Green Meadow Waldorf School

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Green Meadow Waldorf School
Location
Chestnut Ridge, NY, U.S.
Information
Religion none
Administrator Kay Hoffman
Enrollment

400
Faculty 60
Student:teacher ratio 7:1
Type Private, Waldorf school
Campus Suburban, 11 acres
Established 1950
Homepage www.gmws.org

Green Meadow Waldorf School, located in Chestnut Ridge, Rockland County, New York (near Spring Valley), offers parent/child classes, a nursery/kindergarten program, an elementary school (1st through 8th grades), and a high school (9th through 12th grades). The school, with an approximate enrollment of 400 students, was founded in 1950 and is accredited by both the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America.[1] It is one of about 170 independent Waldorf schools in North America, out of the more than one thousand Waldorf schools world-wide.

The school practices an interdisciplinary approach[2][3] with a curriculum that includes a strong emphasis on art, music and intercultural understanding, including two foreign languages (Spanish and German) beginning in first grade.[1] It also provides a strong community service program. Graduating pupils are notably "independent, creative and sensitive individuals".[4]

Green Meadow is part of the larger Threefold Educational Foundation anthroposophical community in Chestnut Ridge, which includes:

  • The Threefold Foundation, which acts as trustee of the land and provides affordable housing for community members.
  • Sunbridge College, a Waldorf teacher training institution.
  • The Fellowship Community, an inter-generational, anthroposophically based community where people of all ages live with, assist, and care for the elderly. Here, Green Meadow pupils receive hands-on experiences of farming and gardening.[1]
  • The Pfeiffer Center, a training center for biodynamic agriculture.
  • Eurythmy Spring Valley, a eurythmy school.
  • The Hungry Hollow Food Co-op, a natural food store specializing in organic foods.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "At the beautiful Green Meadow Waldorf School, children learn in a unique way", Rivertown Magazine November 2007
  2. ^ "Waldorf Schools: The 'whole child' approach," Private Schools, March 2007, pp. 24f
  3. ^ "Nature and nurture come together at Green Meadow Waldorf School," Rivertown Magazine, Nov. 2006, p. 51
  4. ^ "Graduates remembered for closeness," The Journal News, June 18, 2007, p. 6A

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