Meaningful Middle School
The approach to Waldorf liberal arts education is creative but rigorous. Entering into the upper grades with a foundation of strength and self-sufficiency, the child can now successfully enter into the next developmental stage where he can flourish. This is a time of awareness and self-discovery which lays the path for a lifelong love of learning.
This video was created during the COVID-19 pandemic and reflects the safety protocols we used at that time.
5th Grade
The Fifth grade child has crossed over into harmonious balance where they can begin to flourish. This is the time to establish foundations for their future.
Curriculum: Ancient Civilizations, botany, research compositions, foreign language, string ensemble, painting, sculpture, geometry, ratios & proportions, class play.
6th Grade
The child takes a firm, intentional step into the outer world and becomes aware of the changes in their body. With increasing awareness of the physical self, the time is right for study of the physical body of the earth.
Curriculum: Roman history, geology, minerals, climate, physics, astronomy, literature, biography speech, drama, history, recitation, pre-algebra, business math, cultural studies, choir, woodworking.
7th Grade
As the seventh grade child enters puberty they are on their way to selfhood. A spirit of inquiry and creativity needs to be fostered to allow for a sweet entry into adulthood.
Curriculum: Age of Exploration, Renaissance and Reformation, creative writing, speech, drama, Euclidean geometry, business math, chamber orchestra, perspective drawing.
8th Grade
The child experiences a birth into intellectual consciousness. They become more aware of themselves and their own organic processes, drives, and rhythms of their body.
Curriculum: Age of Revolutions, Civil Rights, Shakespeare, creative writing, speech, drama, Euclidean geometry, human physiology & anatomy, organic chemistry, physics, aerodynamics, meteorology, chamber orchestra, carpentry, perspective drawing.
Where do our graduates go?
Marin Waldorf School graduates attend both public and independent high schools in the Bay Area and beyond. Most go on to study at a four-year university. Below is a list of recent high school and college attendance.
High Schools Acceptances & Attendance
Archie Williams High School
The Branson School
Credo High School
The Bay School
Interlochen Arts Academy
Marin Academy
Marin School of the Arts
Marin Catholic High School
Redwood High School
Saint Ignatius
San Domenico School
San Francisco Waldorf High School
San Rafael High School
Sonoma Academy
Tamalpais High School
Terra Linda High School
Select Colleges & Universities Attended By Our Graduates
Amherst College
Bennington College
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
CU Boulder
Colorado State
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Elon University
Humboldt State University
Pfitzer College
New York University
Occidental College
San Diego State
Santa Clara University
Sonoma State
Temple University
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC Davis
UC Santa Cruz
University of Oregon
University of Wyoming
University of Denver
University of Vermont
University of Miami
University of Nevada
University of Utah
University of Mississippi
Vanderbilt University
Villa Nova
Whitman College
Wellesley College
Willamette University