Chicago Waldorf School

Conceived around a kitchen table by a group of Chicago parents and educators, the Chicago Waldorf School opened in 1974 with a kindergarten class in a rented classroom at the Church of the Three Crosses in Lincoln Park. On the first day, there were five children and one teacher. Three years later, in 1977, a 1st Grade was added, and the school began to grow at a rate of one grade per year until the first nine-member 8th Grade graduated in 1985. The school remained at eight grades until 1994 when a 9th and 10th Grade were added and the high school established. The first nine 12th Graders graduated from the school in 1997.

In 2018, we moved into our permanent home here at the former Lyman Trumbull Elementary. Fifty years on, we’ve grown far beyond that first classroom, yet our commitment remains unchanged: to nurture curious, independent, and compassionate young people.