From a seedling...
Our school was originally founded by a group of parents: Inspired by Rudolf Steiner’s educational model, they opened a kindergarten and day care center in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1971. This small program, nestled in a church basement, was the beginning of what is now the Waldorf School of Lexington--one of the oldest Waldorf schools in North America.
In 1974, the school added a first grade and moved to nearby Belmont, MA. Mentored by the Waldorf School of Garden City in New York, we grew steadily, enrolling students in kindergarten through sixth grade by the end of the decade.
To a sapling...
In 1980, an unexpected gift from an appreciative parent allowed us to move to the Adams Public School building in Lexington, MA. With its over-sized, light-filled classrooms, and 185 acres of fields, woods, and meadows in the backyard, this wonderful brick building is ideally suited to the Waldorf curriculum. Faculty and families pitched in to patch, paint, and spiff up our new home. Throughout the 1980s and 90s, we steadily expanded our program offerings, becoming a full member of AWSNA (Association of Waldorf Schools of North America) in 1993.
To a sturdy tree...
Today, we are a thriving community of 250 students and 55 faculty members, offering programs for children from the age of six weeks through eighth grade. Our campus has grown to include the historic brick and clapboard building at 703 Massachusetts Avenue. Waldorf School of Lexington is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is a member of the Association of Independent Schools of New England. We are proud to be part of the global Waldorf School movement, which numbers approximately 1,000 schools worldwide.
As we work joyfully to meet the needs of our children in this new millennium, we are mindful of the many gifts we inherit from those who preceded us in building and evolving our school.
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| The Adams Building |