open mind and heart. This school and its community are without a doubt are best allies to achieve this priceless goal.
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In preschool, my daughter got to bake bread, garden, sew, finger knit, spend time in nature and listen to wonderful stories told by the teacher or presented in puppet plays. She ate nutritious snacks that she helped to prepare. She built imaginary worlds with other children and developed excellent social skills. At the time, I did not realize that all of this was actually designed to prepare her academically for a successful grade school experience. She is now in 5th grade at Water's Edge. She is learning German and Spanish, violin and recorder, and she is even knitting socks on 5 needles! Besides this, she is studying ancient civilizations, botany and geometry. She s a happy child who writes, sings, and performs with confidence, and loves learning. The Waldorf philosophy of 'the right thing at the right time really pays off. I am so thankful to have found Water s Edge!
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My children have been attending WEWS for three years. They are both helathy, happy, and excited to go to school each day.l The gradeschool curriculum meets their developmental needs. While reading was later than friends in public school, my oldest went right into chapter books within a few months of independent reading. The music and art programs give my boys a way to be creative which they love.
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This school is certainly not right for everybody. It's like a hippie-commune combined with an amish school..It's one big family,sharing,sharing..There is no confidentiality..My son was there for 6 weeks..The best advice i can give to anybody considering this school is read about it first!! from the outside it seems like a dream school..It's not! thank you
—Submitted by a parent