Our Diversity Statement

Orchard Valley Waldorf School commits to creating an educational and social environment in which families, faculty, and staff of diverse backgrounds feel welcomed, respected, and expressly valued. We define diversity as the broad spectrum of cultures, races, ethnicities, language speakers, genders, sexual orientations, religions and creeds, socioeconomic backgrounds, and abilities that together make up our communities, country, and world. 

As a Waldorf school committed to the evolution and growth of our philosophy and our educational approach, we do not condone, and pledge not to perpetuate any of Rudolf Steiner’s work that subtly or overtly suggests discrimination or judgment toward any race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, or socio-economic group. 

We are committed to deepening our understanding of how the privilege of dominant culture affects and shapes both our pedagogy and our society, and to engaging in the personal and collective self-reflection and inner work necessary to actively dismantle systems of oppression within ourselves, our school, and our communities. 

Using an anti-oppression lens of inclusion, diversity, equity, and justice, we commit to a continual and rigorous examination and advancement of our pedagogy, our policies, the creation and implementation of our curriculums, and our approach to tending the social and emotional health of our school community.