Washington Waldorf School
Primary and Secondary EducationMaryland, United States51-200 Employees
Washington Waldorf School is an independent, co-educational institution offering Waldorf/Steiner-based education for students from preschool through grade 12. The six-acre campus is in Bethesda, Maryland, and supports a developmental, holistic approach intended to cultivate clear thinking, compassionate feeling, and purposeful action. The school serves about 270 students with a roughly 9-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, reflecting a mid-sized private school profile. As part of the independent school sector, it is accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America. Its Pre-K through 12 program emphasizes arts and hands-on learning, with four interscholastic sports offered in middle and high school and participation in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference. Families in the Washington, DC area seeking a Waldorf-based education are served, and the school has received the Montgomery County Recycling Achievement Award on several occasions for its sustainability initiatives.