Alumni

We are extremely proud of our alumni who have left Kimberton Waldorf School to do some amazing things. From volunteering at an orphanage in Mexico to gaining the prestige of being named, “The Julia Childs of compost,” there are countless stories that we can share. One alumna spent part of last summer in Botswana helping people with AIDS while another was teaching children in an orphanage how to use the computer and sew. When leaving Kimberton Waldorf School, we experience graduates who are bold and see that the world is their canvas to create, engage and change.

Please visit this page often as we will continually update the stories from our alumni. We hope that if you attended KWS for any period of time in our 60+ years’ history that you can send us an update to share with other alumni, parents and prospective students.

Mary Hirsch
Director of Development

Waldorf education provides a well-rounded foundation as our students move out into the world to attend many of the top colleges and universities in the country, engage in meaningful service, or work in many different professions. The Survey of Waldorf Graduates, conducted by David Mitchell and Douglas Gerwin, indicates that Waldorf Education is achieving the following in its graduates:

• Multiple Intelligences and Cross Disciplinary Learners
• Global Consciousness and Sustainability
• Basis for Moral Navigation
• Creative Problem Solving
• High Levels of Social Intelligence
• Environmental Stewardship
• High Levels of Emotional Intelligence
• Thinkers Who Think Outside the Box

According to this recent study of Waldorf graduates:

• 94% attended college or university
• 47% chose humanities or arts as a major
• 42% chose sciences or math as a major
• 89% are highly satisfied in choice of occupation
• 91% are active in life-long education
• 92% placed a high value on critical thinking
• 90% highly values tolerance of other viewpoints

Where Are Waldorf Students Accepted and Where Do They Go?

"The simple answer is, 'everywhere.' They go to schools from Amherst to Yale, from the University of Maine to the University of California at San Diego. They go to local community colleges and to elite Ivy League universities. Some go to design schools, music, visual and performing art schools."

- Excerpt from "Life After Waldorf High School" by Abraham Entin, published by AWSNA

Please view the Summer 2011 Newsletter below.