Where young minds discover what they’re made of.
Green Meadow’s middle school meets the immense curiosity of young teenagers with hands-on academics, meaningful social connections, and creative challenges that build real confidence.
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Middle school curriculum
Each morning begins with a two-hour immersive lesson exploring a single subject through multiple disciplines for three to four weeks. Afternoons bring skills classes, arts, music, movement, and world languages.
The right challenge at the right time
Our middle school engages the budding capacities of young teenagers through practical, interdisciplinary experiences that build competence and self-confidence.
Immersive Morning Lessons
Two-hour deep-dive lessons each morning explore a single subject through art, writing, discussion, and hands-on projects over 3–4 week blocks.
Two World Languages
Students study both Spanish and German from 1st through 8th grade, building fluency and cultural awareness that prepares them for the high school exchange program.
Arts Woven Through Everything
Painting, sculpture, music, theater, and eurythmy are part of every year. Each class performs a play annually, culminating in a full-length 8th grade production.
Practical Arts & Handwork
Students knit, sew, carve wood, work with clay, and build — developing fine motor skills, patience, and the satisfaction of creating something with their hands.
Enduring Class Community
Class teachers stay with their students for years, building deep trust and understanding. Faculty know each child’s strengths, struggles, and growth edge.
Ready for High School
By 8th grade, students write research papers, discuss complex literature, and have mastered algebra fundamentals — arriving at high school confident and capable.
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Learning by doing
Middle school at Green Meadow is an immersive, experiential adventure that engages the whole student — head, heart, and hands.
Rigorous Academics
Morning lessons in anatomy, physics, chemistry, astronomy, history, and math build self-confidence through independent projects and deep inquiry.
Theater & Performance
Every class performs a play each year. Recent 8th grade productions include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, and The Lion King.
Curricular Trips
Annual overnight trips from camping and canoeing to field trips to Boston, Washington DC, and Philadelphia — plus frequent trips into New York City.
Music & Orchestra
All students sing, play instruments, and perform in orchestra, band, and chorus — tackling increasingly complex compositions in school and public venues.
Explore Our Curriculum
The middle school curriculum unfolds across morning-lesson immersion blocks and weekly subject classes. Click any subject for what’s actually covered in Grades 6 through 8.
- Research papers
- Persuasive essays
- Literary analysis
- Argument writing
- The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- Fractions, decimals & percentages in real-world contexts
- Business Math
- Theorems & geometric proof
- Algebra I foundations
- Geometry
- Comfortable with the language of algebra by the end of 8th grade — fully ready for high school math.
- Astronomy
- Geology
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Organic Chemistry
- Physics of Heat, Light & Sound
- Electricity & Magnetism
- Meteorology
- Golden Age of Greece
- The Persian Empire
- Alexander the Great
- The Empire of Rome
- Africa & Asia in Antiquity
- The Medieval Period
- The Renaissance
- The Age of Exploration
- The Age of Revolutions
- Modern History
- Africa or Oceania (8th grade)
- By the end of 8th grade, every region of the earth’s surface has been studied
- Spanish
- German
- Most students go on to international exchange
- All students sing and play instruments
- Strings begin in 3rd grade
- Band & orchestra in 5th grade
- Increasingly complex middle school productions
- Ensemble awareness and individual responsibility
- Eurythmy
- Games (physical education)
- Knitting
- Crochet
- Felting
- Sewing
- Woodworking — bowl carving, wooden toys
- Clay & sculpture
- Basketball
- Track
- Tennis
- Cross-country
- Volleyball
- Soccer
- Baseball
- Helping marginalized families in Rockland County
- Serving people experiencing homelessness in NYC
- Annual overnight trips from 3rd grade
- Camping, canoeing, hiking, stargazing, survival skills
- Upper grades: Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia
- Media literacy & digital responsibility
- Computer programming & coding
- Continues through 12th grade
A close-knit class community: most class teachers stay with the same group for 3 to 5 years.
140+ acres of forest, fields, and inspiration
Located in Chestnut Ridge, NY — just 20 miles from New York City — our campus is a haven of forests, streams, gardens, and fields that serve as an extended classroom, connecting lessons to the natural world every day.
Hear from our graduates
Green Meadow alumni credit their middle school years as the foundation for everything that came after.
My teachers supported my development, knowing full well that once a passion for learning is lit, it will burn for a lifetime.
Waldorf Education taught me to solve problems. I attribute that to my ability to be both analytical and compassionate. I’m grateful for the lifelong connections I have with the Waldorf community.
One of the most important things our Waldorf Education gave us is a community of passionate, engaged people. Many of our closest friends are people we met at Green Meadow.
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