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Why I Chose Waldorf School of Philadelphia: 2011-06-14 School Selection Report

The pedagogy integrates the intellectual as well as the artistic to create a well rounded independent thinker.

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Why I Chose Greene Street Friends: 2011-06-06 School Selection Report

The tuition is much more reasonable than many of the independent schools (and doesn't start climbing steeply after kindergarten), and it still had all the things we were looking for.

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Words from a Waldorf Parent

The following was posted to a Philadelphia Speaks discussion thread on Waldorf.  It is a testimonial from an (unverified) Waldorf parent. I have two daughters at Waldorf. My eldest spent some time at a Friends school before moving over in 2nd grade. The Philly Waldorf School is fairly liberal when it comes to the Waldorf curriculum/philosophy. That is, teachers interpret as they see fit, some families...

Len Lipkin

Wild Waldorf Ride

Wow.  I visited The Waldorf School over the weekend.  It was really a game-altering experience for me.  Their program is like nothing I had ever seen or heard of before.  One of the teachers that I spoke with summed up the uniqueness in their program stating that ‘The most impoverished public school has more in common with the most well-endowed private school than we do.’  It was really...

Len Lipkin

Open House at the Waldorf School

This was posted by a user to the Fairmount Parents Forum. For those who are interested in finding out about The Waldorf School of Philadelphia, there is an Open House this Saturday, January 30th at 10 AM. You are welcome to come with your family to visit the classrooms, view students’ work, and ask questions of the faculty, staff and parents. During the morning, the faculty will present an overview...