Sculpture also begins in the nursery with the modeling of figures out of colored beeswax and progresses to working with clay, stone, and metal. All the children sing, play the recorder, learn to read music, and by fourth grade choose an instrument for intensive study. Each year, every grade presents a play that relates to its academic program. By learning to knit, crochet, sew and work with wood and clay, students develop manual dexterity, patience, coordination, skill, appreciation for natural materials, a feeling for color, form, and design, and a personal sense of achievement. Each art follows a sequence of development from year to year and all of them supplement and reinforce the main lesson curriculum.
Artistic activity is woven into the entire fabric of each subject and is used to teach all subjects.
A school fulfills its function to the extent that its teaching is transformed into creative capacities for life. Waldorf graduates find that their learning has become a part of them, a resource upon which to draw, a guide to full and responsive living. Because of our rich curriculum and innovative teaching methods, our students develop a love of learning, a depth of understanding, and a distinctive individuality.