Waldorf Grades

The Waldorf Curriculum provides an interdisciplinary approach to a wide range of academic subjects. Each school day begins with a two-hour main lesson that focuses on one primary subject for three to five weeks at a time. The teacher has time to enter each subject in depth and to approach it in a variety of ways creating an experiential learning environment. The children create an ongoing record of subjects in their “main lesson books,” special books the children fill with compositions, observations, diagrams and illustrations. During the rest of the school day, specialty teachers provide instruction in such areas as foreign languages, handwork, music, watercolor painting, eurythmy and games (physical education). See Curriculum for specifics.

Waldorf Curriculum

1st Grade
Fairy Tales, Writing/Alphabet, Roman Numerals, Four Processes of Arithmetic, Singing, Recorder, German/Spanish (Introduction through Songs, Stories, Poems, Games), Nature Studies, Painting, Form Drawing, Knitting, Eurythmy, Cooperative Games

2nd Grade
Fables, Saints Legends, Writing, Reading, Small Letters, Whole Numbers, Number Patterns, Times Tables, Singing, Recorder, German/Spanish (Alphabet, Simple Arithmetic, Vocabulary), Nature Studies, Painting, Knitting and Purling, Eurythmy, Cooperative Games

3rd Grade
Bible Stories (Creation, Old Testament, Hebrew) as part of Ancient History, Grammar, Spelling, Reading, Cursive Writing, Sentence Structure, Arithmetic (Borrowing, Carrying), Measurement (Time, Weight), Singing, Recorder, Music Notation, German/Spanish (Time, Calendar, Writing), Building, Farming, Painting, Crocheting, Cooperative Games, Field Games

4th Grade
Local Geography, Local History, Norse Tales, Parts of Speech, Oral Reports, Fractions, Long Division, Singing in Rounds and Parts, Reading Music, Introduction to Orchestra, German/Spanish (Writing, Reading, Dictation, Spelling), Geometrical Drawing, Embroidery, Zoology, Eurythmy, Cooperative Games, Field Games

5th Grade
Greek Mythology, Ancient History (India, Persia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece through Alexander the Great), Parts of Speech, Grammar, Book Reports, Dictionary Work, German/Spanish (Grammar, Dictation, Poems, Songs), Geography (North America), Botany, Decimals, Reciprocals, Metrics, Averages, Geometric Drawing, Painting, Knitting in Rounds, Two Part Singing and Recorder Playing, Orchestra, Study of Rhythmic Dictation, Eurythmy, Olympic Training, Pentathlon

6th Grade
Troy-Rome, The Life of Christ, The Crusades, The Life of Mohammed, Islamic Peoples, Medieval Society, Poetry, Writing, Medieval Literature, Geography (Europe), Physics (Sound, Light, Heat), Mineralogy, Astronomy, Business Math, Percentage, Estimation, Equations, Plane Geometry, Painting, Mosaics, Calligraphy, Woodworking, German/Spanish (Reading, Writing, Communication Skills), Choral Singing, Orchestra, Eurythmy, Introduction to Team Sports

7th Grade
Reformation, Renaissance, Age of Discovery, Age of Exploration, Arthurian Legends,
Historical Novels, Biography, Poetry Forms, Essays, Research Papers, Grammar, Reading, German/Spanish (Grammar, Spelling, Composition Writing, Vocabulary), Latin, Geography (Africa, Latin America) Map Reading, Weather, Chemistry, Physiology, Physics (Light, Magnetism, Electricity), Graphing, Algebra, Plane Geometry, Business Math, Sewing, Advanced Wood Carving, Charcoal Drawing, Perspective Drawing, Veil Painting, Choral Singing, Orchestra, Eurythmy, Team Sports, Adventure Activities

8th Grade
Shakespeare, Dramatic Poetry, World Folklore, American History (1700-Present, Industrial Revolution), Grammar, Newspaper Reporting, Geography (Asia, Australia, Antarctica,
Oceania), German/Spanish (Grammar, Skills, Composition), Latin & Greek, Life in Greece/Rome, Chemistry, Physics (Hydraulics), Physiology, Business Math, Percentages, Signed Numbers, Solid Geometry, Algebra, Pastel Drawing, Printing Techniques, Choral Singing, Orchestra, Eurythmy, Team Sports.