Boulder Waldorf Kindergarten

B.W.K. is a warm, vibrant, compassionate teaching community. Teachers approach children with curiosity, patience, and lots of nurturing. Our boy loves to expand and test out his noble self and he is met with plenty of room and support. Our son seems to be fully seen and met each day and this has imbued him with deep security and confidence. The teachers are a remarkable group who appear to genuinely engage one another and relish relating with children and their families. Teachers offer depth, wisdom, and great sensitivity in their feedback. We have certainly learned some things from them which have broadened our understanding of our child. The teachers really are of a very high calibre, are authentic, and prepared to meet you consciously and with open heart. Many talk of their paths toward growth and this lends the culture both freshness and richness. The curriculum draws from the rhythms of home and hearth, from the biodynamic farm, from nature, and the seasons. Imagination is stimulated through the context of storytelling and celebration-​two especially rich offerings. We are grateful to be part of such a vibrant, shining community and highly recommend B.W.K.

We came from another «like minded» school in Boulder — or so we thought. What you get at BWK is dedicated staff, small classes, a true experience with humans, animals, and peaceful outdoor and indoor environment. If anyone is thinking about which school to send their child to… Hands down — look no further. Take one walk in the school during classes and you’ll feel the calm. Take one stroll on the outdoor grounds and you will know why so many love this place. Thanks BWK!!! Wish we would have found you for our oldest!

I feel so fortunate to have found BWK! My daughter thrives in it’s natural environment and is really starting to mature and learn from it’s gentle approach to child development. This really is the way kids should be introduced to education! The setting is amazing-​a large outdoor space with wooden play structures to climb and let the imagination flow, tree swings, a tepee, garden, and farm animals which the children interact with and help care for. The focus is on nature, the seasons, and its rhythms which helps children understand and cope with their own flow within themselves. BWK is really a gem!

As soon as I walked into BWK I knew it was the place for my kids! From the magical playground with plenty of room to run, to the goats and chickens, to the homey feel of the classrooms, to the incredibly caring teachers — it just felt like a magical place. And boy was I right — my kids love to go to school, never want their day to end and are just thriving!

BWK is a magical place. The teachers share so much love with our children. When my daughter is home, she’s always singing and creating beautiful games for us to play. I know that much of this joyfulness carries over from what she has heard and learned during the day at school. Our family feels incredibly lucky that a place like this exists. I marveled last week at their harvest festival as I watched the new tiny baby goats running around their pen, children huddled around the old wooden apple press as they made cider from the apples they had gathered the day before, other children laughing as they stuffed a scarecrow, others enjoying the homemade butter and delicious bread, apple and kale chips… BWK is one of a kind.

My son is 7 now and still talks about how Boulder Waldorf was his favorite school. He has asked many times to go back. I loved the May pole, working in the garden and the campfire/​singing at Christmas (even though those little beautiful singing rosy cheeked faces would make me cry in awe before work!).

Boulder Waldorf Kindergarten is truly magical. It is the school that you wished you went to as a kid. The grounds are lovely, and teachers glowing, the classrooms peaceful and inviting (and often smell like freshly baked bread). They have farm animals and chickens, gardens and flowers… The natural world and the rhythm of the seasons are a big focus. And the parent community is vibrant and impressive. So lucky to be a part of this.