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Green Meadow Waldorf School offers:
Respect for Childhood
As a Waldorf school, Green Meadow is intent on preserving the innocence and wonder of childhood. Our Parent & Child Program provides babies and toddlers up to age three, and their parents/caregivers, a gentle environment in which to interact, socialize with others, and learn more about the Waldorf view of the young child.
Our Early Childhood Nursery and Kindergarten classes for young children, ages two through six, provide the important opportunities for creative play and natural discovery that experts recognize as vital for children’s healthy intellectual and emotional development, and which set the stage for their future academic success.
Academic Excellence
Students in our Lower School (grades one through eight) delight in a rich, age-appropriate curriculum which develops their understanding, strengthens their imagination, and feeds their spirit.
Our High School students (grades nine though twelve) are inspired by an intellectually challenging course load, augmented by a range of extracurricular activities and delivered by faculty who are experienced in meeting the needs and interests of adolescents and young adults.
Our graduates, consistently accepted by the nation’s top colleges and universities, are prized for their genuine intellectual curiosity, openness to life, and can-do attitude. Shaped by the richness of their Waldorf education, equipped with crucial critical-thinking skills, powered by confidence, and motivated by a compassionate desire to make a difference, our graduates are exceptionally well-prepared to meet the challenges of today’s competitive, fast-paced world.
Joy in Learning
Green Meadow’s educational philosophy, favoring creative, yet structured, non-competitive schooling over conventional “teaching to the test,” produces students who find genuine joy in their education.
“Main Lesson” blocks allow students from grades one through twelve to fully explore one academic subject in great depth and with full concentration before moving on to the next.
Handwork, applied arts, fine arts, and performing arts infuse the Green Meadow curriculum, building neural connections in the brain and contributing to the development of highly balanced individuals. Consistent with the Waldorf Education tenet that "doing promotes learning," all Green Meadow students create their own lesson books.
Community Spirit
Green Meadow’s campuses are warm, refreshing environments where personal integrity matters more than material status, and where parents, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds share a common desire to raise empathetic young people with strong social awareness.
In a time when virtual realities, over-scheduled lives, and fierce competition reign, Green Meadow promotes such “old-fashioned” values as taking time to connect to other people and ourselves, and looking out for one another. Lifelong friendships are forged here, and individual paths are honored.
Affordability and Accessibility
Green Meadow is one of the most affordable independent schools in the NY/NJ/CT area. We are commited to the value of diversity in our student body and strive to fall within the economic reach of any family interested in Waldorf Education.
The locations of our main campus in Chestnut Ridge, NY (Rockland County), and our Early Childhood Center in Tarrytown, NY (Westchester County), make us easily reachable from numerous villages, towns, and counties in the NY metropolitan area. We are close to the Garden State Parkway, the Palisades Parkway, the New York State Thruway, and commuter trains and buses to NYC.
Experience the Difference. Experience Waldorf Education.
We are currently accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year. We invite you to visit us and find out for yourself what makes Green Meadow Waldorf School so unique. Please contact Admissions Coordinator Patricia Owens at 845-356-9715 or powens@gmws.org to learn more about our programs or to schedule a tour. Click here for upcoming admissions events.