There are some very positive things about this school, but
the Waldorf method of teaching reading (at least at this school) leaves
about 35% of kids confused and struggling. The children's confusion
and failure to learn is excused with statements like "The child isn't
developmentally ready to read yet. When s/he's ready, s/he will just
BLOOM into reading." So the learning problems caused by poor teaching
go unrecognized and neglected, and genuine learning disabilities go
unrecognized and untreated as well. If you want to send your child to
this school, do the child a favor and teach him/her to read at home.
If your child has any learning disability at all, keep
them away from this school. The teacher wasn't really sure what
dyslexia was, much less able to help with it. A complete waste of time.
It all sounds very light and wonderful; in practice I found bullying
on the playground and a rather terrifying allegiance to a cultish
philosophy of education that is outdated and out of step with modern
learning.
Not what I expected at all. Loved the loving care
of the children and the focus on the soul of the child but my child
just wasn't taught the 3 R's and when we moved we had a very difficult
time integrating into a public school because the other children were so
very , very far ahead. Not worth the money if you want your child to
get a quality education.
- a year ago
