The Denver Waldorf School, Denver | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

Our experience was that DWS did a beautiful job with what they did well and really poorly at what they did poorly. Their strengths were: arts, music, independent play time, outdoor romping, creative thought and creation, acting, singing, and drawing. Their weaknesses were: academics, structure, organization, follow-through, performance management of their staff, and receptivity to feedback. This school works really, really well for certain children and not so well for others. If the child essentially learns by osmosis, and quickly adapts to the DWS approach, they do well. If the child needs more structure or has any academic challenges, their approach works a lot less well. The school administration seemed to really struggle with a couple getting divorced, and whether intentionally or not, wound up holding me responsible for my ex-husband’s actions and words, and put undue pressure on me to remedy situations far beyond my control as a single parent. They need to evolve in managing communications with two households. In sum, I recommend this school for young children through 2/3rd grade. They host a lovely holiday event every year, and do an excellent job of creating a magical environment for the children. Ultimately, I am grateful that my child had this formative elementary experience for a few years. We share excellent memories of the school, and it helped to make my child a better person, who gets along with others well. Parents are encouraged to do a lot of homework before enrolling, and ensure that this school will work well for their child.

My son attends Denver Waldorf and he loves it!

Much like learning to ride a bike, when a child is ready to balance and ride away they will. The beauty of this school is only seen by viewing your child developing in this warm nurturing environment. My son who is 7 years old is learning to read, count and spell along with learning Spanish and Russian. They play the flute, practice eurythmy, knit, draw, paint, sing and get plenty of physical activity too. He is learning the foundations of writing, reading, and math through stories, art and movement in a natural exciting way.

I remember when I was young how the stories, rhymes and song my elders told to me stuck with me to this day and helped form who I am today. The projects I did with my Dad taught me to work with my hands and spending warm moments with my Mom created a caring soul. How and what my children are doing will create a path of learning that will keep them curious about learning and creating new things all their lives.

I do not believe in pounding information into a child by forcing homework. As parents we are involved in the school and our children’s lives. We come home from school and draw, read, play or go for a walks.

I really enjoy the learning experience I am having from being involved with my child and this school.

My daughter will be attend next year too.

Thank you,Brian