About bright water / waldorf philosophy

Bright Water Waldorf School

Bright Water Waldorf School offers a developmentally appropriate, multidisciplinary, experiential, and academically rigorous approach to education.

BW prepares their students academically and practically, endowed with an enlivened capacity for original thinking, self-awareness and compassion for others, and the will and skills to work in the world.

Children are met where they are and grow to be infused with understanding, resilience, a strong sense of their own capabilities, and a love of learning that will last a lifetime.

They receive an academically rigorous education in English, History, the Sciences and Mathematics infused with music, movement and the arts.

Waldorf Education

Waldorf education aims to inspire life-long learning in all students and to enable them to fully develop their unique capacities.

They integrate the arts in all academic disciplines. Music, movement and theater, writing, literature, legends and myths are not simply subjects to be read about and tested. They are experienced. Through these experiences, Waldorf students cultivate their intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual capacities to be individuals certain of their paths and to be of service to the world. 

Waldorf sees beyond competitive testing, academic placement, and rewards to motivate learning and allows motivation to arise from within. It helps engender the capacity for joyful life-long learning.

How we discovered Waldorf

Over the years, many synchronicities led us to a creative future for Apollo.

When we first put Apollo into childcare at 1.5 yo, our family was a part of collaborative community art space. One of the other artist tenants owned an in-home daycare that was conscious, creative, and gave lots of room for kiddos to explore and imagine. It really aligned with our life.

When Apollo was 3 yo, Devyn came across Waldorf Philosophy in a Paul Chek podcast and that stuck with him for when we started to look into his elementary education.

When we moved back to Seattle, the public charter school that he went to in the beginning of this year wasn’t a good choice for him and it wasn’t a school where our family felt seen or heard.

We were introduced to Mount Baker Waldorf Preschool and Bright Water when we were trying to find alternatives. We made the move to get him into that preschool for 2022-23 and we’re excited that he will transfer to another Waldorf school for elementary.

Education with one of his buddies!

Apollo will go on this journey of education with one of his friends, Sola. Having another family who aligns with our education choices and similar on how we move through life, is something special.

Both Apollo and Sola are kiddos of artists / conscious creatives. Creative play dates with lots of room for imagination has been a big thing for these two over the past year. Neighbors turned buddies, they went to the same preschool, public charter school, and now transferring to a Waldorf school together.

Knowing that Sola and her family chose this journey makes us feel safe and confident that they will get to experience Waldorf education.