Vision, Mission and Values

Vision            Awakening the highest potential in every child.

Mission

Orchard Valley Waldorf School is an educational institution serving children from Early Education through Eighth Grade.  We deliver proven educational programs, guiding each student along a path that allows the child to grow into young adulthood with inner confidence, a love for learning, and the dynamic thinking required to promote social renewal.

We seek to awaken and educate the whole child by equally engaging the mind, enlivening the imagination, and strengthening the will, in harmony with the natural stages of child development.

We accomplish this by:
♦ Integrating the arts into all aspects of the curriculum—foreign language, humanities, math and the sciences.
♦ Creating an environment of safety and acceptance that seeks to recognize the special gifts of each child.
♦ Cultivating a living relationship between the land, our children, and the community where the joys and traditions of play, work, festivals and song unfold.

Core Values

1.   Child Focused
At OVWS we hold the interests of the children as our highest priority.
2.   Open and Welcoming
Ours is a welcoming, hospitable, gracious and grateful community committed to open and direct communication.
3.   Accessible To All
We work to make Waldorf education accessible to all who desire it.
4.   Fiscally Responsible
We conduct school matters in a fiscally responsible, transparent manner and endeavor to be financially self-sustaining.
5.   Support of Faculty and Staff
We support our faculty and staff, financially and professionally.
6.   Consistent Process
OVWS uses clear and consistent processes which bring integrity to our plans, projects, and decision-making.
7.   Environmental Stewardship
We aspire to serve as a model of sustainability and environmental conservation for our children and the surrounding community.
8.   Anthroposophy
As the philosophical keystone of any Waldorf school, we are guided and inspired in our work by the teachings of Rudolph Steiner and the study of contemporary anthroposophical works.