Manila Waldorf School

The Manila Waldorf School is the pioneer school of Steiner education in the Philippines. Steiner (or Waldorf) education is one of the fastest growing non-traditional educational movements in the world. The school offers a full kindergarten to high school program.

Our main campus is located inside Timberland Heights, Filinvest Land's 677 hectare flagship mountain haven/township project in San Mateo, Rizal. Timberland Heights only a mere 15 minutes away from the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City. Amidst gently-rolling hills, verdant terrains, and lush mountainscapes, it's the ideal location for a school! And with an elevation of up to 450 meters above sea level, your child can enjoy fresh air and breathtaking views of Metro Manila every school day.

The school also operates a satellite kindergarten facility in Quezon City.

The goal of the Waldorf kindergarten (Palaruan) is to develop a sense of wonder in the young child and a reverence for all living things. This creates an eagerness for the academics that follow in the grades. Kindergarten is intended to be a home-like experience so that the young child feels secure and comfortable in his first step away from the family home.

Kindergartners are phenomenal imitators. Therefore, the teacher must be a role model worthy of their imitation. The teacher also provides the rhythm, ritual and reverence that live within the Waldorf kindergarten.

Active play (indoor and outdoor) is a key component of the Waldorf early childhood program,which helps your toddler in his/her development: emotionally, mentally and actively while they learn.

In high school, Waldorf students are engaged actively, emotionally and thoughtfully as they were in their earlier education. However, during this third phase of education, the emphasis moves decidedly toward thinking, which is developed through the subjects that are taught and through the habits that are cultivated.

By the time of puberty, Waldorf Upper School students have a foundation for broad knowledge to support and enrich their maturing intellectual thinking life. Specialist teachers guide them through a challenging and rigorous curriculum with a balance of the arts, humanities and sciences.

The main lessons, whether in science, English, math or art, arise out of a "theme" for each year. All lessons relate to this theme, resulting in a curriculum that is both holistic and organic with cross-references through many disciplines. This enables students to stand secure within a balanced, overall picture, and able to develop with confidence to the next stage.

The teachers guide the students towards developing independent judgement and encouraging the examination of problems from many points of view. As they begin their quest for truth, these adolescents understand the difference between thinking about an issue and merely memorizing the "right answer" for a test. Emphasis is given on the development of clear thinking and moral responsibility.