Our school began with a small group of parents who shared a strong concern for educating their children in the most positive way. These committed individuals had been involved together in a study group. As the idea of a Waldorf school began to germinate, a Board of Trustees was formed in the fall of 1987, and the first kindergarten class formed in January 1988. A room was rented in a church in Costa Mesa, where five children joined our founding teacher, Phyllis Gilmer.