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Waldorf School Associations

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

285 Hungry Hollow Rd., Spring Valley, NY 10977. (845) 352-1690.

Memberships, semi-annual newsletter, lists of resources and Waldorf programs, publications

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)

3911 Bannister Rd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628. (916) 961-0927

Lists of schools, publications, Renewal (semi-annual journal on Waldorf education)

Americans for Waldorf Education (AWE)
5622 Brisbane Drive 
Chapel Hill, NC  27514 

AWE seeks to support Waldorf education by providing general information on it
(articles, experiences, research), by answering questions from the press and the public,
and by correcting myths, misunderstandings and misinformation about Waldorf education.

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN)
285 Hungry Hollow Rd, Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 845-352-1690
Our mission is to protect and nurture the healthy development of the young child.
We provide resources for early childhood educators and parents interested in Waldorf early childhood education.

The Association of North American Waldorf Music Educators
Supporting, strengthening and contributing to the growth and health of Waldorf music education.

Waldorf Student Reading List is an excellent compilation of recommended books for students.  

There is a copy in the Parent Library in the Mountain Oak Office, and a link if you wish to order a copy for yourself.  A revised edition is due to be published in 2012  as well.

Watch The Tuesday for further information.

"The Child Today" articles by counselor and reseacher Kim John Payne
 "Taming the Media Monster" by psychologist and educator Thomas Poplawski
 "The Importance of Sleep" by EWS teacher Tim Marsden

Related Resources

The Online Waldorf Library offers many articles of interest on many topics. See the journals page, and in particular the Waldorf Journal Project.
The Nature Institute offers a wealth of incisive, thoughtful study related to nature, science and technology.
WeStrive provides a community platform for anthropsophically-inspired political, economic and social approaches to today's world issues.

Our entire library available to parents will be listed here soon, check back again soon!

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA ’04) and the Arizona Administrative Code (AAC) define child find requirements to ensure eligible infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children have access to early intervention or special education and related services. IDEA, Parts B and C (34 C.F.R. §§ 300 et seq.,
34 C.F.R. §§ 303 et seq.) and the A.A.C. R7-2-401 (C)(D).

Child Find Activities
1.    What is a Public Education Agency’s (PEA) "child find" responsibility?
PEAs are required to establish, implement and disseminate to its school-based personnel and all parents within the PEA’s boundaries of responsibility written procedures for the identification and referral of all children with disabilities age birth-21, regardless of the severity of their disability.

2.    What additional child find activities are the responsibilities of a unified school district, elementary school district or union high school district?
They will identify, locate and evaluate all children with disabilities within their geographic region who are in need of special education and related services, including, children who are homeless, highly mobile, including migrant children, wards of the state, children attending private school, and children who are suspected of being a child with a disability and in need of special education, even though they are advancing from grade to grade. Children aged birth to 2 years, 10 ½ months are referred to the Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP).

3.    What child find activities are the responsibilities of charter schools?
For a school-aged child (K-12) the charter school in which the student is enrolled is accountable for child find activities. It is the school’s responsibility to identify and evaluate students with disabilities, including children who are suspected of being a child with a disability and in need of special education, even though they are advancing from grade to grade.  For a child aged 2 years, 10 ½ months to 5 years the charter school shall refer the child to the child’s district of residence.   Infants and toddlers aged birth to 2 years, 10 ½ months are referred to AzEIP.

Why Waldorf Works
Waldorf Education has grown from its humble beginnings in North America to include more than 160 schools across the continent, 250 early childhood centers, 17 teacher training institutes, 1 school entirely adapted for children with special needs, 1 school adopted by Native Americans and 8 schools with educational programs designed in partnership with farms practicing organic or biodynamic agriculture. So as you can see, this independent school movement has grown to have a huge reach and influence across the continent and remains as exciting and challenging as the day it started.

Waldorf Today

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN)!
Our mission is to protect and nurture the healthy development of the young child. We provide resources for early childhood educators and parents interested in Waldorf early childhood education.

Alliance for Childhood

Yavapai County Charter School Association
The Yavapai County Charter School Association was organized as a voluntary educational partnership. The organization will work together to meet the needs of Charter Schools in Yavapai County and create a unique voice within the educational community.

Arizona Department of Education