I hate quotes. Tell me what you know.|Emerson

Waldorf education addresses the child as no other education does. Learning, whether in chemistry, mathematics, history or geography, is imbued with life and so with joy, which is the only true basis for later study. The textures and colors of nature, the accomplishments and struggles of humankind fill the Waldorf students&#39; imaginations and the pages of their beautiful books.Education grows into a union with life that serves them for decades. By the time they reach us at the college and university level, these students are grounded broadly and deeply and have a remarkable enthusiasm for learning. Such students possess the eye of the discoverer, and the compassionate heart of the reformer which, when joined to a task, can change the planet.|Arthur Zajonc, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics, Amherst College|

My parents were looking for a school that would nurture the whole person. They also felt that the Waldorf school would be a far more open environment for African Americans, and that was focused on educating students with values, as well as the academic tools necessary to be constructive and contributing human beings. I am convinced that Waldorf schools deliver an essential alternative to our existing systems. A Waldorf education provides students with an approach to learning which successfully integrates the arts and sciences with the practical tools necessary to succeed in these challenging times. I am personally very grateful for the foundation that was laid during my formative years at Waldorf.|Kenneth I. Chenault, President and CEO

I am deeply grateful for Waldorf education, which woke me up and helped me rediscover my imagination.|Michael Ende, Author: 'The Neverending Story', former Waldorf student

For COLOUR, IMAGINATION, INSPIRATION, years of beauty, fun and fulfillment, for afternoons of capture the flag, for all the delicious ingredients that formulate beautiful, flexible, open minded, sure footed &quot;unmolds&quot;, people who can grow and shine with any light or colour, [even colours that don&#39;t exist yet], I would like to say THANK YOU. PS: To all those ambivalent parents, Waldorf is the way to go!|Kasia Van Schalk, Waldorf student

Ideal for the child and society in the best of times, Rudolf Steiner&#39;s brilliant process of education is critically needed and profoundly relevant now at this time of childhood crisis and educational breakdown. Waldorf education nurtures the intellectual, psychological and spiritual unfolding of the child. The concerned parent and teacher will find a multitude of problems clearly addressed in this practical, artistic approach. |Joseph Chilton Pearce, Author, Magical Child and The Crack in the Cosmic Egg; Evolutions End: Claiming the Potential of Our Intelligence

American schools are having a crisis in values. Half the children fail according to standard measures and the other half wonder why they are learning what they do. As is appropriate to life in a democracy, there are a handful of alternatives. Among the alternatives, the Waldorf school represents a chance for every child to grow and learn according to the most natural rhythms of life. For the early school child, this means a non-competitive, non-combative environment in which the wonder of science and literature fill the day without causing anxiety and confusion. For the older child, it offers a curriculum that addresses the question of why they are learning. I have sent two of my children to Waldorf schools and they have been wonderfully well served.|McDermott, Ph.D.,  Professor of Education and Anthropology, Stanford University