Early Childhood

Sanderling Waldorf School started in 1996 as a home parent-toddler group. In 1997, the group hired a recent Waldorf teacher graduate to teach the first preschool class. The school grew slowly, but steadily over the years. In 1998, a parent-toddler program was added. In 2002, a second Nursery/Kindergarten class was added. Parent study and handwork groups started mid-year and grew. A third Nursery/Kindergarten class was added in 2010, eventually allowing the grade school to offer stand-alone grades classes every year, rather than combined classes. For the 2013-14 school year, Sanderling Waldorf's Early-Childhood program offers:

• Parent-child classes for three different age groups, from ages 9 months to 4 years
  
• Three mixed-age (ages 3-6) Nursery/Kindergarten classes

Grade School

In 2000, the first Grades class was started with the children who started the school. This class was continued through 3rd Grade. In 2004, a new 1st Grade class was formed. This class continued through 5th Grade. A new 1st Grade has been added each year since 2004. 

Current Grades

In the 2013-14 school year, the following grades are offered:

• 1st Grade
• 2nd Grade
• 3rd Grade
• 4th Grade
  
• 5th-6th Grade (combined class)
• 8th Grade
  

We encourage families with children older than those we serve, or with incoming 7th graders, to consider the Waldorf School of San Diego in City Heights, which offers Grades PreK-12.