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At the Vancouver Waldorf School, we prepare students
for more than just university or college.
Adolescents long to know the truths of the world, and
they rightfully question everything and everyone.
Waldorf teachers recognize that behind their questions
stands an inner quest for meaning and self-knowledge.
The interdisciplinary curriculum in a Waldorf high school
provides a unique framework to meet this quest. For
example, students extend their understanding of
scientific concepts through drawing, modelling or
poetry, they discover the evolving relationships of
science, art, and religion in their study of history, and in
reading and discussing the medieval legend of
Parzival, they engage in an examination of the roots of
core cultural values.
In a Waldorf high school our aim is to develop the
students' capacities for critical and independent
thinking while respecting and nurturing their emerging
individualities. Students are taught to understand and
value the world of the past, know and love the world of
the present, and be a part of creating the world of the
future.
The academic rigour of the curriculum is always
partnered with artistic and practical experiences.
Students have opportunities in all subjects to deepen
the content of their classes artistically or through
practical experience, whether they are diagramming a
chemistry experiment, sculpting Platonic forms, or
creating a portrait for history class. This not only
cultivates artistic skills, it allows students to develop their
own interests and deepens their experience of each
subject.
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The Vancouver Waldorf High School is a community in which
students are recognized for their uniqueness and are allowed
to safely explore their individual and social potential, both in
the class setting and in the fabric of the whole school. Small
class sizes allow our dedicated teachers to take a personal
interest in every student.
Graduates of the Vancouver Waldorf High School have been
accepted to and attend colleges and universities across
North America. Just as important as their academic success,
our graduates value life-long learning. They are self-reliant
and self-confident, they strongly value interpersonal
relationships, they are highly tolerant of the viewpoints of
others, and at work they care most about ethical principles
and value helping others.
"When Waldorf students reach us at the college level, they
are grounded broadly and deeply and have a remarkable
enthusiasm for learning. Such students possess the eye of
discoverers and the compassionate heart of the reformer,
which, when joined to a task, can change the planet.”
Arthur Zajonc,
PhD
Associate Professor of Physics
Amherst University
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For more information, contact our
Admissions Office:
(604) 985-7435 ext 200
admissions@vws.ca |
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