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Green Meadow Waldorf School offers an Early Childhood program (parent-child, nursery and kindergarten), and grades one through twelve. Our programs support three distinct phases of child development:
Early Childhood
The first stage of development stretches from birth to about the age of seven. During this time children are engaged in learning to use their bodies, taking on the challenges of crawling, walking, speaking and developing their senses. Imitation is the mode of learning for this stage, with young children quite naturally taking on the gestures, words, moods and actions of those around them. Read more about the Early Childhood program or about our Early Childhood faculty.
Lower School | First through Eighth Grades
The second stage encompasses the elementary school years. By this time, children are ready to delve into cognitive learning. Now the child's imagination serves as the doorway to the deepest, most sustained learning. Whatever arouses interest and touches feelings will be remembered and will become the child's own. By presenting curriculum material artistically through stories, verses and songs, the teacher engages the students at levels that stimulate their feelings and spark their imaginations. Read more about the Lower School or about our Lower School faculty.
High School | Ninth through Twelfth Grades
Adolescence is a time of powerful physical changes and corresponding intellectual awakening. The vivid impressions of the subject matter in the Lower School now serve as the foundation for further studies. What has once been experienced with great intensity of feeling can now be re-examined with the newly awakened faculties of personal judgment and critical thought. Read more about the High School or about our High School faculty.
To learn more about our programs, please contact the
Admissions Office.
Kenneth I. Chenault, President and CEO, The American
Express Company (graduate, The Waldorf School of Garden City, Long
Island:
My parents were looking for a school that would nurture the whole person. They also felt that the Waldorf school would be a far more open environment for African Americans, and that it was focused on educating students with values, as well as the academic tools necessary to be constructive and contributing human beings. I am convinced that Waldorf schools deliver an essential alternative to our existing systems. A Waldorf education provides students with an approach to learning which successfully integrates the arts and sciences with the practical tools necessary to succeed in these challenging times. I am personally very grateful for the foundation that was laid during my formative years at Waldorf.