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Home About Admissions Programs Community Support Calendar Contact Back About WSL Why Parents Choose WSL Waldorf Education Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice FAQ COVID-19 Information Our Graduates Faculty & Staff Board of Trustees Job Opportunities Back Welcome Application Process Tuition & Tuition Assistance Afterschool Programs Back Summer Program Summer Storytime Parent-Child Transitional Nursery Nursery & Kindergarten Grades 1–8 Special Subjects Beyond the Classroom Lunch Program Afterschool Team Sports Connected Learning Back COVID-19 Information Homespun Store School News & Insights Lexington Winter Farmers' Market Adult Education Festivals & Special Events Parent Community WSL Alumni Immunizations Back 2022 Annual Giving Donate Susan Cody Scholarship Fund Mendenhall Scholarship Fund Endowment Home About About WSL Why Parents Choose WSL Waldorf Education Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice FAQ COVID-19 Information Our Graduates Faculty & Staff Board of Trustees Job Opportunities Admissions Welcome Application Process Tuition & Tuition Assistance Afterschool Programs Programs Summer Program Summer Storytime Parent-Child Transitional Nursery Nursery & Kindergarten Grades 1–8 Special Subjects Beyond the Classroom Lunch Program Afterschool Team Sports Connected Learning Community COVID-19 Information Homespun Store School News & Insights Lexington Winter Farmers' Market Adult Education Festivals & Special Events Parent Community WSL Alumni Immunizations Support 2022 Annual Giving Donate Susan Cody Scholarship Fund Mendenhall Scholarship Fund Endowment CalendarContact Where children love to learn Scroll Inspiring Creative Thinkers Since 1971 Waldorf School of Lexingtonserves students frompreschool and kindergartenthrough grade 8 on a historic campus in Lexington, MA, adjacent to the 185-acre Great Meadows conservation land.The Waldorf curriculum is carefully mapped to children’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development and is delivered through meaningful human connections that build a foundation for successful life-long learning. We weave the values of civility and kindness into our daily work in the hopes of building a more tolerant, open-minded world. Parent & ChildServing children ages 6 weeks–3 years, Parent-Child classes provide freedom of movement and self-initiated play for children, while parents, caregivers, and experienced teachers discuss child growth and development. Learn more Nursery & KindergartenOur Early Childhood programs emphasize children’s freedom to engage in self-directed, imaginative play—both indoors and out—within the structure of a comforting routine. Learn more Elementary SchoolIn first grade, students begin an arts-integrated academic curriculum including the humanities, mathematics and sciences, two world languages, choral and instrumental music, visual and performing arts, and athletics. Learn more Middle SchoolIn the sixth grade, content and quantity of subjects expand significantly to meet the needs of the pre-adolescent. Through an expansive curriculum, students maintain a healthy interest in the world. Learn more An Education For The Future Our community nurtures ethical, active, and impactful world citizens who thrive independently and collaboratively throughout their lives. By integrating creativity and beauty into every aspect of our curriculum and school culture, our students discover their unique connection to learning. Come experience the beauty and warmth of our historic campus and learn more about how Waldorf is transforming education. Contact Admissions Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and JusticeWaldorf School of Lexington is committed to an ongoing process of learning, listening and deepening our understanding of equity, inclusion, and justice. With reverence, we strive to create, embrace and support a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just community where everyone feels respected, connected and valued. We welcome students, families, faculty, and staff of all races, ethnicities, cultural and religious heritages, socio-economic backgrounds, geographic origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, and family structures. We reject discrimination in all its forms and embrace the principles of common humanity expressed by the founder of Waldorf education, Rudolf Steiner. WSL has adopted the position statement of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA). News & Insights Featured Hawthorne Valley Farm Trip—What better way to celebrate Earth Day! Each year (Covid permitting) students in third through sixth grade have the opportunity to go on a much beloved, farm trip with their class. Our school is fortunate to be able to partner with the Hawthorne Valley Biodynamic Farm in Ghent, NY for these wonderful trips. During these excursions, our children learn many life skills while helping to tend the animals, prepare the food, serve at meals and care for their surroundings as well as being given lessons in farming. Some of the most important lessons come from learning to care for the animals and the health of the planet through its soil. Read More → Making Sandwiches, Making Change The eighth graders recently completed the community service component of their Social Inclusion class with Susan Cody. During the cold winter months, the eighth grade made sandwiches during their Social Inclusion class for a meal program that serves those who are unhoused or facing food insecurity. This community service project was designed to give the students an opportunity