The Waldorf high school curriculum is designed to be in harmony with the development of the students as they move through adolescence and into early adulthood. Particularly in the morning main lesson blocks, each year is built around a central theme appropriate to the age of the students engaging the material.

In 9th grade, the Power of Observation: the opposition of heat and cold in physics; in chemistry, the expansion and contraction of gases; in history, the conflicts and revolutions of France, Russia, and the U.S.; in geography, the collision of plate tectonics; in literature, comedy and tragedy.

In 10th grade, the Power of Comparison: acids and bases in chemistry, the principles of mechanics in physics, the self-regulating processes of weather patterns in earth science, the play of masculine and feminine influences in embryology, and the reciprocal relationships of guest and host in The Odyssey. The 10th grade students are called to exercise powers of comparison, weighing in the balance contrary phenomena to determine their value and significance.

In 11th grade, the Power of Analysis:  in chemistry, the invisible world of the atom, in physics, the invisible world of electricity, in life sciences, botany, in literature, the journey from sin to virtue in Dante’s Divine Comedy and the challenges of transforming selfish folly to compassion in the medieval myth of Parzival, and in history, the Renaissance, the Islamic World, and History through Music.

In 12th grade, the Power of Synthesis: History through Architecture, the Transcendentalists, Modern Literature, Contemporary Art, Calculus, Zoology, Optics; Biochemistry; Human Development and Consciousness.

High School Student/Parent Handbook 

Block Calendar 11-12

Daily Schedule 11-12