Waldorf School of Pittsburgh News

This month Grade 5 participated in the Pentathlon—the culmination of not only the fifth grade social studies and language arts curricula...

The Rising Ceremony (formerly known as the Knighting Ceremony) is one that honors the year-long process sixth grade students undergo,...

Class plays are an integral part of Waldorf Education and we are so excited to once again be able to share them with the community. Class...

Steiner gave guidance, including what are referred to as the “six basic exercises,” and other indications on this theme in his lectures.

Children go through a dramatic developmental shift around the age of nine. Waldorf Education recognizes and reflects this change in the...

Each week, the WSP admin team begins its meeting by reading a verse from Rudolf Steiner’s Calendar of the Soul? Why? And what is the...

“Form drawing, as it is called, is repetitive drawing of symbols and shapes—both linear and lateral, zigzag or congruous knots. This...

Learn more about the ways math is taught in Waldorf schools.

According to the article, “Why Crafting Is Great For Your Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains” by Dr. Sarah McKay, crafting with others...

Waldorf teachers meditate daily on each student in their class. They sit with a mental image of the child and open themselves up to...

Waldorf Education gives children a uniquely developmentally appropriate approach to integrating nature into their studies and lives.

Ms. Goodman provides an overview of the goals of this block and why, at this age, these studies are so important.

While traditional schools pair lecturing with textbook references and worksheets, Waldorf students process and record lectures in notes...

Waldorf Education is “Developmentally Appropriate.” What exactly does this mean? As explained by Sunbridge Institute: Waldorf Education...

If you were on campus for Beautification Weekend you may have noticed just how unique the Waldorf classroom is when compared to...

A Letter from Our Head of School

Transformation and Rites of Passage

Read Beverly Amico's (Executive Director, Advancement for AWSNA) Article for the U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Elementary and...