Orchard Valley Waldorf School is an independent day school located in Central Vermont serving children from early childhood through the elementary grades. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT SERVES CHILDREN FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD 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 OF 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. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY: INTEGRATING THE ARTS INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE CURRICULUM - FOREIGN LANGUAGE, HUMANITIES, MATH AND 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.