1578 S. El Camino Real,
Encinitas, CA 92024

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Grade School

In the 2011-12 school year, Sanderling Waldorf School offers Grades 1-6. For 2012-13, we will offer Grades 1-7. As the oldest class "ages up" and we add a new first grade each year, we expect to offer a full Grade 1-8 program in the 2013-14 school year.

What is a Waldorf grades program?

A Waldorf grades program is a rich, developmentally based education that responds to and makes the most of what children are optimally ready to learn. The arts; foreign languages; movement; and music are fundamentally integrated into the curriculum.

How is this done?

The teacher engages the children in a main lesson by appealing to all pathways of learning -- the head, the heart and the hands. For example, a math lesson comes alive in a story; through manipulatives; in art; and in structured movement. By integrating the arts and activities into academic pursuits, the experience creates a lifelong love of learning in the child.

One of the keys to the success of the Waldorf educational philosophy is the Class Teacher, who ideally moves with the class from first through eighth grade. This continuity provides a true gift to students, parents and the teacher. It allows tailoring of the curriculum to meet the specific needs of the children. Personal and academic challenges are not "passed on;" instead, the teacher and parents work together in partnership to support the student's long term growth: academically, physically and socially.

Grades

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade

First Grade

Curriculum for Grade One
Numbers and Counting Roman Numerals German and Spanish through songs, poems, games Fairy Tales Pictorial introduction to the Alphabet Writing Reading Spelling Speech Exercises Observation of Nature Form Drawing	Watercolor Painting Knitting Modeling with Beeswax Pentatonic Flute Singing Eurythmy Circle Games Festivals

The first two hours of every morning are devoted to the Main Lesson. This is the time when the Class Teacher introduces and develops an academic theme over a period of weeks. In the first grade, the letters and numbers are learned with the aid of stories and art. For example, the "S" is drawn into the lesson books made by the children as the snake silently slithering through the grass

Students also benefit from instruction in singing, Spanish and German, physical education, eurythmy (a movement class unique to Waldorf), recorder, and handwork.

First Grade Tuition & Fees for 2012-13

$75 Application fee
$300 Registration fee
$500 Supply fee
$10,825 Tuition

Registration fee, materials fee and a 10 percent tuition deposit are due upon enrollment and are nonrefundable.
Classroom hours for 2011-12 (2012-13 TBD): M-W, 8:15 am-1:45 pm; Th, 8:15 am-12:30 pm, 8:30 am-1:15 pm. F, 8:15 am-1:45 pm. Fridays after dismissal: Form drawing at Moonlight Beach

Second Grade

Reading and writing are drawn primarily from the content of fables, nature stories, saint stories and legends. The first elements of composition are practiced. Speech development continues. Dramatic arts are introduced. Arithmetic, including basic operations with expanded application and larger numbers and the multiplication tables are explored.

Curriculum for Grade Two
Writing sentences Rhyming Basic Arithmetic operations German and Spanish through songs, poems, games Fables Legends Folk Tales Plays Choral Speaking Observation of Home Environment Symmetry - Mirror drawing	Painting Crocheting Pentatonic Flute playing and singing Modeling Beeswax Eurythmy - Social exercises Games Festivals

Second Grade Tuition & Fees for 2012-13

$75 Application fee
$300 Registration fee
$500 Supply fee
$11,350 Tuition

Registration fee, materials fee and a 10 percent tuition deposit are due upon enrollment and are nonrefundable.
Classroom hours for 2011-12 (2012-13 TBD): M-W, 8:15 am-2:30 pm; Th, 8:15 am-12:30 pm; F, 8:15 am-2:30 pm. Fridays after dismissal: Form drawing at Moonlight Beach

Third Grade

Reading, spelling, composition and grammar are refined. Studies of practical activities, emphasizing farming and house building as the basis for geography and science, begin. Creative and performance arts continue. Third grade begins the of study of mythology and folk culture through stories from the Old Testament. Arithmetic progresses to advanced application of basic operations, measurements of time, space, weights and money and facility with multiplication tables.

