About Mulberry School

Mulberry School started as a playgroup in 1993, inspired by the principles of Waldorf education. Our school now offers Grades One through Eight, Morning Garden and Kindergarten, and our well-loved Parent and Child programs. Mulberry School is an independent, non-denominational school, governed by the Faculty and Board of Directors, and supported by the Administrator and standing committees of the Board. We are a non-profit Ontario corporation and a registered charity.

Mulberry School is a Waldorf Developing school within the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America. Waldorf education was founded in 1919 by Rudolf Steiner in Stuttgart, Germany. Today there are more than 900 Waldorf Schools worldwide. The Waldorf curriculum and teaching methods address the whole child head, hands and heart, through each stage of the child's development.

Our outstanding faculty play primary roles in the life of our school. In addition to their Waldorf experience, our teachers have diverse educational credentials and excellence in many other fields.

At Mulberry School we encourage each child's natural love of learning by providing a beautiful, caring environment that engages the whole child. Our rich and integrated curriculum offers a balance of humanities, mathematics, literature, science, fine arts, physical education, music and handwork. Our children develop emotional stability, intellectual flexibility and moral values along with strong academic skills: a sound education for their future.

Mulberry School is enriched by its vibrant community. We celebrate seasonal festivals, offer parent information and education events, and host guest speakers on parenting issues and Waldorf education. Mulberry School welcomes children and their families from all religious, ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds.

Educational Philosophy

Waldorf education is schooling for responsibility, freedom and human dignity. Based on a deep understanding of the human being and his or her place in the universe, it lays the basis for the development of "human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives." Waldorf education gives the young person a thorough academic training, a creative approach to learning and thinking, and it fosters the development of wholeness.

Waldorf schools practice an approach to education that begins with a deep comprehension of the developing child (mind, body and spirit): what they are, how they develop, why they act and react in certain ways.

The Waldorf curriculum places great importance on appreciating each age level's mental, emotional and physical nature. For each of the grades the curriculum ensures that the materials presented are in harmony with the child's nature and needs. The uniqueness of the curriculum lies in how the children are taught. They are not addressed as beings of "head" alone, but of hands and heart as well.

A Waldorf education prepares the student to enter adulthood with self-discipline, independence, social awareness, analytical faculties, wonder and reverence for the world.