At MWS, on our 10 acre San Rafael campus, students are not only thinkers, but doers, feelers, and meaning-makers, holders of the future. We explicitly cultivate reverence, wonder, and moral imagination alongside Structured Literacy and STEM. Every student is formally assessed each year, ensuring rigorous academic...
Full member of AWSNA.
At a glance
Programs
Parent-and-child, Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1 to 8
Ages
Birth to 3, nursery, kindergarten, grades 1 to 5, grades 6 to 8
Cost
Tuition, with financial help available
Founded
1972
Forest or outdoor programBefore and after care
How to visit: Attend group tours on Fridays or Thursdays, or register for fall open house on October 17. Book a visit
Details confirmed on 2026-09-25 against its own website. Membership checked on 2026-09-24 against the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America list. We check every place again each year.
We are happy to announce the return of our popular Waldorf EC teacher assistants course, The Creative Work of Becoming a Waldorf Early Childhood Assistant beginning September 26, 2026!
An innovative and inclusive Preschool to 12th Grade, San Francisco Waldorf School educates students to meet the future with resilience, creativity, and curiosity.
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