Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT FACULTY-GUIDED PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE WALDORF SCHOOL IN LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS.OUR WORK IS BASED ON THE EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF RUDOLF STEINER AND HIS INSIGHTS INTO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL FORMS. OUR GOAL IS TO AWAKEN AND FOSTER IN OUR STUDENTS:-A SENSE OF WONDER-CREATIVE AND INQUIRING MINDS-A WELL-FOUNDED BELIEF IN THEIR CAPACITIES-STRENGTH OF CHARACTER, WILL, AND INTELLECT; AND-COMPASSION FOR AND INTEREST IN ALL LIFE
TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE PHYSICAL , SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8.
ONE OF OVER 1,200 WALDORF SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE, WSL SERVES NEARLY 200 STUDENTS FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE EIGHT. OUR PROGRAM FEATURES HIGHLY TRAINED, EXPERIENCED FACULTY AND AN ACADEMIC CURRICULUM THAT IS CAREFULLY MAPPED TO CHILDREN'S SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES. THE CORNERSTONE OF WSL'S EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM IS CREATIVE FREE PLAY, WHICH RESEARCH INDICATES IS CRUCIAL FOR HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE INTENTIONAL IN OUR FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT AT EARLY AGES AND DO NOT ACCELERATE ACADEMIC LEARNING IN PRESCHOOL OR KINDERGARTEN. CARING TEACHERS CREATE A WARM, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT, WHERE AN UNHURRIED CHILDHOOD CAN UNFOLD.IN MID-MARCH 2020, THE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED FOR ALL IN-PERSON CLASSES (AS WERE ALL SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS) BY EMERGENCY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS. AT THAT TIME, THE SCHOOL CREATED AND DELIVERED A REMOTE LEARNING CURRICULUM FOR THE ELEMENTARY GRADE CLASSES. FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES (PRE-SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN), OUR PEDAGOGICAL CONSTRAINTS REGARDING SCREEN TIME FOR YOUNG CHILDREN CAUSED US TO PROVIDE NO REMOTE LEARNING TIME DIRECTLY OFFERED TO YOUNG CHILDREN; INSTEAD WE OFFERED SUPPORT COACHING AND MATERIALS FOR PARENTS DURING THE SCHOOL CLOSURE PERIOD FROM MID-MARCH THROUGH JUNE 2020.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Don Grace | FORMER SCHOOL DIRECTOR | 40 | $114,352 |
| Jason Ek | FORMER BUSINESS MANAGER | 40 | $96,930 |
| Wendy Margo | SCHOOL DIRECTOR | 40 | $58,131 |
| Lauren Smith | FACULTY OFFICER/TEACHER | 40 | $53,236 |
| Andrea Faber | TRUSTEE/TEACHER | 20 | $31,180 |
| Ellen Varney | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS | 40 | $0 |
| Venkat Thiruvallar | FORMER TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Guillermo Del Angel | FORMER TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Demetra Restuccia | FORMER TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jindrich Liska | FORMER TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Danzoll | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Christian Weeks | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Luke Mitcheson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Marc D'Anjou | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Carlos Trostli | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Russ Ayan | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Woll | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Minotti | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Alison Disalvo-Ryan | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Bosh | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Ames | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
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