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If you’ve been to the Marin Waldorf School Campus, chances are you’ve marveled at our magical, ancient Oak grove and our towering, beloved Grandmother Oak tree. Nearly 500 years old, Grandmother Oak holds the space for joyous festivals and school events and is the heart of our beautiful, 10-acre campus.

In our Grandmother Oak Blog, we aim to share the heart and soul of Marin Waldorf with our families and greater community. Here, you’ll find recipes, crafts, lessons, music, stories, and songs from our community, as well as a taste of what’s happening in our classrooms. If you’re new to our school or to Waldorf education, welcome! Please have a look around and reach out to admissions@marinwaldorf.org if you have any questions.

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Play in the Waldorf Preschool

How our play-based preschool programs foster cognitive and social development in young children.

Teaching Math in Waldorf

Through a multidisciplinary, multilayered approach to math, starting at the earliest ages, students learn to see the joy and beauty in numbers, approach math work from many perspectives, and eventually build up to the conceptual ideas that fuel advanced-level math in middle school. Here’s how we do it.

Teaching children to think like scientists

In our classrooms, science is taught through multidisciplinary experiences, encouraging students to use imagination, original thinking, and problem solving skills in their approach to science.

From the Director's Desk: A Balanced Education

As teachers, we connect to our own humanity so that we can teach it to students. By listening to them, we show them how to listen to others.

Beyond Numbers in Middle School Algebra

At Marin Waldorf School, students learn new concepts in context, including the history of a subject. For middle schoolers tackling algebra, that includes a study of the history of abstract mathematics.

The Power of Connection

At Marin Waldorf School, we know that a healthy community is at the heart of a well-rounded education and a meaningful life. How do we foster community?

A Second Grade Math Lesson

An imaginative story about the inhabitants of Mouse Lane (and a messy mouse chef) help 2nd graders connect with large numbers and the concept of place value.

Innovative Teaching: Morning Main Lesson

For grades 1-8, mornings start with main lesson, an intensive two-hour class that gives students an opportunity to connect deeply with a single topic.

Teacher looping: Where Waldorf schools are getting it right

Building meaningful relationships between teachers and students takes time, but it’s the key to developing curious, happy, and engaged learners at Marin Waldorf School.

Experience Waldorf 2024

For decades, a Saturday morning open house has been a staple of Marin Waldorf School's enrollment events for current and prospective families. This year, we made some changes to our tried-and-true formula, renaming the event Experience Waldorf and reimagining the flow of the day. What did we do differently?