Green Meadow Waldorf School

Infobox Private School
name = Green Meadow Waldorf School


established = 1950
type = Private, Waldorf school
religion = none
head_name = Administrator
head = Kay Hoffman
city = Chestnut Ridge
state = NY
country = U.S.
campus = Suburban, 11 acres
enrollment = 380
faculty = 60
ratio = 7:1
year = 2008
homepage = [http://www.gmws.org/ www.gmws.org]

Green Meadow Waldorf School (GMWS) is an independent Waldorf school located in Chestnut Ridge, Rockland County, New York. It offers parent and child classes, and nursery/kindergarten through 12th grades. The school is accredited by both the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America."At the beautiful Green Meadow Waldorf School, children learn in a unique way", "Rivertown Magazine" November 2007] Founded in 1950, it is one of the oldest and largest of the approximately 170 independent North American Waldorf schools (there are about 1,000 such schools world-wide).

Curriculum

The school practices an interdisciplinary approach ["Waldorf Schools: The 'whole child' approach," "Private Schools," March 2007, pp. 24f] ["Nature and nurture come together at Green Meadow Waldorf School," "Rivertown Magazine," Nov. 2006, p. 51] based on the Waldorf curriculum, including a strong emphasis on art, music and intercultural understanding; students begin studying two foreign languages (Spanish and German) beginning in first grade. It also provides a strong community service program. Graduates of the school have been noted for their independence, sensitivity and creativity. ["Graduates remembered for closeness," "The Journal News," June 18, 2007, p. 6A]

Publications and events

School publications include:

* A biweekly bulletin
* A student literary magazine, "The Burning Bush"
* An alumni quarterly
* A student yearbook

The school's annual public events include the following:
*Fall Fair
*Goods and Services Auction and Dinner
*Golf Outing

Larger community

Green Meadow is part of the larger Threefold Educational Foundation anthroposophical community in Chestnut Ridge, which includes:
* The Threefold Foundation, which acts as trustee of the land and provides affordable housing for community members.
* Sunbridge College, a Waldorf teacher training institution.
* The Fellowship Community, an inter-generational, anthroposophically based community where people of all ages live with, assist, and care for the elderly. Here, Green Meadow pupils receive hands-on experiences of farming and gardening.
* The Pfeiffer Center, a training center for biodynamic agriculture.
* Eurythmy Spring Valley, a eurythmy school.
* The Hungry Hollow Food Co-op, a natural food store specializing in organic foods.

ee also

*Waldorf education
*Curriculum of the Waldorf schools

References

Additional articles

* [http://nl.newsbank.com/cgi-bin/ngate/WJNB?ext_docid=wst31936407&ext_hed=Third-graders+make+prayer+flags+for+Bhutanese+school&s_site=thejournalnews&ext_theme=gannett&pubcode=WJNB&usefield=sqn Third-graders make prayer flags for Bhutanese school] , Rockland Journal News, June 13, 2007
* [http://nl.newsbank.com/cgi-bin/ngate/WJNB?ext_docid=wst28587597&ext_hed=Learning+English+as+a+second+language+at+Chestnut+Ridge+school&s_site=thejournalnews&ext_theme=gannett&pubcode=WJNB&usefield=sqn Learning English as a second language at Chestnut Ridge school] , Rockland Journal News, April 13, 2007
*"Immigrants Share Some Personal Accounts with Green Meadow Students", "Rockland County Times", June 1-7, 2006. Pp. 1-2.

External links

* [http://www.gmws.org Green Meadow Waldorf School]
* [http://www.sunbridge.edu Sunbridge College]
* [http://www.fellowshipcommunity.org Fellowship Community]
* [http://www.eurythmy.org School of Eurythmy]
* [http://www.awsna.org Association of Waldorf Schools of North America]
* [http://www.whywaldorfworks.org/ Why Waldorf Works]