The home of Waldorf education in the Berkshires

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Who we are

Now celebrating 53 years of Waldorf education in the Berkshires, Berkshire Waldorf School provides a lively and imaginative, experiential education for toddlers through teens. Alongside our sibling school, Berkshire Waldorf High School, we partner with families from Berkshire, Columbia and northern Litchfield Counties to grow their students' unlimited potential.

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This calendar shows comprehensive school events, holidays and key dates. Find tours for prospective families on our Admissions page, and an abbreviated Academic Calendar on our Resources page.

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Dr. King and the BWS Star Code

Each January at BWS, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy with a personal connection and special reverence. Dr. King’s work is the basis for our school’s own North Star, our Star Code. As a school that values storytelling, teachers and administrators strive to make history relatable and personal through biography. “Biography […]

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Waldorf Education

Berkshire Waldorf School is one of over 1,000 Waldorf schools, part of the fastest-growing independent school movement worldwide. Waldorf education was founded in 1919 by scientist and philosopher Rudolf Steiner. Based on Steiner’s insights into the nature of human beings and child development, our Waldorf curriculum fosters each student’s natural curiosity with stories and activities that appeal to the imagination as well as the intellect. Teachers take care to balance intellectual, emotional and social growth, while developing each child's resilience and capable will. BWS teachers root lessons in experience rather than abstract concepts; a botany lesson, for example, begins with a close look at a living plant.

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START A CONVERSATION

Have a question about our school, programs, or services? Reach us at admissions@berkshirewaldorfschool.org. Ready to get to know BWS better? Jump to our Admissions page, and click on the appropriate "Get Started" button, to access our parent portal and create an inquiry. We look forward to welcoming your family!

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