Program Overview

Otto Specht School provides a Waldorf curriculum adapted to each child’s developmental and learning needs, emphasizing movement, hands-on learning, outdoor education, and the arts.

High School students have the opportunity to earn either a high school diploma or certificate of completion. Classes have a ratio of no more than one teacher to five children, and each child benefits from an individualized pedagogical program designed to address their particular needs. While the program is designed for full time K-12 (up to age 21) education, we do offer part time enrichment programming for students who are either home schooled or enrolled in another program. We work closely with the neighboring Green Meadow Waldorf School, including integration into some classes, when appropriate, and the opportunity for Middle and High School students to participate in extracurricular athletic and other programs. We also offer individual therapies to help support learning and development, including Speech, Physical Therapy, Music Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Counseling, Art Therapy, Eurythmy Therapy, Adapted Physical Education, and more.

Admissions Overview
A teacher helps a young boy with his watercolor painting at Otto Specht School, while another young student boy looks on in the background. There is a row of rainbow watercolor paint pots on the desk in front of them.
A group of young male students smile at the camera while sitting down at a long table for cups of tea and snacks.
A female teacher leans over the desk of a male student to instruct him while he is working on his paper at Otto Specht School.
A young female student and a male teacher at Otto Specht School are sitting outside by two cabins, roasting marshmallows over a campfire built in the stones.
A young male student with a blue shirt and dark hair is standing outside a paddock with another student in a green coat, looking at two light blonde colored horses.
A male teacher and male high school student at Otto Specht School are working on a woodworking project together and operating a machine together over a piece of wood.
A group of young students at Otto Specht School are singing in a line with their teacher who is conducting them with her hands in the air.
A couple of student and one female teacher with long red hair are picking apples at an orchard near Otto Specht School.
A group of students and teachers gathered in a classroom at Otto Specht School. Some are standing and some are sitting on long tables at the edges of the room.