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Rudolf Steiner developed Waldorf Education on 1920. He was known to be Austria Meta physicist and philosopher from his concept and views on child development where Waldorf Education based.

Rudolf Steiner deeply believed that the development of our children was paralleled to world history and the development of all mankind. Because of his beliefs Rudolf Steiner tailored the Waldorf school curriculum to compliment it. A great example of this aspect of the Waldorf education can clearly be seen in the Waldorf social studies curriculum:

• Grades K-1 - Consists of fairytales and folktales

• Grade 2 - Consists of fables and stories of the saints

• Grade 3 - Consists of Old Testament of the bible stories

• Grade 4 - Consists of Norse & Native American legends and sagas

• Grades 5 & 6 - Consists of the Indus Valley cultures, Egypt, Greece, & Rome

• Grade 7 & 8 - Consists of The Middle Ages, Renaissance, Age of Enlightenment and Revolutions

• High school - Consists of the modern world and their future.

All lessons runs on Waldorf School consist of 2-3 long blocks. His thematic units, in which all the subjects including math, science, history and language arts are all related back to the main theme. Rudolf Steiner also believed in educating the "whole child" and also integrating a strong arts and movement based teaching style into the Waldorf Education Method.

Each and every morning is begun with movement and recitation exercises that are designed to stimulate the child's mental alertness and functioning. This is then followed by the main lesson which is an intensive one to two hour lesson on the main topic that is currently being studied. The Waldorf curriculum also includes art. There are regular weekly lessons that are in geometric form drawing, crafts, water color painting and also movement arts.