Inspiring a lifelong love for learning
Portland Waldorf School is a private, independent school located in Milwaukie, OR. We are the most established Waldorf School in the Portland metropolitan region and the only nursery through high school program in the Pacific Northwest.
Our arts-integrated, holistic education engages each child as a whole person, nurturing intellectual curiosity alongside artistic expression, emotional well-being, and a deep connection to themselves and the world around them. Our students are creative, independent thinkers who meet the world with initiative and purpose.
Explore Our Programs
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Early Childhood
Nursery through Kindergarten
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Elementary School
Grades First through Eighth
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High School
Grades Ninth through Twelfth
Why PWS?
Set on seven acres just 15 minutes from downtown Portland, Oregon, our campus is home to two spring-fed creeks, multiple play areas, two school buildings, a blacksmithing shop, athletic fields, abundant gardens, and a wood-fired oven.
Land Acknowledgement
Portland Waldorf School recognizes that we are here because of sacrifices forced upon the original people of this land. We honor with gratitude the Multnomah, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Cowlitz, Siletz, Tumwater, Watlala bands of the Chinook, the Tualatin, Kalapuya and many other Tribal nations and people of the Willamette and Columbia River regions, who belong to and have cared for this land since time immemorial. We honor and pay our respects to the Native American people of this land, past, present and future.
Upcoming Events
Welcome Assembly/Rose Ceremony
Tuesday, September 2, 11:45am-12:30pm
We celebrate the first day (Gds 1-12) of each school year with faculty, staff and students gathering in the gym for our Welcome Assembly and Rose Ceremony. Parents/caregivers are also welcome to attend. At the conclusion of the Welcome Assembly, all students return to their classrooms to continue their first day of school.
Early Childhood classes (which begin a day later than Grades and High School) have a special EC Warming Day welcome on their first day in each of their own classrooms.