We've had a mostly (nobody' perfect) great experience at this school too. 2 of my kids transitioned here after an overwhelmingly negative experience at Corvallis Waldorf School. It took time for them to shake off the damage that had been done there, but they were warmly embraced by Philomath Elementary and we received wonderful support from the teachers, principal, and counselor there. It isn't easy for a school to clean up the damage done by another, but they really did that, here. My kids all started loving to learn. They felt safe and secure for the first time (still working on forgiving myself for thinking my 10s of 1000s of dollars were paying for my kids to be misguided and mistreated at a private school).
Philomath Elementary feels like a private school because of the small ratio of teachers to students. It is a creative and positive environment. I'm still kicking myself for thinking they would be better off in a more "spiritual" private setting. My kids are happy. They've developed great friendships. Their social skills have been revived (they were so oppressed at CWS). And they are LEARNING. One of my kids is severely dyslexic and has auditory processing disorder. He is receiving so much more support from this school and the district than he did at the previous school. Each of his teachers has implemented a special program for him and he is totally on track now (and happy). read more