Acorn Waldorf School

At Acorn Waldorf School, our nature-based programming cultivates intelligent play, allowing the children to engage with the physical world and each other. This is the true work of childhood: the essential basis for critical thinking, problem solving and social interaction. In our warm, home-like classrooms and our forested wild spaces, the children are guarded from sensory overload (so ubiquitous in our culture) that can disrupt and even arrest this fundamental activity from finding expression. As an evolving institution, we are inspired by movements and philosophies, which call for social justice, nonviolence and diversity awareness in education.  Additionally, we are entering our fourth year of an initiative called Neighboring Tree Project which seeks to broaden equity and access to nature-based early childhood education (NBECE). The project collaborates with local educators, public schools, and daycare centers to mentor and empower our partners in pedagogy and practices that provide engaging nature-based experiences for children.