Under
the Canopy
School

Public Waldorf-Inspired Nature-Based Learning

An education inspired by the 7 core principles of Public Waldorf.

Curriculum
P-K/K
Grades 1-5

What is Public Waldorf?

Interest in Enrollment

"A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."

- Maya Angelou

"Our task is to find teaching methods that continually engage the whole human being. We would not succeed in this endeavor if we failed to concentrate on developing the human sense of art."

- Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf Education

Two children crouched on the ground observing plants and bugs with a magnifying glass

School Mission

Under the Canopy School (UTCS) is a nature-based, public Waldorf-inspired Pre-K-Fifth school that connects students to each other and their community through active engagement with the natural environment. The school’s public Waldorf model immerses students in their journey of human development and provides a rigorous academic, arts, and outdoor-infused curriculum that awakens individuals’ unique gifts and empowers them to enrich the health of their communities, becoming lifelong learners.

Graduate Aims

Environmental Stewardship
Our students will cultivate a sense of responsibility for the natural world by feeling a sense of belonging in the outdoors and caring for the environment around the school

Whole Child Intellectual Development

Our students will become independent thinkers approaching learning in a holistic way, preparing them for future study in the upper grades and beyond by creating interdisciplinary connections, taking intellectual risks and becoming leaders who take initiative.

Artistic Practice and Mindset

Our students will proficiently use different artistic mediums to express their thoughts and emotions and enhance their learning by using the arts to develop their creativity, self-expression and a lifelong love of art.

Empathy Through Multi-Cultural Understanding

Our students will be self-aware citizens that use their emotional intelligence to develop a school culture that empowers connections between each other and provides opportunities for celebration and affirmation of their identities.