Our Mission Statement:
WSOC is committed to providing academic excellence through awakening in our students genuine enthusiasm, an interest in the world, a love of learning and a sense of purpose in life. The Waldorf curriculum meets the student's age-related capacities and develops the student's initiative, creativity, critical-thinking, and self-reliance. Our educational approach encourages balance, engaging the student cognitively, emotionally and actively across all disciplines. We recognize and welcome the unique gifts brought by each student.
Learn More About Us
The best way to learn more about Waldorf School of Orange County is to see it for yourself.
Click here for a video introduction to WSOC.
We offer regularly scheduled school tours which provide an ideal opportunity to visit our campus, meet the teachers and, best of all, see the education in action. For schedule details, please visit our events calendar.
Accessible-To-All (ATA) Tuition Adjustment
Waldorf School of Orange County is committed to making Waldorf education accessible to all families who value it, regardless of their financial situation. Our goal is to ensure that the acceptance of a child into our school is not dependent on the financial resources of the child's family—a concept that was important to Rudolf Steiner in the founding of Waldorf education. The ATA (Accessible-To-All) program is our approach to achieving that goal.
The ATA tuition adjustment program is designed around our philosophy that what we give individually strengthens the community and what we receive from the community strengthens us individually. This program makes a place for those families who cannot pay the full tuition. The following describes how we implement this program responsibly so that the community is strengthened by the program, and the individuals are as well.
Mission & Purpose
The Accessible-To-All program is a critical social and economic component to the overall well-being of WSOC. The mission and purpose of WSOC’s ATA program is to assist in the overall growth of the school while ensuring its financial stability. The ATA program at WSOC fulfills the following goals:
- ATA supports our goal of making Waldorf education possible for families who value it highly regardless of their ability to pay the full tuition.
- ATA supports cultural and economic diversity.
- ATA is a stabilizing economic force for WSOC.
- ATA both increases the contribution to the school's income and stabilizes enrollment without lessening our strong sense of financial responsibility.
An ATA agreement is entered into after a candid conversation requiring disclosure of the family's economic resources and needs and the school's representatives disclosing the same for WSOC.
