WWS at a Glance
About
- Founded in 1969
- Coeducational
- Preschool through grade 12
- Waldorf/Steiner-based education
Location
- 4800 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, Maryland
- 1 mile from the DC border at MacArthur Blvd
- Six-acre campus bordering parkland and in walking distance of the Potomac River
- Take a virtual tour
Class Size & Ratio
- Student-teacher ratio of 7-to-1
- Average class size of 20 in the Lower School and 15 in the High School
Accreditations
Good Food Lunch Program
- Healthy and delicious lunch made daily by our in-house chef
- Focus on nutrition and sourcing local/organic ingredients
- Dairy Free, Gluten Free, and Vegan options available
Students
- 278 students
- 50% girls, 49% boys, 1% nonbinary
Faculty
- 41 full-time faculty members, 34 part-time faculty members
- 66% of faculty members with advanced degrees
- More than half of faculty members with more than 10 years of teaching experience
Athletics
- Member of the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference
- Soccer, cross country, basketball, and baseball/softball (Lower School and High School)
Arts
- Arts integrated throughout the curricula
- Classes in bookbinding, drawing, fiber arts, metalworking, painting, sculpture, woodworking, and more
- Robust music program
- Performing arts opportunities throughout the grades