Best Kindergarten School in Pedda Waltair

Waldorf education, established by Rudolf Steiner and Emil Molt in 1919, has its foundations in Anthroposophy. At the heart of Anthroposophy is the belief that humanity has the wisdom to transform itself and the world, through one’s own spiritual development. To that end, Waldorf education holds as its primary intention the ideal of bringing forth—in every child—his or her unique potential in a way that serves the further development of humanity. The curriculum, pedagogy, and teaching methods are designed to nurture this potential.

These two educational approaches began with a similar goal to design a curriculum that was developmentally appropriate to the child and that addressed the children’s need to learn in a tactile as well as an intellectual way. The philosophies are otherwise very different.

A typical Waldorf Kindergarten classroom has 25 children of mixed ages between 3 - 5 years with one class teacher and one co-teacher.

In a Waldorf Kindergarten, children are not taught the letters of the alphabet nor do they practice reading from books or writing. Language skills are built through the repetition of stories, songs and verses. Children develop precocious verbal abilities of impressive vocabulary and a number of poems and stories that they can recite by heart. In addition to this, through activities such as drawing, finger knitting and sewing a child’s fine motor skills are enhanced in preparation for grade one when writing is formally introduced.

Assessment in Waldorf education is not driven by grades or scores. A full assessment of each student’s progress is provided in the form of a year-end narrative.