Sacramento Waldorf School
Encyclopedia
Established in 1959, the Sacramento Waldorf School is an American
private school
offering programs from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
.
Sacramento Waldorf School is the largest Waldorf school in North America. The campus, which includes a stream and small working farm, is located on 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) in Fair Oaks, California
, overlooking the American River
.
home. With enrollment growing, the school moved to a rented church hall, and on to its present site in Fair Oaks a few years later. By the mid-1980s the campus had had grown to accommodate approximately 350 students in grades kindergarten through 12, and included a working farm, library and several rustic buildings, including a former bunkhouse, now the Meristem building, which was lifted from its original foundations in Citrus Heights
and moved to the Fair Oaks campus.
In 1985 the school completed construction on a geodesic dome building to house administrative offices and new, larger library. Just two days before the start of the new school year, the dome and most of the school's recently installed library collection were destroyed in an arson fire. With classes scheduled to resume in just a few days, the school received an outpouring of support from the neighboring community and other schools, including offers from the local San Juan Unified School District
to help the school resupply books lost in the fire. Within eight months of the loss, then estimated to value $350,000, construction was underway on a new $1.4 million administration building and library.
In 1997 the school finished construction on Linden Hall, providing its first gymnasium, music and performing arts center, and movement room as well as several additional classrooms. The school also added new classes for preschool aged children. In 2006 the enrollment was 440, and new construction began on special purpose designed buildings with modern science and computer laboratories for the teaching of high school biology, chemistry, physics, computers and mathematics.
Division V Central Valley California League. These include boys and girls soccer and basketball, boys baseball, and girls volleyball. Other sports include a ski team, and mountain bike team.
United States
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private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
offering programs from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
Waldorf schools
This History of Waldorf schools includes descriptions of the schools' historical foundations, geographical distribution and internal governance structures.-The first Waldorf schools:...
.
Sacramento Waldorf School is the largest Waldorf school in North America. The campus, which includes a stream and small working farm, is located on 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) in Fair Oaks, California
Fair Oaks, California
Fair Oaks is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 30,912 at the 2010 census, up from 28,008 at the 2000 census. Fair Oaks's zip code is 95628...
, overlooking the American River
American River
The American River is a California watercourse noted as the site of Sutter's Mill, northwest of Placerville, California, where gold was found in 1848, leading to the California Gold Rush...
.
History
The founding school started in 1959 with just a few kindergarten classrooms in a CarmichaelCarmichael, California
Carmichael is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 61,762 at the 2010 census, up from 49,742 at the 2000 census.-Geography and geology:Carmichael...
home. With enrollment growing, the school moved to a rented church hall, and on to its present site in Fair Oaks a few years later. By the mid-1980s the campus had had grown to accommodate approximately 350 students in grades kindergarten through 12, and included a working farm, library and several rustic buildings, including a former bunkhouse, now the Meristem building, which was lifted from its original foundations in Citrus Heights
Citrus Heights, California
Citrus Heights is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 83,301, down from 85,071 at the 2000 census....
and moved to the Fair Oaks campus.
In 1985 the school completed construction on a geodesic dome building to house administrative offices and new, larger library. Just two days before the start of the new school year, the dome and most of the school's recently installed library collection were destroyed in an arson fire. With classes scheduled to resume in just a few days, the school received an outpouring of support from the neighboring community and other schools, including offers from the local San Juan Unified School District
San Juan Unified School District
San Juan Unified School District is a very large school district in Sacramento County, California that serves Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, and parts of Rancho Cordova and parts of Sacramento....
to help the school resupply books lost in the fire. Within eight months of the loss, then estimated to value $350,000, construction was underway on a new $1.4 million administration building and library.
In 1997 the school finished construction on Linden Hall, providing its first gymnasium, music and performing arts center, and movement room as well as several additional classrooms. The school also added new classes for preschool aged children. In 2006 the enrollment was 440, and new construction began on special purpose designed buildings with modern science and computer laboratories for the teaching of high school biology, chemistry, physics, computers and mathematics.
Curriculum
The curriculm for the school follows a fairly typical Waldorf education program including music, handwork, and visual arts from kindergarten up through high school.Extra curricular activities
The high school plays various sports as part of the CIFCalifornia Interscholastic Federation
The California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from some of the others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and...
Division V Central Valley California League. These include boys and girls soccer and basketball, boys baseball, and girls volleyball. Other sports include a ski team, and mountain bike team.