Education that nurtures the head, hands, and heart.
A K-12 public charter school guided by the Core Principles for Public Waldorf Education.
Desert Marigold School seeks to provide an educational context that emphasizes intellectual achievement and the imaginative, artistic, and moral growth of its students. By addressing their heads, hands and hearts, Desert Marigold encourages students to be lifelong learners and independent thinkers as well as self motivated, self-disciplined, creative, adaptable and responsible individuals.
What is Public Waldorf?
“Receive the children in reverence, educate them in love, and send them forth in freedom.”
- Rudolf Steiner
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Our campus is situated on a beautiful, sprawling 12-acres near the base of South Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona. Schedule your tour today to learn more about our school and its unique educational approach.
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at Desert Marigold School
Help us bridge the gap between what we receive in state funding and the actual cost of running a Public Waldorf school. Your tax-deductible donation to our annual Sustaining Fund ensures we can continue our mission of providing excellent Public Waldorf education to our students now and for years to come.
“Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility—these three forces are the very nerve of education.”
— Rudolf Steiner
