Davis Waldorf School
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The Davis Waldorf School is a Waldorf school located in Davis, California
. It was founded in 1986 by a group of parents who wanted a Waldorf education for their children. The school offers classes and programs serving 205 students in preschool through eighth grade.
. The new classroom buildings were carefully designed to support the principles of Waldorf education and include many environmentally sound features such as rammed-earth walls formed of native California
clays, natural cork
flooring, natural lighting, passive solar and radiant heating and the use of plant-based paint where possible.
In the summer of 2010, the school added several new buildings. A two classroom kindergarten
building, a multi-purpose building, and a new office building. The buildings are prefabricated purpose built buildings, rather than the 'portables' that are in use in many schools in the US.
for Waldorf schools in California. Due to the agricultural nature of the Davis area, and the fairly large number of organic farms in the area, gardening and field trips to work on farms are a natural program. Davis Waldorf students raised money to start a kindergarten in Tanzania
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The school also has an active music program, that includes workshops for the broader community as well.
Davis, California
Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. It was founded in 1986 by a group of parents who wanted a Waldorf education for their children. The school offers classes and programs serving 205 students in preschool through eighth grade.
Site and buildings
In the fall of 1992, the school was able to move from its first rural site to its current campus in North DavisDavis, California
Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. The new classroom buildings were carefully designed to support the principles of Waldorf education and include many environmentally sound features such as rammed-earth walls formed of native California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
clays, natural cork
Cork (material)
Cork is an impermeable, buoyant material, a prime-subset of bark tissue that is harvested for commercial use primarily from Quercus suber , which is endemic to southwest Europe and northwest Africa...
flooring, natural lighting, passive solar and radiant heating and the use of plant-based paint where possible.
In the summer of 2010, the school added several new buildings. A two classroom kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
building, a multi-purpose building, and a new office building. The buildings are prefabricated purpose built buildings, rather than the 'portables' that are in use in many schools in the US.
Curriculum and activities
The school follows a fairly typical curriculumCurriculum of the Waldorf schools
The curriculum of the Waldorf schools includes the following subjects.-Teaching of academic subjects as lesson "blocks":In both the elementary school and secondary school, much of the education in academic subjects takes place in blocks, generally of 3-5 weeks duration...
for Waldorf schools in California. Due to the agricultural nature of the Davis area, and the fairly large number of organic farms in the area, gardening and field trips to work on farms are a natural program. Davis Waldorf students raised money to start a kindergarten in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
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The school also has an active music program, that includes workshops for the broader community as well.