Pasadena Waldorf School – We teach students to be creative, critical thinkers with a strong moral compass who are open and resilient, and can turn challenges into possibilities.

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Enrollment Information

PWS campuses are closed as of March 13. During this time we will continue to educate our students and support our community. Current families should check their email and Parent Portal for information on distance learning for students. Please visit our COVID-19 web page for additional information and updates. Prospective families are welcome to explore our website and reach out to admissions AT pasadenawaldorf.org or schedule a call with Diane LaSalle, Director of Admissions, for information and to start a conversation.

Monday August 31 - First day of High School
Wednesday Sept 9 - First day of Lower School (1-8)
Thursday September 10 - First Day of Kindergarten
Monday September 14 - First Day of Preschool

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PWS statement against Systemic Racism from the College of Teachers and the Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Mandate Group

Pasadena Waldorf School stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and those who are fighting to end over 400 years of institutionalized racism, systemic violence, historic inequity and white supremacy. We understand that this work starts in our own school community. As we grieve the murder of George Floyd on the heels of the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Deandre Mitchell and countless more, we feel the pain, rage and calls for justice voiced by so many across this country and the world in the past days. We stand by our Black families at PWS. We stand by the historically Black community of Altadena which has faced its own struggles with institutional racism.

In this moment of global crisis, as we witness Black people disproportionately suffering and dying from the pandemic, we are called upon, with a sense of urgency, to face racism individually and as a community. That means committing — again and again — to the work of dismantling racism and unconscious bias in ourselves, our organizations, and our society. We each have a role to play as educators, administrators, faculty, students, and parents. PWS is committed to the ongoing process of concretely working to recognize and eradicate the structures of institutional racism that exist in our school.

We are striving to build a school that reflects the diverse communities of Los Angeles and the historically Black community of Altadena, including increasing Black faculty, staff and student body. We are working to renew a curriculum and festival life that does not perpetuate racism, white supremacy and historic injuries.

“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” – Angela Davis

-PWS College of Teachers and PWS Equity, Inclusion & Diversity Mandate Group

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