Brooklyn Waldorf School Email Format
Primary and Secondary EducationNew York, United States11-50 Employees
Brooklyn Waldorf School is a small to mid-sized independent school in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, offering primary and secondary education. The faculty hails from diverse backgrounds, combining experienced Waldorf teachers with newer educators, and teachers typically guide a class through multiple grades. Curriculum is developed by teachers in consultation with Waldorf training resources and a Pedagogical Administrator, rather than following a fixed prepared syllabus. The school's program blends Waldorf developmental principles with an urban context, prioritizing equity, cultural pluralism, and the holistic development of students in a large city. Arts education is central to the experience, with specialty instruction in Games and Movement, Chorus, Orchestra, Woodworking, Handwork, Mandarin, and Spanish. Serving over 200 students from early childhood through eighth grade, the school is active in the local and Waldorf communities, including initiatives such as Undoing Racism workshops and land acknowledgment with the Lenape nation, and invites applicants from communities historically underrepresented.