Desert Star provides a nurturing
learning community that honors and respects the wonder
of childhood. In this age of pervasive media and technological
influences Desert Star offers a healthy, balanced alternative
that draws upon both age-old traditions and cutting edge
research to determine how to best teach children and meet
their needs.
The
Waldorf approach of “head, heart and hands”
helps children to integrate and retain what they learn
through experiential, multi-sensory and emotionally engaged
learning experiences. Our educational methods and curriculum
are designed to invigorate the mind intellectually, engage
the heart through experiences with creativity, beauty
and wonder and to work actively with the hands and body
throughout the day.
Gardner
recognized that each child possesses a unique blend of
intelligences, i.e.: linguistic, logical-mathematical,
musical, spatial, bodily kinesthetic, interpersonal, and
intrapersonal. Beyond just recognizing a child as a visual,
auditory or kinesthetic learner, Desert Star’s approach
focuses on “bringing forth” the student’s
full potential in each area of intelligence.
Our
goal is to provide a learning environment in which children
thrive and develop into balanced, creative, confident
and compassionate individuals who love learning and have
a great deal to contribute to our society and the planet.
Why Choose Desert Star School?