Upcoming Events

What’s the Big Deal About Screen Time, Anyway?

April 27, 2018 @ 8:00 am - May 6, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

To receive the full benefit of a Tucson Waldorf School education, parents are asked to carefully consider the effects of media and screen engagement, particularly for children under age 9.  Without media, children learn how to self-initiate play.  Eliminating media helps get away from the entertainment paradigm of parenting and schooling, and supports development of emotional […]

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Quail’s Nest Fall Registration Now Open

June 8 @ 9:00 am - September 30 @ 11:00 am
River Bend Campus, 3605 East River Road
Tucson, AZ 85718 United States

Welcome to a world of songs and play, of friends and food--a world of beauty where parents are relaxed and supported, where questions are answered, ideas are shared, and children are free to move, explore, and engage. -Ms. Tiffany   Our classes provide an opportunity for warm and supportive companionship with other families facilitated by an […]

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Recent News

Tucson Waldorf School Alumni Profile: Anastasia Wrenn, Class of 2011

Rebecca Briamonte

[This profile is an excerpt of our Alumni Newsletter. You may pick up a full copy in the office.] Name: Anastasia Wrenn Age: 20 Attended TWS: 2003 to 2011 Grades: 1st through 8th Teachers: Mabry, Hovland, Archer   Anastasia is a junior at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, where she is majoring in […]

“Project Wild Thing” Reflections from a Class Teacher: How time outdoors supports healthy development

Rebecca Briamonte

This award-winning documentary of one father’s desperate search for a way to help a generation of children reconnect with nature takes many twists and turns. The film opens with a scene where David Bond experiences quite a battle with his young children who are not interested in leaving their captivating screens to go outside to […]

“Project Wild Thing: Reconnecting Kids with Nature” | Treasuring Childhood Film & Lecture Series, 2016-2017

Rebecca Briamonte

Join us on Wednesday, October 19th  at 6:00 pm at the Tucson Waldorf School, 3605 East River Road for the screening and lively guided discussion with TWS faculty following film. Treasuring Childhood Events are generally designed for adults.  Babes-in-arms welcomed. Admission is free. Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected] . From the filmmaker: A revolutionary, award winning […]

Grades 1-8 Admissions

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Application Checklist Step 1: Contact Please contact our Enrollment Director, Rebecca Briamonte at 520.529.1032 for a brief conversation and to schedule your private or group tour (Talk & Tour). Step 2: Parent Visit Attend a Talk & Tour. Step 3: Application After your Talk & Tour, you are invited to apply. To begin your application, […]

Visitor Morning Tours | By Appointment

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Scheduled weekly by appointment, our tours are for adults only and offer an overview presentation of the unique Waldorf education offered here at Tucson Waldorf School. The morning includes information relevant to all programs and ages from parent-child classes through eighth grade.  Visitors will have an opportunity to briefly observe class in progress at several […]