The Rudolf Steiner International Waldorf School is based on the Waldorf Pedagogical approach to promote comprehensive development of each student It recognizes the Human Being full of capacities in its physical, emotional, social and spiritual aspects.
Through the Waldorf curriculum, which has more than 100 years of experience, we want to offer children and young people experiences that boost their ability to learn, fill them with self-confidence, so that they can contribute positively in their environment.
Our goal is to inspire each student and to make their learning meaningful and continuous, fostering their ability to think with clarity, feel with empathy and act with purpose.
The Rudolf Steiner International Waldorf School promotes a bilingual environment in English and Spanish.
“The child is to be received with respect, educated with love.
Placed in life finally in freedom.”
Rudolf Steiner.
ADMISSION
The admissions process at Rudolf Steiner International Waldorf School includes interviews to ensure that our school is the best choice for each student and that families understand and value Waldorf education.
YEAR-ROUND ADMISSIONS
We understand that international families may need flexibility in the admissions process. That is why we keep the admissions process open throughout the school year to accommodate each family's unique situation.
A DIVERSE AND ENRICHING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
We offer a personalized approach, and our international community ensures a multicultural experience. Here, each student develops an authentic connection to learning, growing up in an environment that values both tradition and innovation.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
The kindergarten classroom welcomes children between the ages of 3 and 6 in a warm, loving and rhythmic environment, where they gradually integrate all the conceptual and relational tools they need for the maximum deployment of their unique abilities in the future.
In a natural environment, in contact with the seasons of the year and their qualities, children confidently surrender to the world around them. Natural toys and carefully chosen elements allow children to explore to the fullest and these sensory experiences become the foundation for all future learning.
Through stories and narrations in English and Spanish, children acquire the linguistic skills appropriate to their developmental stage.
PRIMARY EDUCATION
At the Rudolf Steiner Waldorf School the children are greeted by their teachers one by one, holding hands and looking into each other's eyes. The intensity of academic life is sustained by the warm and firm bond between teachers and students and by the experience of belonging that the group of children offers. Each day begins with the main class, which includes basic skills development and practice, mental arithmetic, music and drawing. The first half of the day is devoted to academic subjects, while the second half covers arts and crafts activities.
In primary school, the teachers at the Rudolf Steiner Waldorf International School use creative methods to present the academic content, language, mathematics, history, geography, etc., are received with emotion by the children, and it is this emotion that makes this knowledge available for life.
From the Waldorf point of view, the greatest power of learning is in direct experience. That is why we privilege it over the relationship with the use of technological devices. Creativity, imagination sustained in the development of practical skills.
WE COUNT ON FAMILIES
The collaboration of families is essential to create a school culture based on Waldorf values. We expect mothers and fathers to value the Waldorf vision, to participate in meetings, celebrations and community projects, and to adjust aspects of their family life to align with the principles of our school.
WE VALUE EXPERIENCE
To strengthen pedagogical excellence and to accompany each family in an integral way, the Rudolf Steiner International Waldorf School counts on Sandra Chandia as a permanent pedagogical advisor. Sandra, a specialist in early childhood education and Waldorf pedagogy, brings with her extensive experience, having worked in educational initiatives in Spain and collaborated with different Waldorf school communities in several countries.
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