Mission & Vision

Our Purpose

To provide a dynamic Waldorf Education rooted in proven principles of child development and deep social connection.

Our Mission

Pasadena Waldorf School is a community where students can find a passion for learning, be curious about the world around them, and discover their purpose in it.  Our vigorous academic curriculum engages the whole human being, delivered in a setting that fosters self-awareness, social connection, responsibility, and action.

Our Vision

Pasadena Waldorf School is a diverse and flourishing community of students, surrounded by adults who hold a shared sense of purpose and responsibility to create a trusting and supportive environment in which students can develop their full potential.

Child drawing colorful circles on paper with colored pencils
Two young girls playing violins in an outdoor setting, focused on their performance.

Long Term Goals / Pillars

  • Our classes are at full capacity and reflect the multicultural richness of the greater Los Angeles area. Thriving students feel a strong sense of belonging because they are fully recognized and supported

  • Founded on the core principles of Waldorf Education, PWS offers a dynamic and vigorous academic curriculum, regularly reviewed, that engages the whole human being and prepares our students to contribute as responsible participants in our evolving world.

  • PWS employees, Board of Trustees and parents work together in a spirit of transparency and trust to ensure the School fulfills its mission.

    PWS is fully connected to the surrounding neighborhood as a place for learning and active citizenship. Our neighbors, in turn, have the opportunity to experience aspects of Waldorf Education

  • PWS is an efficient, inclusive, and respected educational institution, with the financial freedom and deep commitment to carry out its mission at a high level of excellence.

  • We believe that to be our best, we must be creative enough to imagine a better way, courageous enough to innovate within the framework of our shared agreements, and willing to support others when they do so.

  • We believe in the power of play and the celebration of individual and group achievement. 

  • We believe that trust is built when we hold ourselves accountable to fulfilling our responsibilities, empower others to do the same, and pursue our common purpose in a collegial, collaborative environment. 

    We believe that trust is maintained when we actively listen to and respect each other, and are open to deliver and receive reflective feedback.

  • We believe we are stronger as a School community and make better decisions when we embrace our unique backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and when all feel essential to the School’s success. 

  • We believe a commitment to lifelong learning is necessary to the development of our full human potential.

  • We believe that the willingness to reflect and adapt is essential to ongoing improvement and innovation in every area of the School.   

    We believe that in order to meet the needs of our students in an evolving world, the teaching body must be willing to regularly evaluate what and how we teach.