River Oak Charter School
School
A tuition-free public charter school in the Ukiah valley for kindergarten through grade 8, taught with Steiner methods.
Describes its approach as Waldorf-inspired.
Tuition-freePublic school
SchoolKelseyville, California
Shade Canyon School
A tuition-free public charter school in Kelseyville with a nature-based program for kindergarten through grade 5, open to Lake County families by lottery.
Describes its approach as Waldorf-inspired.
Member of the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education.
At a glance
- Programs
- Kindergarten
- Grades
- Kindergarten to grade 5
- Ages
- From age 4
- Cost
- Tuition-free
- A public charter school, with no tuition fees.
Public schoolForest or outdoor program
How to visit: Parents can sign up for a school tour to learn about the curriculum and guiding principles. Book a visit
Get in touch
- shadecanyon.org
- (707) 245-7757
- inspired@shadecanyon.org
- Facebook page
- 4335 Sylar Lane, Kelseyville, 95451
- Directions
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How we checked this
Details confirmed on 2026-10-20 against its own website. Membership checked on 2026-10-20 against the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education list. We check every place again each year.
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Grades 1 to 8
About 43 km away
Woodland Star Charter School
School
A tuition-free, Waldorf-inspired K to 8 charter school in Sonoma, founded in 2000 by parents and teachers, with main lesson blocks of three to four weeks and campus tours on Wednesday mornings in winter.
Describes its approach as Waldorf-inspired.
Kindergarten
Tuition-freePublic schoolBefore and after care
About 52 km away
Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm
Waldorf schoolFull member of AWSNA
A Waldorf school on a 38-acre campus in Santa Rosa, founded by parents in 1974, with parent-and-child classes through grade 12 and a working Demeter-certified biodynamic farm.
Birth to 3, nursery, kindergarten, grades 1 to 5, grades 6 to 8, high school
About 60 km away
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