Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
180 |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Spanish, Mandarin |
| Max. number of students per class |
Class sizes vary by grade, from 10 in preschool to 15-20 in elementary. |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Homework starts in 2nd or 3rd grade and builds to half an hour to an hour per night by 8th grade. |
| Supervised care before/after school |
WSL offers Aftercare and Extended Day programs until 6:00 p.m., along with afterschool sports and homework club for WSL middle school students. Early Childhood Aftercare runs from noon–3:00 p.m., with an option to stay up until 6:00 p.m., and serves WSL students in preschool and kindergarten. Extended Day runs from 3:00–6:00 p.m. and serves WSL students in grade 1 through 5. |
| School provided lunches |
Yes! WSL offers a healthy, nutritious, freshly prepared hot lunch Monday–Friday, in junior or regular portions. |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
WSL does its best to accommodate dietary restrictions. Lunches can usually be modified to be wheat-free, cow-milk-free, or vegetarian. WSL and its kitchen are nut-free (except for coconut), meaning WSL does not use nuts in any of its food or stock nuts in the kitchen. |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Indoor gym, soccer field, outdoor basketball court and a skating pond available for student use weather permitting |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Waldorf School of Lexington is an independent and accredited Waldorf school in the Greater Boston area serving students from preschool through grade 8. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
The Waldorf curriculum is carefully mapped to children’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development and is delivered through meaningful human connections that build a foundation for successful life-long learning. WSL weaves the values of civility and kindness into our daily work in the hopes of building a more tolerant, open-minded world. |