Shining Mountain Waldorf School

Offering Waldorf Education in the heart of an innovative city on a beautiful campus set against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains

Our Programs

EARLY CHILDHOOD

The Early Childhood Education program is a mixed age, play-based kindergarten where imagination and exploration create a foundation for learning in your child.

LOWER SCHOOL

The Lower School curriculum takes your child from the early age of imagination and imitation to a rich immersion in world cultures, with academic learning embedded in an artistic context.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Middle School curriculum builds on the foundation of strong academics and includes outdoor education experiences, community service opportunities, social/emotional learning, a practical arts program, and an inclusive athletics program where all are welcome to participate regardless of skill level.

HIGH SCHOOL

The High School curriculum supports the development of students with their ability to move from absolute to abstract thought and reasoning. The high school pedagogy is aimed at helping each student to discover meaning and their own unique place in the world.

Our Purpose

We are a community dedicated to educating children to lead and serve the world in truth, beauty and goodness.

Our Promise

Shining Mountain Waldorf School promises to families who join our community and become stewards of our school, that their children through their education will grow up to lead meaningful lives, serving the world in truth, beauty and goodness.

- Sarah Gillis, SMWS Class of 2012 and Sr. Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX

“I feel like one of the really important things that you get out of a Waldorf education is curiosity—curiosity to go and learn and explore what’s out there in the world. I fell into engineering and a path that I don’t think I would have anticipated, but having an arts background where you’re bringing creativity and imagination into problem-solving, there’s a really incredible synergy between those.”

- Sarah Gillis, SMWS Class of 2012 and Sr. Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX

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