Suncoast Waldorf School provides a comprehensive and balanced academic, artistic, and practical education for students in grades Pre-K through 8, with an outstanding curriculum based upon Waldorf traditions.  We are a community of teachers, staff, parents, and friends who honor childhood, and value each stage of human development.   Our aim is to provide young people with the capacity for freedom of thought, empathy, and initiative, so they will be able to make meaningful contributions to society and the world.

Vision Statement

The vision of Suncoast Waldorf School is to send out into the world young people who are free-thinking, moral beings able to direct their lives with purpose.  With an unerring sense of commitment we will:

• Provide a full, interdisciplinary educational program which balances and integrates the humanities, sciences, and languages with visual, dramatic and musical arts, as well as applied kinesthetic arts and sports.
   
• Uphold financial stability, administrative responsibility, and responsiveness to the school community’s needs.
   
• Sustain a faculty and staff committed to professional excellence and provide for their continued professional development.

• Demonstrate a measurable level of excellence in student achievement.
   
• Maintain a fully developed campus of  outstanding facilities.
   
• Create a school environment which is safe, healthy, caring and respectful, and conducive to the development of self-esteem in students, teachers, and staff.

• Encourage the active and meaningful participation of the parent community and facilitate adult education in the Waldorf philosophy.
   
• Build a vibrant and inclusive school community that contributes in meaningful ways to the wider community.

School of the Suncoast is profoundly dedicated to bringing children and families in the Tampa Bay area the highest quality classical education available today. Its pure Waldorf curriculum promotes creativity, critical thinking, social responsibility, and a lifelong love of learning.

Based on the philosophy and pedagogical principles of Rudolf Steiner, the Waldorf education provides a comprehensive education in response to the needs of the child at each stage of development. This guiding principle assists in the unfolding of each child’s physical, emotional, and intellectual capabilities.

School of the Suncoast teachers are Waldorf-trained, and provide a creative, supportive learning environment,  with a strong commitment to excellence in all basic academic skills. They present the classics, foreign languages, history, geography, mathematics, science - the subjects today's child needs as a foundation for tomorrow's complex and challenging world.  But children also learn to knit, paint, sew, sculpt, play musical instruments, build, and develop other practical skills which helps to create a self sufficient, well rounded individual, able to confidently fulfill his or her own destinies and make positive contributions to our society and the world.
making the ideals of Waldorf education a reality in the Tampa Bay area.  Our entire community invites you to visit us and discover more about our commitment to preparing children for a lifetime of learning and creative exploration.

School of the Suncoast is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, and is affiliated with the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America, one of the world’s  largest independent school movements. There are nearly one thousand Waldorf and Steiner schools worldwide.

School of the Suncoast is not affiliated with any church or religious organization, and welcomes children and families of any race, creed, religion, or ethnic origin.