The Waldorf elementary school offers an inspired approach to life-long learning. What sets the curriculum apart is not necessarily what is taught, but how it is taught. Teachers aim to present all subjects in a pictorial, imaginative way to stimulate students' feelings and interests. Every subject, whether mathematics, history, or physics, is learned artistically and practically so that the experience speaks to the whole child: the head, the heart, and the hands. Drawing, painting, movement, music, singing, recitation, and drama are not treated as supplements; rather, they are the actual methods by which each subject is taught. By interweaving traditional academic disciplines with artistic and practical activities, the school provides a broad and balanced educational experience and encourages the development of capable, multifaceted individuals. 

Mathematics

Times tables, Columnar addition and subtraction, Carrying and borrowing

Sciences

Nature studies via nature walks and field trips, Nature stories

English & Grammar

Lower case letters, Reading typed print, Cursive, Plays, Speech and recitation, Phonics

Literature

Legends and stories of wise and holy people, Animal fables

Geography

Environment through observation

World Language

Days, Months, Seasons, Fables, Family vocabulary

Drawing

Symmetry, Mirror drawing, Running forms, Animals from fables

Painting

Wet on wet painting using secondary colors, Animals and plant forms

Modeling

Beeswax: Scenes from fables, Legends, etc

Handwork

Purling, Increase, Decrease, Combine knit and purl

MOvement education

Jump rope, Hand-clap games, Weaving in and out of the circle, Improving basic gaits, Circle dances

Music

Pentatonic flute, Songs to accompany fables, Folk songs, Simple rhythms

 

If you’d like to learn more about The Waldorf School of Dupage (WSD) and explore whether or not we are the right fit for your child and family, click below to talk to Veronica, our Director of Enrollment!