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Richmond Waldorf School

Richmond, VA   |  www.richmondwaldorf.com

Mission

Our Mission Richmond Waldorf School provides a learning environment that promotes independent thinking, cultivates creativity, builds confidence, and develops practical skills. Our proven, holistic approach to education lays the foundation for a life full of meaning and purpose. We embrace every opportunity to develop curious, confident, and capable individuals who can bring forth healthy change in the world.

Ruling year info

1990

Director of Administration

Andrew Ross

Main address

1301 Robin Hood Road

Richmond, VA 23227 USA

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EIN

54-1518603

NTEE code info

Educational Services and Schools - Other (B90)

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Early Childhood

At Richmond Waldorf School, the Early Childhood program includes both preschool and Kindergarten. Our program fosters creativity, cooperation, and imagination. Focused creative play, rich storytelling, goal-oriented tasks, and healthy social interactions provide the foundation for future academic excellence and personal well-being.

Our mixed-age classrooms provide children with a homelike and loving environment where they can grow and thrive. Each day has rhythm and balance to give children the space they need to enliven their imaginations and use their will as they explore, play, and socialize. Our teachers know they are educating the whole child, building cognitive connections and laying a strong foundation for creative, conceptual, and abstract thinking. We take great care to create a structured, nurturing, consistent, and enriching environment.

Population(s) Served



Our Elementary School program, Grades 1-5, meets children’s curiosity and interest in the world with a broad range of subjects that are presented imaginatively and through direct experience.

The Elementary School day begins with the Main Lesson—a block of time devoted to a particular subject for three to four weeks. Academic subjects engage the students intellectually, emotionally, and physically, and they incorporate drawing, painting and modeling, movement, music, and drama, in order to enhance the students’ experience and self-expression.

The Main Lesson is led by the class teacher, who accompanies the students through a series of grades, building on past lessons and laying the foundation for future studies.


Population(s) Served

Our Middle School program, Grades 6-8, here at Richmond Waldorf School strengthens students’ intellectual, emotional, and social skills in preparation for high school and beyond.

A focus on the arts helps the students develop their capacities for self-expression, practicality, and self-reliance.

Through an interdisciplinary approach that reveals the connections among subjects, Middle School students explore essential topics and questions that will help them develop the foundation for a meaningful life.

Population(s) Served

Aftercare is available from Monday through Friday from 1:00 to 6:00 pm on days when school is in session. Aftercare may be contracted by semester or on a drop-in basis (daily drop-in subject to space limitations).

The Richmond Waldorf School Aftercare program includes:

Rest times for participating Early Childhood students
Indoor and outdoor playtime for all participating students

Population(s) Served

Sprouts class is designed for parents/caregivers and their little ones. Our goal is for the children to have a positive, nurturing first-time experience in a school setting, and for parents to have a space to talk about childrearing and learn more about the Waldorf parenting approach. Here you and your child will experience our Waldorf Early Childhood Program first hand, as the Sprouts morning is a modified version of a typical day in our Early Childhood classes.

You will also be able to meet other young families and spend some time discussing topics in child growth and development, learn how Waldorf educators nurture young children and at the same time get to have a front row seat watching the children play.

Over the course of six weeks, you may experience:

Creative indoor and outdoor play
Helping prepare and enjoy nutritious snacks together
Circle time
Storytelling
Crafts
Educational readings/podcasts for discussion

Population(s) Served
Parents

Our gentle, nurturing program that provides a healthy balance of indoor and outdoor activities for Children ages 3 1/2 to Rising Kindergarten (up to 6 years old). Following the rhythm of our Early Childhood classrooms, Summergarden gives children the space they need to enliven their imaginations, make friendships, and participate in fun, developmentally appropriate activities all summer long.

Population(s) Served
Students
Ethnic and racial groups
LGBTQ people
Non-adult children
Students
Ethnic and racial groups
LGBTQ people
Non-adult children
Students
Ethnic and racial groups
LGBTQ people
Non-adult children
Students
Ethnic and racial groups
LGBTQ people
Non-adult children
Students
Ethnic and racial groups
LGBTQ people
Non-adult children
Students
Ethnic and racial groups
LGBTQ people
Non-adult children

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Richmond Waldorf School

Board of directors
as of 09/22/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ashley Long

Kadie Parsley

Marianne Kelliher

Brooke Anderson

Heather Simon

Ashley Long

Melissa Smallfield

Ron Volpicella

Andrew Ross

Brionna Nomi

Letitia Amey

Leah Meekins

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/22/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 05/04/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.