Wider - Wilder - Wonder-filled
To ensure access to all families who wish to take part in the Wild River program.
Wild River is an enrichment program that serves children from TK to 8th grade seeking a Waldorf education in Truckee, CA or the greater North Lake Tahoe area.
Wild River aligns with the World Waldorf Mission Statement:
"To awaken each student's capacity for love of learning, for independent thinking, and for heartfelt service to the world."
Our vision aims to:
- Honor children’s growth and development in their own time and in their own way: Inspire wonder-filled creativity and lifelong curiosity.
- Offer learning opportunities for children ages 4 - 13 that prepare them to move into higher learning with confidence in not only their academic skills, but their capacity to be innovative in thought.
- Nurture connections with nature so that children may be responsible stewards of Earth; strive to always create an atmosphere of rhythm, well-being, harmony and warmth.
- Build a strong community that encourages involvement, strengthens families and supports and promotes a balanced lifestyle.
Wild River's mission to continue to honor the wonder of childhood begins with a program that focuses on educating the whole child by igniting imagination (wilder), opening hearts (wider), and developing independent and ethical thinkers (wonder-filled).
The curriculum is Common Core aligned, developmentally appropriate, grounded in rhythm and relationship, and prioritizes peer building, ample time in nature, and place-based educational programs. Unique cornerstones of the Waldorf curriculum and Wild RIver’s program exist in specialty classes of Handwork, Music, Spanish, Gardening, Eco - Literacy, and Cyber Civics. Also, ingrained in the program, is an acknowledgement of the importance of family-balance.
- Our Wild River Fund will serve to anchor the program's operational needs,
- Enable the growth of specialty programs and teachers,
- Expand assistance to families who desire Waldorf education for their children.
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