Waldorf School of San Diego

My son fascinated with this program, and we are with the curriculum. We feel very blessed to be a part of this wonderful education system

Clearly if my son is at this school it’s because I would recommend it to anyone else.
As obsessive a parent can be, I started looking into education the moment I found out I was pregnant. I looked into several types of education, everything from religious private schools, to schools like «Montessori», the public school system (charter and bilingual), etc. Personally, I had my fair share of private schools, I was blessed to have attended catholic private schools, then a Prep (snobby) High School in Switzerland, and lastly a private Prep Academically-​focused High School for Junior and Senior year. Having this experience, and learning from others experiences (such as observing the classmate that ended up attending Harvard)… I know what to look for in schools…
MY theory: A school that CARES about their students, let’s them learn at their pace, but when it is time to learn something, make sure they learn the basics and the foundation.
If my son is happier, enjoying himself, creating art, playing music, and learning… what more can I ask for?
Our story is that my son was attending a bilingual school in the Bay Area. We relocated to San Diego and immediately enrolled him at Waldorf. I immediately noticed a difference. (and I am not trying to sugar coat it!) Most schools are so committed to meeting goals, that they are more concerned about a child scoring high on an exam versus being raised in a healthy manner. At his previous schools we would literally spend hours doing homework. Homework for kindergarten and First graders??? There is something wrong here? What makes teachers think that children will be able to learn with an attention span of 10 minutes? That’s where Waldorf comes into play… PLAY! My son in first grade is learning math by jump roping! I can go on and on about this school, but there is nothing like having a happy (non-​stressed out) child come home to you…

Our son is in the grades at WSSD and we couldn’t be happier with the teacher or the curriculum. The faculty are all very supportive of the children and the students are respectful of one another. At a time when the public system is failing our children, we feel very blessed to be a part of this wonderful education system.

My daughter has been here. for 6 years now and I could never dream of sending my youth to any other school… diverse creativity and encouragement of children.