At Acorn Waldorf School, experiential tasks, great and small, build the foundation for cognitive learning. With song and story, literacy and linguistic capacity are strengthened, along with a sense of the beauty and expressiveness of language. Counting games and rhyme provide a solid basis for memory and mathematical skills. Concentration, small-muscle development, and hand-eye coordination are all skills significantly promoted through tasks such as baking, braiding, finger crocheting, sewing, modeling with beeswax, and watercolor painting.
All these elements work together, creating not only a superior foundation for elementary school learning, but also a basis in areas such as artistic ability, ethical values, social awareness, resilience, and health.
Here, we cultivate a space for 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.
Acorn Waldorf School Programs
The ACORN WALDORF SCHOOL day is designed to create a balance between the individual
and group creative, and between active times and restful times:
Creative Play – Cooking – Creative Arts – Clean Up Time – Circle Time – Outdoor Play – Short Rest and Story Time
ROOTS & SHOOTS OUTDOOR PARENT CHILD PROGRAM
The Roots and Shoots Online Parent class supports parents of very young children by offering a warm and welcoming environment in which to meet with other parents and an experienced teacher in an outdoor setting. Each week we will gather for lively discussion and time for singing and finger games.
SPROUT NURSERY, ACORN & OAK MIXED AGE KINDERGARTEN
ACORN WALDORF SCHOOL offers an exceptional nursery & mixed age kindergarten program designed for two to six-year olds. Wish to learn more? Here, we cultivate a space for 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.