Beyond
Beyond WSA:
This page follows our students past grade eight. It describes where they head next, what they carry with them, and how the years here build toward that. Alumni stories sit alongside the list of high schools. If you are deciding whether to start your child here, this is one way to see the long view.
Ready for high school, and beyond
Eighth grade here is a launch, prepared deliberately. Students work through Algebra I, write and defend research, run experiments, and perform on stage every year since first grade. High schools notice. Graduates go on to Academe of the Oaks, Paideia, Woodward, DeKalb School of the Arts, and Decatur High School, and in time to more than 80 colleges.
Alumni Spotlights
Gabe Wright, Class of 2016, balanced an Ivy League course load with volunteering and athletics, drawing on the work ethic and curiosity he built here. Maggie has spent a decade as an occupational therapist while keeping up music and art. Matt works in tech, using the critical thinking and creativity fostered at WSA. Sasha Collins found his calling through Waldorf education, which also taught him to live a balanced life.
Beyond WSA: High School
We prepare students for the high school of their choice. Because their skills, interests, and locations differ, graduates attend a range of public and private high schools. Contact our Enrollment Director, Stacey Alston, at enrollment@waldorfatlanta. org for more information.
What this looks like in practice
In the grades, the day mixes academics with art, music, and movement. Children write, draw, and build as they learn. Parents see main lesson books filling with their child's work, and hear recitations and songs practiced at home. Performances on stage happen every year, starting in first grade. By the upper grades, students are running experiments, writing research, and defending it out loud.
What a parent notices at home is a child who can start a task and stay with it. Children who speak up in a group. Children who ask questions and then look for answers themselves. These habits begin young and grow each year. Deciding where your child spends the day is really a decision about the years ahead, and this page shows you where those years can lead.
