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The Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) is a nonprofit membership organization of independent Waldorf schools and institutes in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
The association was founded in 1968 to support schools and institutes. Our vision is to strengthen and nurture Waldorf education and to advance Waldorf principles worldwide.
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The Essential Benefits of Play: A Research-Based Perspective
An expanding body of interdisciplinary research confirms what many educators and parents instinctively know: unstructured, child-led play builds critical capacities across the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains.
From Waldorf Classmates to Indie Icons
Before they were known as Panda Bear and Deakin—core members of the pioneering experimental band Animal Collective—Noah Lennox and Josh Dibb were classmates at the Waldorf School of Baltimore.
Whistler Waldorf earns ecoschool certification
Student-powered sustainability efforts earned them Canada’s highest school-environmental distinction setting the stage for future environmental leadership.