Curriculum for Grade Three
Grammar Punctuation Poetry Long Division Multiplication Music Notation Flute Playing on Choroi C-flutes German & Spanish House-Building Biblical Stories Agriculture and Gardening	Handwork of items for practical use (e.g.clothing) Eurythmy - Geometric Form and Rod Exercises Festivals String Instrument Playing (violin, viola or cello)

Third Grade Tuition & Fees for 2012-13

Fourth Grade

Curriculum for Grade Four
Composition Book Reports Times Tables Fractions Mapmaking Form drawing/braided figures Zoology - Human & Animal Local history and geography German & Spanish Norse sagas Cross-Stitch Embroidery	Modeling with clay String instrument playing American Indian stories Singing Eurythmy Festivals

Fourth Grade Tuition & Fees for 2012-13 (Combination 4th-5th Grade class)

Fifth Grade

Curriculum for Grade Five
Parts of Speech, Syntax, Descriptive writing Decimals Fractions Metric system Spanish Zoology Ancient history - India, Persia, Mesopotamia, and Greece Greek Mythology Life of Buddha, Zoroaster, Alexander the Great, and others Botany Geography of the United States	Knitting with four needles Wood carving Modeling Greek vases and columns in clay Three-part singing Eurythmy to poetry Tumbling and Gymnastics Pentathlon Agriculture and Gardening Festival

Fifth Grade Tuition & Fees for 2012-13 (Combination 4th-5th Grade class)

Sixth Grade

Curriculum for Grade Six
Advanced Grammar Expository, Descriptive, and Narrative writing Mathematical equations Percentages Latin sayings and proverbs Exact geometric drawing Physics Botany Geology Geography of Canada, Central and South America Spanish Life of Christ Life of Muhammad	Islam Medieval Europe and the Crusades Black and white drawing Painting landscapes Sewing stuffed animals and work aprons Woodworking with saws, rasps and gouges Bas-relief modeling Two- and three-part choral singing Descant, alto and tenor recorder Decathlon Team Sports Agriculture and Gardening Festivals

Sixth Grade Tuition & Fees for 2012-13 (Combination 6th-7th Grade class)

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Seventh Grade - Coming in 2012-13

Curriculum for Grade Seven

Arthurian Legends
Voyages of Discovery
The Renaissance
World Geography
Chemistry - combustion, chemical transformation
Physics - light, magnetism
Physiology: the nine systems
Astronomy
Inorganic Chemistry
Composition
Grammar
Spanish
The Reformation
Research papers

Tides, map reading, weather
Forms of poetry
Classical languages: Latin and Greek
Business Mathematics, Graphing, Algebra, Perimeters, Areas, Roots, Powers, Formulae
Exact geometrical drawing
Sewing and embroidery of hand puppets, slippers, etc.
Woodworking with mallets, gouges and chisels
Motets - Madrigals, ballads, Opera and oratorio
Descant, alto and tenor recorder
Tumbling and team Gymnastics
Team Sports
Modeling the human hand, foot, bones, etc. in clay
Agriculture and Gardening
Festivals

Seventh Grade Tuition & Fees

$75 Application fee
$300 Registration fee
$500 Supply fee
$11,350 Tuition

Registration fee, materials fee and a 10 percent tuition deposit are due upon enrollment and are nonrefundable.
Classroom hours for 2011-12 (2012-13 TBD): M-W, 8:15 am-2:30 pm; Th, 8:15 am-12:30 pm; F, 8:15 am-2:30 pm.

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Eighth Grade - Coming in 2013-14

Curriculum for Grade Eight

History: 1700-present
Shakespeare
Napoleon
World Geography
Business & Practical Writing
Compose a play
Life in Greek and Roman times
Geography of Asia, Australia & Antarctica
Chemistry: metals, gases, solids
Physiology: bones & muscles
Physics: sound, heat, aerodynamics

Grammar
Spanish

Practical mathematics - number bases, set concepts
Exact geometirical drawing, 3-dimensional
Classical languages: Latin and Greek
Theorems, volums of solids, laws of locii
Exact geometrical drawing
Sewing: garments, simple tunics, shirts, etc..
Woodworking with mallets, gouges and chisels; carving stools and boxes
Elizabethan songs, African-American spirituals
Symphonic form, American music
Descant, alto and tenor recorder
Greek wrestling
Team Sports
Modeling the human head in clay
Agriculture and Gardening
Festivals

Eighth Grade Tuition & Fees

Coming in 2013-14