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A Leader in Education for
Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties

Sierra Waldorf School is dedicated to cultivating the capacities of each child through a developmentally respectful education based on the work of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Waldorf Education. We create an environment that respects the individuality of each child, their higher spiritual nature and their connection to the programs whole. The Sierra Waldorf School strives to create a community of caring adults who are committed to self-development, social responsibility and servant leadership.

Getting ready for Halloween
Getting ready for Halloween

Waldorf education is the fastest growing independent educational movement in the world, with more than 900 Waldorf schools in 83 countries. The Waldorf curriculum is broad and comprehensive and based on Rudolf Steiner’s picture of the developing child. From its gentle beginning in the Kindergarten and Lower School to a rigorous, yet cooperative, learning environment in the Upper Grades, a Sierra Waldorf School education is a gift that prepares children and young adults to embrace learning.

Many of our graduates have become the Valedictorian and Saluditorian of both Sonora and Summerville High School and accepted to top colleges in the U.S.

For more information about Waldorf education, please visit www.whywaldorfworks.org.

Sierra Waldorf School – “The Freedom to Learn”

News & Updates
  • SWS Inaugural Golf Tournament – Friday, June 14

    Join us for our 1st golf tournament to be held on FRIDAY, June 14th at the Saddle Creek Golf Resort. $125 per player, shotgun start at 1:30pm and dinner at 6pm. We are looking for tee sponsors and foursomes by May 15! Call (209) 984-0454 to sign up!

  • Walk Through the Grades

    Sign up to take a tour of the campus while class is in session. Our last tour date is May 8. Call Bill Roberson, Enrollment Director, to R.S.V.P. at (209) 984-0454.

  • May Day Festival – May 4th

    Join us for this beautiful festival as we dance around the May pole, make crafts, enjoy live music and celebrate spring! Dine on delicious cuisine at our Blue Iris Cafe. Admission & parking is free and open to the greater community. 10:00am - 12:30pm Crafts, activities and vendors 10:30am - 11:30am Classroom open house 10:30am - 12:45pm Blue Iris Cafe 10:45am - 11:30am Music on the lower lawn 1pm- BELL RINGS! Gather around the Maypole 1:15pm Choir performance 1:30pm - 2:30 pm Maypole Dancing (performed by classes 1 -8)