WALDORF SCHOOL OF GARDEN CITY
225 CAMBRIDGE AVE, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530 www.waldorfgarden.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE WALDORF SCHOOL OF GARDEN CITY EDUCATES CHILDREN TO MEET THE WORLD WITH PURPOSE, GRATITUDE AND RESPECT. OUR CURRICULUM, INSPIRED BY RUDOLF STEINER, PROGRESSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AWAKENING STUDENTS TO THE EXPERIENCE OF KNOWLEDGE, STRENGTHENING THEIR SENSE OF MORAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND EMPOWERING THEM TO ACT WITH COURAGE AND CONVICTION. THE SCHOOL'S AIM IS TO GRADUATE A DIVERSE GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE DISTINGUISHED BY THE SCOPE AND ACUITY OF THEIR MINDS AS WELL AS THE DEPTH OF THEIR CHARACTER.

TO CONDUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL.

IN KEEPING WITH THE SCHOOLS CORE MISSION, DURING THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE WALDORF SCHOOL OF GARDEN CITY EDUCATED 342 STUDENTS FROM NURSERY THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE. AN ADDITIONAL 120 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN THE PARENT CHILD PROGRAM WHICH IMMERSES THE YOUNG CHILD IN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS HEALTHY, AGE APPROPRIATE SENSORY, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OFFERS RELAXING ACTIVITY AND CONVERSATION FOR THE ADULTS. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE PRESCHOOL EARLY MORNING DROP OFF AND AFTERNOON PLAYGROUP, EXTENDED DAY PROGRAMS, AND HOMEWORK CLUB, ALONG WITH A WIDE RANGE OF AFTER-SCHOOL SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN A SCHOOL DAY BEGINNING AT 7:30AM AND OFTEN EXTENDING BEYOND 6:00PM. THE WALDORF CURRICULUM, WHICH IS INTER-DISCIPLINARY AND EXPERIENTIALLY ORIENTED, MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AT EACH STAGE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT BALANCING INTELLECTUAL RIGOR WITH ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONAL AND PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITY.

ACTIVITIES AT CAMP GLEN BROOK (THE WALDORF SCHOOL'S 250 ACRE EXTENSION CAMPUS, LOCATED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE) INCLUDES RESIDENTIAL SUMMER AND WINTER CAMPERS, AS WELL AS A VISITING SCHOOLS PROGRAM. APPROXIMATELY 177 CAMPERS, REPRESENTING 25 WALDORF SCHOOLS AND NUMEROUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, PARTICIPATED IN THE 2019 GLEN BROOK SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. THE TWO THREE WEEK SESSIONS EMPHASIZE HARMONY OF MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT THROUGH TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GAMES AND SPORTS, ART AND MUSIC, NATURE STUDY, CAMPING, SWIMMING, CANOEING, AND CARING FOR ANIMALS. THE VISITING SCHOOLS PROGRAM SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 230 STUDENTS FROM THE WALDORF SCHOOL OF GARDEN CITY AND 250 CHILDREN FROM OTHER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ENHANCED BY GLEN BROOK RESOURCES, DEVELOPED NEW SKILLS THROUGH PRACTICAL WORK, AND EXPERIENCED SOCIAL GROWTH THROUGH SHARED COMMUNITY LIVING.

"SUMMER AT THE WALDORF SCHOOL", A DAY CAMP LOCATED ON OUR GARDEN CITY CAMPUS, ENROLLED 300 STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2019. SERVING CHILDREN AGES THREE TO THIRTEEN, THE CAMP INCLUDES BOTH HALF AND FULL DAY PROGRAMS, WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THE INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM OF CAMPERS FROM PRESCHOOL TO TEENAGERS.

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