| For parents who want something different than what | | | | it’s no different at Austin Waldorf School. |
| Austin Independent School District can offer, there is | | | | Children of all ages frequently participate in art, music, |
| Austin Waldorf School. This school is located on 8700 | | | | drama and storytelling as part of the regular |
| South View Road and offers education from | | | | curriculum. Teachers use these artistic elements, as |
| Kindergarten all the way up through High School. | | | | well as other techniques to instill an inner enthusiasm |
| Austin Waldorf School even offers Adult education | | | | from children for the subject matter. |
| classes. Since it is a private school, there is tuition to | | | | In the preschool and kindergarten, there is no direct |
| be considered. However, many parents claim that the | | | | instruction or homework. Young children are |
| education their children receive at Austin Waldorf | | | | encouraged to explore and participate in the world |
| School makes it all worth it. | | | | around them through creative activities and sensory |
| Austin Waldorf School is one among many different | | | | experiences. As the child grows up through the |
| Waldorf schools all over the nation. It is part of the | | | | Austin Waldorf School they are taught all the basic |
| Association of Waldorf Schools of North America and | | | | subjects but also are exposed to foreign languages, |
| was founded in 1980. Waldorf schools are based on | | | | arts and handwork like knitting and woodworking. |
| the educational philosophy of Austrian philosopher, | | | | Unlike traditional school, the class and teacher move |
| scientist and artist Rudolph Steiner. He founded | | | | together from grade to grade through the entire |
| Waldorf Education in 1919 and today it is present in | | | | eight years of elementary and middle school. |
| 900 independent schools in 55 different countries. | | | | Austin Waldorf School isn’t for everyone, but it |
| Steiner’s school system runs on a set of values | | | | can be the perfect fit for families who are looking for |
| that are conveyed to students through work in the | | | | something different in the way of education. There |
| classroom and without. In addition to the basic | | | | are nearly 400 students at the school, which grows |
| academic skills that most students learn, Waldorf | | | | more each year. If you’re interested in becoming |
| students are also instructed in art and practical | | | | part of this school, you’ll need to visit the school |
| disciplines. There is daily individual and group | | | | on a visitor morning, held in October and March. At |
| instruction. The core concept behind Waldorf’s | | | | that meeting, you’ll receive an application to fill |
| teaching methods is that each student is an individual | | | | out and turn in. The school will select students from |
| who is passing through different life stages. A | | | | that applicant pool base and invite some back for a |
| school’s job in the Waldorf method is not to | | | | three day visit to the classroom. After the in-class |
| conform the student to the school but to teach in a | | | | evaluation, you will be notified about the school’s |
| way that deals with the social, emotional, intellectual, | | | | decision. |
| spiritual and physical needs of each student. | | | | For parents who want a unique school experience for |
| Art is the focus of most Waldorf schools, and | | | | their children, Austin Waldorf can be the perfect fit. |