Since the Waldorf curriculum educates children very differently from mainstream education, are students ready to face the “real world” when they leave their schools?
The Detroit Waldorf School has graduated over 30 eighth grade classes in its history and has ample evidence that the students not only make successful transitions to their new high schools, but excel in all areas of school life. Waldorf strives to give students a well-rounded education for many reasons: so they will be knowledgeable about the world; so that they will have superb academic skills and the ability to think clearly and creatively; so that they will have the practical and artistic skills to build the world of their imaginations; so that they will have the reverence for life and the concern for the future that will motivate them to take up the problems that need to be solved; and so that they will have the compassion and respect for their fellow human beings to act with integrity and brotherhood. Our students have become valedictorians and leaders in many area high schools, and we invite you to attend one of our alumni evenings to judge for yourself the value a Waldorf educat
