Claim: Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor is one of two Waldorf Schools (a style first developed in Germany in 1919) in Michigan, where the task of the teacher is to provide an environment that teaches to each student with their unique academic, artistic, and physical gifts.
Evidence: The first Waldorf school opened in 1919 in Stuttgart, Germany. The Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor is a private school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It provides a Waldorf based education for students in grades PreK–12, and is one of two Waldorf Schools in the State of Michigan. Grades 1-8 All Rudolf Steiner School teachers recognize that each student has unique academic, artistic and physical gifts. The task of the teacher is to provide the inspiration and environment in which these gifts can be cultivated.