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SHADE CANYON
A FREE and Unique Public School of Choice
with a Holistic, Nature-Based Program
for Diverse Learners
OUR MISSION
Shade Canyon School is a new public school of choice
with a curriculum inspired by
the principles of Public Waldorf education
that will open with grades TK-2 in September 2023
in Kelseyville, California.
We will then add one grade per year
until we offer grades TK-8.
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We believe that by honoring simplicity,
we will nurture the spark of the individual
and nourish a thriving community.
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Our mission is to cultivate inspired learners
through an education that engages head, heart, and hands.
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OUR INSPIRATION
Our Curriculum
Shade Canyon's program is inspired by an educational model that flows to us through a century of tradition yet dynamically responds to the place and the people where it settles.
This lasting education fosters dynamic thinking, creativity, and compassion – inspiring children to contribute their unique gifts to the world.
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At Shade Canyon, we focus on inspiring lifelong learners, nurturing the whole child
with a curriculum based on the principles of Public Waldorf education.
OUR ROOTS
Long ago, high on dry and brush-covered Mount Konocti, a saddle canyon created a haven of shade. There, a grove of canyon oaks grew up together. Their thick trunks now spiral up a hundred feet, into a canopy that refreshes any traveler that passes by.
We want to be a shade canyon, too, where inspired learners can sink their roots deep and reach for the sky.
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"Wisdom begins in wonder."
Socrates
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Mailing: PO Box 1233, Kelseyville, CA 95451
Physical: 4335 Sylar Lane, Kelseyville, CA 95451
707-245-7757