Davis Waldorf School
Davis Waldorf School
Tel: 530-753-1651 530-753-1651
Fax: 530-753-0944
Address
3100 Sycamore Lane, Davis, California 95616
Office Hours
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Thursday
Email
General Information office@daviswaldorf.org
Enrollment Information admin@daviswaldorf.org
Webmaster outreach@daviswaldorf.org
Outreach Coordinator outreach@daviswaldorf.org
Prospective Parents
For more information about Davis Waldorf School programs or to schedule a tour of our campus, please contact Kelly Brewer, our Administrator, at (530) 753-1651 (530) 753-1651 or admin@daviswaldorf.org
The Davis Waldorf School was founded in 1986 by a group of parents who wanted a local Waldorf School for their children. In the fall of 1992, the school was able to move from its first rural site to our beautiful campus in North Davis. Today, the campus is host to over 160 pre-K to 8th grade children.
Our Programs
The Hollyhock Program
Our parent-child program provides an introduction to Waldorf education for the young child. Free play for the child, and an introduction to Waldorf thoughts on parenting of the young child are the cornerstones of this program. The program also provides a chance to gather with other mothers of young children.
The morning begins with free play in a warm, home-like but developmentally-challenging environment. As the children's play is supervised by a trained assistant, parents are freed for discussion of current parenting concerns and the creation of simple crafts. The morning includes a circle time with singing games and fingerplays, a healthy snack and outdoor play. Parents get a chance to develop parenting resources as well as the opportunity to watch their children thrive in a creative, cooperative and imaginative place which helps build a strong foundation for later academics.
The program is led by Pat Stansell, a widely respected, certified Waldorf early childhood educator.
The Golden Poppy Program
The Golden Poppy program is a structured, developmentally appropriate program with a balance between child-directed and group activities. The group activities include circle time, story, and a healthy mealtime. Songs, stories, puppetry, movement, and artistic and domestic activities enable children to explore their relationships to themselves, each other, and the world around them. The program weaves daily and weekly rhythms around seasonal themes.
The program is led by Janise Bennett, a certified Waldorf educator with 15 years of experience. She is assisted by Stacie Buell, a Waldorf parent and home educator.
The program is offered three days a week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:35am-12:35pm.
Our Kindergarten
Waldorf educators have always sought to protect the wonder and magic of early childhood. The Waldorf kindergarten provides a nurturing, homelike environment, full of natural beauty, from the corner Nature Table with its changing seasonal tableaus, to the simple, unfinished toys that stimulate the child’s imagination. Baskets of river rock, seashells, sliced of birch branch, simple cloth dolls and wooden frames draped with gauzy cotton or shimmering silk come alive during creative play, transformed by the children into villages, castles, ships and forests as the moment’s drama unfolds. This play is the children’s work, exercising their creativity and imagination and laying the groundwork for the life-long love of learning. Recognizing that young children learn most directly through imitation, the kindergarten teacher strives to be a worthy example, modeling respect for each individual and reverence for all living things. The Waldorf kindergarten creates a secure bridge for the children, smoothing the transition from home life to the new life of school. The celebration of seasonal traditions and festivals also draws families into the school community, further supporting and encouraging the growth of the whole child.
Our Elementary School
Waldorf educators have always recognized that a child learns best when his or her whole being – body, emotions and intellect – is actively involved in the learning process. In the grades, each day begins with a two hour Main Lesson – an in depth exploration of a core academic subject – designed to engage the full range of the child’s capacities. A typical first grade math lesson, for example, might incorporate story, rhythmic movement, art and the use of tangible “hands-on†materials. This imaginative, multisensory approach brings the subject alive for the children and allows them to become active and enthusiastic participants in their own learning.
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