to do something of value in the wider community, to offer support to people in need and to breakdown stereotypes and build empathy. Read More → Seventh Grade American Sign Language Course Our seventh grade students have embarked on an eight week course in American Sign Language (ASL). They are being introduced to the fundamentals of sign from both a grammatical and a social-historical point of view; with lessons focusing on basic communication (finger-spelling, vocabulary related to social settings and introducing oneself) as well as the origins of ASL, and a look at its place in a predominantly hearing world. Read More → Class of 2022 High School Acceptances We are so proud of our eighth graders, who have accomplished so much throughout their Waldorf journey. And, a shout out to those who recently were accepted to the following high schools:The Cambridge School of Weston, Chapel Hill-Chauncey Hall School, Commonwealth School, Concord Academy, Dana Hall School, Lawrence Academy, Matignon High School, Middlesex School, Minuteman High School, St. Joseph Prep, Waldorf High School of Massachusetts Bay, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, The Winsor SchoolCongratulations, Class of 2022! Read More → Black History Month Many of our classes have incorporated Black History within the context of their curriculum, not only for this month, which is Black History Month, but throughout the school year. Read More → Valentines Love Here at WSL we celebrate Valentine's Day by spreading messages of good cheer, kindness and connection. Our Eighth Grade has kicked off the festivities crafting valentines for their First Grade buddies during their Social Inclusion class with Ms. Cody. These custom-made, heart-felt greetings are just the beginning as many of our teachers have created valentines with their classes, in English, German, Mandarin, Spanish and Portuguese. Read More → Third Grade Measurement Main Lesson: Demystifying The World—One Life Skill At A Time The third grade recently embarked on their Measurement Main Lesson, which included skill-building, hands-on experiences with distance, height, width, weight and time measurement calculations as well as money. The class will explore other “life skills” this year, such as cultivation of food, building of shelters and the manufacture of garments. By gaining experience in these life skills, students begin to see the world objectively, which demystifies it and contributes to their confidence and ability to engage with the world around them. Read More → Celebrating Lunar New Year This Lunar New Year we say goodbye to the year of the Ox—and greet the energy of the Tiger. Popular interpretations suggest that the Year of the Tiger will be about making big changes. This will be a year of risk-taking and adventure. We’re finding enthusiasm again, both for ourselves and for others. Everyone is fired up, generosity is at an all-time high and social progress feels possible again. Here at WSL, the students in grades 1–5 have been preparing for this holiday in Mandarin Class. Read More → Nourishing Gifts For Children Waldorf School of Lexington Nursery Teacher, Lynne Czysz, shares few gift ideas that will support your child’s healthy sensory development. Some of them may seem strange to the modern consumer, but maybe not to the young child. Most of these items support a multi-sensory experience Read More → Glimpse Into Eighth Grade Geometry Geometry teaches flexible thinking. Apart from knowing the traditional concepts of symmetry, triangles, parallel lines, angles, etc., it teaches students to visualize objects and to think about or to reason about their spatial relationships. In the 8th grade geometry block called, Mensuration, Stereometry, and Loci, the class practiced the constructions of geometric forms, built Platonic/and Archimedean solids, and created beautiful depictions of functions in the study of curves, called loci. Read More → Your support helps our school grow and nurtures our children. DONATE “We never imagined that a superb education could be so natural and low-stress for our kids. They wake up every morning eager to go to school, and come home every afternoon excited to share what they’ve learned. Our kids have outstanding teachers, are part of a close-knit and caring community, and benefit from a curriculum that is perfectly in tune with each year of their lives. Waldorf is truly the best that education has to offer.” — WSL parents Curious about the Waldorf School of Lexington? Follow us on Instagram! #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1564593063301_3984 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid { margin-right: -11px; }#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1564593063301_3984 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide .margin-wrapper { margin-right: 11px; margin-bottom: 11px; } Land AcknowledgmentThe land on which we gather, teach and learn is the occupied, unceded, ancestral land and traditional territory of the Pawtucket and their neighbors, the Nipmuc, Massachuset, and Wampanoag. We respectfully acknowledge and honor all indigenous, communities past, present and future. We benefit from this land and are grateful to have the opportunity to work and build community here. We recognize the history and injustice of colonialism and seek to understand our roles in that history and our participation today. We encourage everyone to learn more about the current day struggles, successes and celebrations of the Native People who we live among, in our communities, and throughout this continent. 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