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[quote=Anonymous]I posted this on a previous WWS thread.  I have a child in the Lower School, and i believe the tuition is about 18 or 19K for the lower school and less for the Children's Garden (pre-K and K).

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The best way to get educated about WWS is by calling them and asking for a tour. Waldorf has its huge fans and also its detractors. The education works amazingly for some and resonates with some families, and totally doesn't work or doesn't resonate with others. We have one child at WWS and another at another school. The Waldorf approach mostly resonates with our family but doesn't work for one of our children, who needs much more direct instruction. When Waldorf work well, it is beautiful - the most ideal (in my view) combination of academics, arts, music, moral education, respect for and integration of nature, etc. But as a parent, you have to be OK with the European model of delayed intro to formal academics until 1st grade, and you have to be comfortable with the spiritual (though not religious) undertones to some aspects of the school. I went through a Waldorf school myself (not WWS) and so am comfortable with the delayed intro to academics as I know from my own experience as well as from the research that although Waldorf children tend to test about a year behind public school children through fourth grade, thereafter they tend to test about a year ahead and have excellent HS and college placements. But the best way to decide if this works for you is to see the education in process for yourself. Go visit - ask questions - get a feel if it will work for you.

Here is info from the WWS website http://www.washingtonwaldorf.org/AboutUs_091906.html

The Washington Waldorf School's mission is to cultivate each student’s capacity to think clearly, feel compassionately, and act purposefully in the world. We are committed to the educational movement inspired by the pioneering work of Rudolf Steiner and advanced by Waldorf teachers worldwide.

The Washington Waldorf School has certain timeless values that are the basis of our thoughts and actions. These core values guide our choices, define our courses, and establish our direction. We summarize our core values as follows:

- The Healthy Development of Children and Adolescents 
- A Balanced, Dynamic Curriculum 
- Meaningful Teacher-Student Relationships 
- Exceptional Teaching 
- A Diverse and Inclusive Community 
- A Respect for Nature 
- Moral Discernment 
- An Active Spiritual Life

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