There are so many choices for education in the Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh area. Why would a parent be drawn to or choose to enroll their child in the Emerson Waldorf School?
YOU MIGHT BE A WALDORF PARENT IF:
You want an educational philosophy that works with an integrated balance of artistic, practical, and intellectual content in the curriculum with an emphasis on social skills and spiritual values.
A worldwide internationally-recognized curriculum, which is non-prescriptive and proven over 80 years, appeals to you.
You want your child to experience a curriculum that is in accord with your child's developmental needs, without undue early specialization or inappropriate academic pressure.
You want an extended learning environment for parents and teachers to work co-operatively in support of children's education.
You agree that an early years approach that provides time and space for development of key skills is a basis for later literacy, numeracy, social and emotional competence.
You believe private education should be accessible to all, regardless of ethnicity, creed, or financial circumstances.
You want your child to learn two modern languages (Spanish and German) taught from the age of 6.
You like the idea of whole class teaching in an aesthetically pleasing and secure learning environment, where qualities of childhood are nurtured and respected.
You are comfortable with the idea of one Waldorf-trained teacher accompanying your child from 1st-8th grade (with the integration of special subjects teachers).
You agree to classrooms with mixed ability classes according to the age of the child and not streamed by achievement.
You want science and technology taught throughout in age-appropriate form.
You think key skills such as numeracy and literacy presented in an imaginative and creative manner will work well for your child.
You want your children to be well-grounded in their cultural environment and also conscious of being world citizens.
Adapted from the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education
