Pasadena Waldorf School - Machris Mariposa Campus (Lower School)

Pasadena Waldorf school was a life changing environment for my children. We transferred my two children here in 3rd and 5th grade. They became calmer, more engaged in the world around them and excited about learning. My one child said "The teachers at Waldorf explain things in a way that I finally understand everything". So grateful to this school!

I'm tremendously impressed by the social and developmental progress that my kids, Sadie age 6 and Samson age 4, have made during their first year at the Pasadena Waldorf School. Although I can't say enough good things about the community of parents, the majority of the credit has to go to the teachers. Not only are they brilliant, loving, and experienced, but they also have a tremendous philosophical connection to the educational teachings of Steiner, who founded the Waldorf movement. While brilliant, loving, and experienced teachers are rare enough, it's frankly amazing to see how committed the Pasadena Waldorf School teachers are, as a group, to a shared philosophy that is both of source of high-level conceptual strength and immensely practical day to day. I have to confess that when I switched from public school, more at my wife's urging than my own strong feelings, I wasn't expecting to be as impressed as I am today. My kids are incredibly polite, they insist on helping, they are better at hearing "No", and they play beautifully together. It's absolutely amazing to see.

Excellence