The Waldorf School of Lexington

As a parent of two children at this school, my experience of it is very different from the review of May 28, 2011. I have found this school to be less driven by business/finance than others, very willing to work with families who are committed to the ideals they work toward. Kindergarten is run as it was originally designed back when that word was invented: to play and to learn through play. Academics do not start until first grade, when ABC's are learned in a most beautiful and memorable way (not second grade, as the reviewer states). If you want an academic kindergarten then don't go here. But if you want developmentally-appropriate learning, then this is the place. My oldest is about to graduate 8th grade after being here since the parent-tot program. She arrived a shy introverted child and while she has retained the beauty of who she is she is also able to stand up on stage and speak, sing, and play music. She has learned to observe and think for herself rather than becoming a bucket full of facts. She has had the opportunity to develop skills in many areas, and thus has balance in her life. The opportunities here wonderful.
--Submitted by a parent

It is like any other private school doing business (the business people are pretty hard-nosed, if I may add) sugar-coated with their "philosophy"...you may be taken by the their presentation skills but don't expect to learn ABCs until 2nd grade or so.. and the kindergarten teacher told me that the school discourages teaching at home...and the children have counting "in them" and they learn to count on their own without anyone teaching them... . . huh!
--Submitted by a parent

The Waldorf School offers an alternative approach to learning that draws upon a child's natural curiosity, creativity, and need for connectedness to other people, nature, and innate spirituality.
--Submitted by Kristen Maärten, a parent