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Rudolf Steiner School - Upper School

United States, New York

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Lower School (Early Childhood 2s–K and Elementary School 1–6) is located at 15 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075. Upper School (Middle School 7–8 and High School 9–12) is located at 15 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075. Regular School Hours are 8:00 AM–3:00 PM, and After School Programs run 3:00 PM–5:30 PM. The school serves Nursery through Grade 12 across two campuses on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

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The Rudolf Steiner School offers a variety of after-school and extended-day programs for Lower School students (grades 1–6), including Morning Run, Chess Club, Junior Chorus, Silk Painting, Homework & Robotics, and an Academic Lab. AfterCare is available for Nursery through Grade 5. Extracurricular offerings are scheduled with multiple options, such as Chess Club on Mondays, Morning Run on Tuesdays, Junior Chorus on Wednesdays, Silk Painting on Thursdays, and Study Squad with engineering and robotics components on various days.

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees $10,500 - 24,450
Ages Not listed
Pupil numbers 266
Type Co-educational
Opened 1928
Bus Service No
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Rudolf Steiner School in New York is an independent day school offering a Waldorf Steiner Curriculum for Nursery through Grade 12 on two Manhattan campuses. Lower School (Early Childhood to Grade 6) is at 15 East 79th Street; Upper School (Grades 7–12) is at 15 East 78th Street. Founded in 1928, it was the first Waldorf School in North America and remains part of a Waldorf education network serving 1,000 schools in eighty countries. The school enrolls about 265 students, with small classes rarely exceeding 25 per grade. The Liberal Arts program weaves academic disciplines with artistic expression and practical work, reflecting the Waldorf conviction that education develops intellect, imagination, and will. Regular hours run 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., with After School Programs 3:00–5:30 p.m. Highlights include Main Lesson Seminars, language study, and a commitment to community service, peer tutoring, and meaningful field experiences such as a Kimberton Hills trip for students.

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