Community Corner
Valley Stream Residents Celebrated as Graduates of The Waldorf School
The Waldorf School of Garden City Recognizes Esteemed Class of 2023
The Waldorf School of Garden City recently celebrated Valley Stream’s Soleil Clearly and Jiaqi (August) Liu as being among the esteemed graduates of the class of 2023. The Waldorf School of Garden City is Long Island’s only N-12 Waldorf program and has been nationally recognized as a leader in the education field from early childhood through high school. Clearly will be attending SUNY Oneonta to study Human Development and Liu will be attending Rutgers University to study Biology in the fall. This year’s class of The Waldorf School of Garden City graduates joins a long list of alumni who have gone on to become leaders in a range of industries championing initiatives that improve quality of life throughout the world.
The Waldorf School of Garden City was established in 1947 and is an independent college preparatory day school for children in Nursery through twelfth grade, as well as Parent-Child Programs. The school derives its curriculum after the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, which takes a holistic, 21st century approach to developing students’ intellectual, artistic and critical thinking skills by inspiring their natural imagination and creativity. Its sprawling 10-acre campus features playgrounds, gardens and playing fields along with comprehensive indoor facilities including a large gymnasium, performance space and library. In line with the Waldorf philosophy, the school also includes three laboratories, fiber arts studio, a woodshop, music rooms and visual arts studios.
For more information about The Waldorf School of Garden City, visit www.waldorfgarden.org.
