WELCOME TO SUMMERFIELD WALDORF SCHOOL AND FARM

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Request our information packet and tell us about your child. We offer preschool through high school Waldorf education on our beautiful 38-acre campus and farm in Sonoma County. The school was established in 1974 and is the only school in the state with a working Biodynamic farm on its campus.

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Come and see first hand the richness and depth of Summerfield’s curriculum where experiential learning builds students’ capacities. Experience a day in the life of Sonoma County’s oldest independent school, where academic excellence is cultivated and inspired learning takes place daily.

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Thank you for considering Summerfield Waldorf as you embark on the journey of choosing a school for your family. Summerfield is uniquely positioned to engage its students and faculty, creating a learning environment that fosters the awakening consciousness and abilities of students academically, socially and artistically.
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The Atlantic: On Teaching Kids to Love Science
Summerfield takes an experiential and project based approach to science, which engages students and sparks their curiosity. It also gives them skills that will help them be more successful in life and work: exploration, critical thinking, and problem-solving through collaboration. The Atlantic: On Teaching Kids to Love Science Deborah Cornelison on motivating students who don’t want a career in STEM KRISTINA RIZGASEPTEMBER 9, 2020 Editor’s Note: In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. In recent years, that number is closer to just three years leading [...]
Want smarter kids? Teach music, not coding
New studies from MIT and the University of Zurich show that when it comes to teaching kids, it’s music, not coding, that actually has long term transferable developmental, cognitive and academic benefits. Music education is a core part of our curriculum in every grade. Inc.com: Want Smarter Kids? Teach Music, Not Coding, According to MIT The latest neuroscience shows that learning a musical instrument increases brain power. • January 27, 2021 BY GEOFFREY JAMES@SALES_SOURCE If there's been a theme to the technology industry's plans to reform [...]
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Our Programs

Early Childhood
Our early childhood program provides children with a calm and joyful experience filled with magic and reverence.

Lower School
The lower school curriculum is dynamic and diversified, offering humanities, mathematics, science and the arts.

High School
The high school curriculum inspires students to be active in their own learning and understand how to educate themselves.
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