Waldorf education taught me how to think for myself, to be responsible for my decisions. Second it made me a good listener, sensitive to the needs of others. And third, it helped establish meaningful beliefs. In all the Main Block lessons — history, science, philosophy — we really probed the importance of values and beliefs. In dealing with a lot of complex issues and stress, if that isn’t balanced by a core of meaningful beliefs, you really will just be consumed and fail.

– Kenneth Chenault, CEO American Express,and Waldorf graduate

Waldorf in the News

AWSNA Graduate Survey (pdf)

Click here to view the results of the AWSNA Graduate Survey. AWSNA surveyed 526 graduates of 27 different Waldorf schools and compiled the information they received into this report.

Alumni Zoriah Miller Interview (pdf)

Zoriah Miller graduated from The Denver Waldorf 8th Grade in 1990. Since that time he has established a career as a freelance humanitarian photojournalist, capturing powerful images from some of recetn history's most devastating natural disasters and humanitarian crises. His photographs have been published in Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and Focus and his work has appeared in museums and galleries around the world. Click here to read an interview Zoriah gave to the Denver Waldorf Alumni Association at the beginning of 2007.

Click here to view the work of DWS Alumni Zoriah Miller and humanitarian photojournalist on his website.

The New First Grade: Too Much, Too Soon?

Click here to read an article in the September 11 issue of Newsweek magazine raising the question of whether the pace of traditional education is best for young children.

"Schooling the Imagination"

This article by Todd Oppenheim was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1999.

"Revenge of the Right Brain"

Daniel Pink, author of "A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age", published this article in Wired Magazine, February 2005. "Logical and precise, left-brain thinking gave us the Information Age. Now comes the Conceptual Age – ruled by artistry, empathy, and emotion. As left-brain jobs are going to PCs and overseas, it is time to turn to the right." While this article does not directly address Waldorf education, it shows how critical right-brain learning is for students entering the workforce in the "Conceptual Age."