25 Years of Academics Infused with Art and Nature
Nurturing the student's relationship with the living earth, with each other and with themselves.
Mixed aged classes for grades 1 - 6, Outdoor Kindergarten, Outdoor Preschool, and a Parent-Child program.
2025 Summer CAMp
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Our Programs
If you are interested in finding out more about our programs, or are ready to apply, please fill out an inquiry form and we will contact you within 1 business day.
We are excited to offer our 2025 - 2026 school year. We are fortunate to have small class sizes, ample indoor classroom spaces, and our thoughtfully designed playground space offers plenty of outdoor space to accommodate our many outdoor programs.
The early childhood years at Madrona School are full of wonder, nurtured in a cozy, home-like environment, and as the child develops, increasingly spent outdoors. Research supports Madrona School’s emphasis on a play-based curriculum for the early years.
3 Multi-Aged Outdoor Early Learning Programs
Salmonberry Pre-K/Kindergarten Class (Ages 4 - 6)
Huckleberry Preschool Class (Ages 2 1/2 - 4)
Parent/Child Class (Ages 12* - 36 months) *must be walking
Our grade school curriculum delivers a classical education, teaching the traditional academic subjects (like mathematics, language arts, science) through an interdisciplinary approach that weaves in storytelling, movement, music and the arts every day. The Waldorf curriculum consciously strives to develop the whole child, not just intellectually, but also physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually.
Founded in 1999 by a group of committed parents and teachers, Madrona School, a waldorf school, is celebrating its 25th school year. The school now serves 72 children in Parent-Child, Preschool, Kindergarten and 1st through 6th grades. Set amongst towering trees, tucked away in the heart of Winslow on Bainbridge Island, our school integrates a classical education with movement, the arts, and the wonder of nature, to meet each student's developmental needs.
Waldorf pedagogy is a developmentally appropriate, experiential, and academically rigorous approach to education. It integrates the arts in all academic disciplines for children … to enhance and enrich learning. Waldorf education aims to inspire lifelong learning in all students and to enable them to fully develop their unique capacities.
Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility -- these three forces are the very nerve of education." -Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf education
105 Winslow Way West, PO Box 11371, Bainbridge Island WA 98110 | 206-855-8041 | office@madronaschool.org
Running, jumping, tumbling, climbing, balancing, wrestling, and pushing/pulling/carrying heavy objects are all examples the kind of deep, physical play that helps develop their sense of proprioception which opens pathways to physical, emotional and intellectual learning.