Our Graduates

Waldorf education develops lifelong learners and remains with graduates as a touchpoint for that which is true, good, and beautiful. They carry a quiet confidence about their capabilities and potential: eager to engage in class discussions, confident when conversing with adults, infused with creative curiosity. The following video clip is a glimpse into our alumni panel from January 2019, filmed and edited for us by alumnus Henry James, who graduated from our 8th grade in 2018.

Repeatedly, our Admissions team hears how well-prepared HVWS graduates are socially, academically, and personally. Each year we survey our graduates at the end of 9th grade. The following is a summary of typical student responses.

In Academics, they tend to:

Be well-rounded, creative thinkers;
Have strong study skills and place into honors classes;
Have a more cosmopolitan worldview than peers because of their exposure to the world’s great ideas, literature, and religions, plus eight years of German and Spanish language and culture;
Be ahead of peers in Language Arts, Social Studies, Drama, Music, and Fine and Applied Arts;
Be at grade level in Math and Foreign Languages;
Find high school sciences to be taught in a narrower, more quantitative approach.

In Attitude, they tend to be:

enthusiastic about school and interested in learning because they’ve been taught imaginatively and artistically;
more likely to expect good, trusting relationships with teachers because they are used to teachers who care deeply about them;
more self-possessed than peers, because of years of experience with reciting, singing, acting and public speaking;
emotionally mature for their age because their developmental stages have been honored and supported at HVWS;
able to land on their feet and have a relatively short transition to other school environments.

Socially, they tend to:

have high levels of tolerance for diversity because of our curriculum’s emphasis on cooperative, empathetic, humane relationships;
seek in-depth friendships because of their lasting bonds with HVWS classmates, who are almost like siblings.

Physically, they are:

graceful, coordinated and upright because of their years of movement training — not only in Eurythmy and Physical Education but in all the classes incorporating movement in the early grades, notably Math and Language Arts.

Where Do Our Graduates Go to High School?

Amity Regional High School
Avon Old Farms
Berkshire Waldorf High School
Bethel High School
Brewster High School
Brookfield High School
Canterbury School
Crossroads School
Danbury High School
Emerson Waldorf School
Fairfield Warde High School
Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School
Henry Abbott Technical High School
High Mowing Waldorf High School
Immaculate High School
Islesboro Central School
Joel Barlow High School
Joseph A. Foran High School
Mahopac High School
Milford High School/Center for Education Arts
New Milford High School
Newtown High School
Nonnewaug High School
Pomperaug High School
Regional Center for the Arts
Ridgefield High School
Sacred Heart Academy
Shelton High School
Shepaug Valley High School
Staples High School
The Gunnery
The Harvey School
Toronto Waldorf School
Waterbury Arts Magnet School
Weston High School
Westover School
Wilton High School
Winston Preparatory School
Woodbury High School
Wooster School

Where Do Our Graduates Go to College?

Alfred University
American University
Boston College
Brandeis University
California State University, Northridge
Carnegie Mellon University
College of the Atlantic
Colorado College
Cornell University
Eastern Connecticut State University
Endicott College
Fairfield University
Fisher College
Fordham University
George Washington University
Gettysburg College
Hampshire College
High Point University
Hofstra University
James Madison University
Loyola University Maryland
Maryville College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Mercy College
Mitchell College
New England Institute of Technology
New York University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Parsons The New School For Design
Quinnipiac University
Roanoke College
Sacred Heart University
Siena College
Saint Andrews University Scotland
Saint Joseph’s University
Skidmore College
Southern Connecticut State University
State University of New York at Purchase
Saint Joseph’s University
St. Lawrence University
Unity College
University of Connecticut
University of Kentucky
University of Maine
University of New England
University of New Hampshire
University of New Haven
University of Rhode Island
University of Vermont
Virginia Tech
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Western Connecticut State University
Western Kentucky University
Western Washington University
York College

Testimonials

“This distinctive approach to education was pivotal to the shaping of my present-day mind, one that is now able and hungry to make large-scale connections not only in academic environments but also in all environments where I exist as a student and world citizen.”

Noah Siddiqui, Class of 2011

“Instead of just listening to facts and writing them down, at Waldorf School you draw pictures of the different things you learn…On field trips to museums, we were always the weird Waldorf class, which sat down on the floor and started drawing something from the exhibit. We all didn’t always want to draw something but thinking back I can picture many of the drawings I have done of all different topics. Many of the most memorable drawings were the ones that didn’t turn out so well, ones that were challenging to draw.”

Lily Blyn, Class of 2017

“One of the most valuable experiences was how I was taught. I never felt rushed to learn and no lesson ever felt pointless. In addition, having breaks during the day where I could go outside and move was good.”

Elisa Navarro, Class of 2009

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