What can your child learn to make?

… projects, friends, discoveries, connections, thoughtful choices …

All of these. And so much more.

At Linden Waldorf, we believe imagination—the ability to see what’s possible—is the defining skill exhibited by the most pivotal minds throughout history.
We begin cultivating your child’s imagination, as a skill and a tool, from day one.

Our students learn to harness the infinite possibilities they envision
to become active makers …

… of words and ideas, of art, music, and poetry, of lasting change, of new knowledge and thoughtful revisions, of influential contributions to their world.

Here, your child can imagine the future–then make it.

Early Childhood

The age of
Play

We meet your child in their imagination. Our teachers guide them to learn to hold images in their mind through oral storytelling and repetition. Your child eagerly imitates home life: washing dishes or setting the table. Practicing these skills builds confidence and fulfills your child’s need to emulate what they see most often.

Explore our preschool through kindergarten program here.

1st grade

1st

The Age Of
Discovery

In first grade, relationships drive everything. Your child is learning to form a community with their peers, to think of themselves as part of a class and a collective. Fairytales present a lens through which our teachers guide your child’s explorations.

Explore our elementary school program here.

2nd grade

2nd

The Age Of
Duality

Your second grader is still very much in a place of whimsical childhood, but they’re also ready to test limits. We meet this duality of innocence and craftiness by teaching your child stories of great people in history alongside fables of mischievous animals and tricksters.

Explore our elementary school program here.

3rd grade

3rd

The Age Of
Awakening

In third grade, your student awakens to the expansiveness—and fragility—of life around them. They’re also becoming attuned to themselves and their identity. Your child wants to wrestle with deep questions as they begin to see individuals as both separate and a part of a larger human community.

Explore our elementary school program here.

4th grade

4th

The Age Of
Connection

Your fourth grader might show glimmers of mischief and wiliness. At this age, they’re caught between the awareness of third and the calm of fifth, and that makes fourth grade a year of some dissonance. We meet the need for connection in your child.

Explore our elementary school program here.

5th grade

5th

The Age Of
Balance

This is the golden age of childhood. Your child is more physically, emotionally, and intellectually balanced. They’ve left behind the sparks of mischief in fourth grade and moved toward grounding and tranquility.

Explore our elementary school program here.

6th grade

6th

The Age Of
Virtue

While this may seem counterintuitive, your child thrives with structure and rules at this stage, particularly as they grapple with broader existential questions. Sixth graders balance inquiry into themselves with study of the world far beyond them through deep investigation of the rules and laws of the Earth, from a scientific and social perspective.

Explore our middle school program here.

7th grade

7th

The Age Of
Perspective

By seventh grade, your student is settling into adolescence and can step back and evaluate situations and people with deeper understanding and wider scope. They also desire the opportunity to express themselves and their independence. We channel those glimmers of independent thinking and curiosity into nuanced academic investigation.

Explore our middle school program here.

8th grade

8th

The Age Of
Beginnings

Eighth graders are ready for change. So we engage them in the study of change through the American Revolution as well as revolutions across the globe. This guides your student to understand that humanity is a work in progress to which they have a responsibility as global citizens.

Explore our middle school program here.

What can your child learn to make?

All of these. And so much more.

Here, your child can imagine the future–then make it.

Explore the Linden Waldorf journey by grade

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