Sacramento Waldorf School

The Sacramento Waldorf School is a special kind of school in the United States. It started in 1959 and offers education for students from pre-kindergarten all the way to twelfth grade. The school is fully approved by two important groups that check on schools: the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America.

This school is the largest Waldorf school in all of North America. It sits on a big piece of land—22 acres or about 89,000 square meters—in Fair Oaks, California. From the campus, you can see the American River. The land includes a small stream and a working farm where students can learn and explore nature.

History

The Sacramento Waldorf School began in 1959 with just a few kindergarten classrooms in a home in Carmichael. As more students joined, the school moved to a rented church hall and later to its current location in Fair Oaks. By the mid-1980s, the school had grown to about 350 students and had a farm, library, and several special buildings.

In 1985, a new building shaped like a dome was built for offices and a larger library. But just before the school year started, this building and many books were destroyed by a fire. The community and nearby schools helped the school get new books quickly. Within eight months, work began on a new, bigger building for offices and the library.

In 1997, the school built Linden Hall, which included a gym, music rooms, and spaces for art and movement, along with more classrooms. In 2006, the school had around 440 students and started building new labs for science and computer classes.

Curriculum

The Sacramento Waldorf School uses a Waldorf education program, which is a common style of learning. In addition to regular school subjects, students also enjoy music, handwork, drama, and visual arts starting from kindergarten all the way through high school.

Extra curricular activities

The high school offers many sports in the CIF Division VI Central Valley California League, such as soccer, basketball, baseball, and volleyball for both boys and girls. Other sports like skiing, cross country, track and field, and mountain biking are also available for everyone.

Besides sports, students can join clubs they lead themselves, watch drama shows, and join a team for speaking and arguing about topics.

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