Ashwood Waldorf School is an independent, pre-K through eighth grade learning community. Ashwood offers a rigorous, classical education structured around the stages of human development. Our professional faculty is devoted to challenging and engaging each student through a curriculum that integrates science and mathematics with literature, history, and the arts. Ashwood graduates are vibrant, balanced and confident individuals with the initiative to learn, adapt, and thrive in a changing world.
Early Childhood
Our early-childhood teachers create a warm, caring atmosphere that nurtures each child’s initiative through creative play and fosters healthy social experiences.
Grade School
Central to Ashwood’s philosophy is a desire to honor childhood and make learning joyful. Individual achievement gives way to the quality of our students’ relationships with their teachers and classmates.
Middle School
Through each of the main lesson subjects teachers lay the groundwork for the deepening and widening of the students’ understanding of the world and their unique place within it.
Campus News
How Do Ashwood Teachers Address Conflict in the Classroom?
5 Ways We Help Students Grow in Their Ability to Resolve Differences “The answer is not the main event, the attempt to understand is.” — Kim John Payne M.Ed. Coping with the stress of conflict is becoming an...
International Postcard Exchange Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Waldorf Education
Ashwood Waldorf School is participating in a worldwide postcard exchange to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Waldorf education. Throughout the year, students in 1,100 Waldorf schools from more than 80 countries will be sending postcards to every other Waldorf...
Why Do We Have a Development Office?
Many of you are aware that Ashwood 's tuition income does not cover the expense of running the school. Every year there is a financial gap that needs to be bridged in order to keep Ashwood financially stable and thriving. In recent years, the gap has been in the realm...
Student Writing: “The Plunge”
The seventh graders at Ashwood have been working on adding precise language and strong imagery to their writing. Here's an example from an assignment they were given to write a narrative from an event in the their lives. The Plunge: A True Story by Sadie, Ashwood 7th...
Introduction to First Grade
This week, Ashwood grade school teachers visited with the first-grade ready kindergarteners at our early-childhood center. The excitement of the six-year-olds was palpable. There was a feeling in the air of: "Yes! I've finally made it to the big leagues!" Thus begins...
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