Brooklyn Waldorf School
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The Brooklyn Waldorf School is an arts based non-sectarian preschool and elementary Waldorf school located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
, New York
. The School operates on the principles of Waldorf Education. The school's mission is to provide Waldorf education to the economically, culturally and racially diverse community of Brooklyn. The school was founded in 2005 and currently has a preschool/kindergarten and grades 1-5, and will be expanding by one grade each year for the next several years up to grade 8. This academic year (2011-2012), The Brooklyn Waldorf School has moved into its new home at the Claver Castle. The School uses a tiered tuition
model to help achieve diversity of students.
The Brooklyn Waldorf School is a “developing status” member of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA).
Independent film writer and director Stefan Schaefer
serves on the board of The Brooklyn Waldorf School.
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Formed in 1930, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3, Brooklyn Community Board 8 and Brooklyn Community Board 16. The neighborhood is patrolled by the NYPD's 79th and 81st...
, New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The School operates on the principles of Waldorf Education. The school's mission is to provide Waldorf education to the economically, culturally and racially diverse community of Brooklyn. The school was founded in 2005 and currently has a preschool/kindergarten and grades 1-5, and will be expanding by one grade each year for the next several years up to grade 8. This academic year (2011-2012), The Brooklyn Waldorf School has moved into its new home at the Claver Castle. The School uses a tiered tuition
Tuition
Tuition payments, known primarily as tuition in American English and as tuition fees in British English, Canadian English, Australian English, New Zealand English and Indian English, refers to a fee charged for educational instruction during higher education.Tuition payments are charged by...
model to help achieve diversity of students.
The Brooklyn Waldorf School is a “developing status” member of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA).
Independent film writer and director Stefan Schaefer
Stefan Schaefer
Stefan Schaefer is an American writer, director and producer of independent films.-Early Life & Education :Schaefer was born in Boston, spent his childhood in Sussex, England and his adolescent years in Detroit and New York. He studied acting and political theory at Skidmore College and Wesleyan...
serves on the board of The Brooklyn Waldorf School.