This is a Waldorf inspired school. It is so amazing in it's approach to education! Really innovative and interesting. Do yourself a favor and research the Waldorf Educational values.
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Posted by a parent on 10/04/09
My children attended DMS for many years. The campus is beautiful and the waldorf curriculum is fantastic. However, it seems to be filled with empty promises and lack of follow through. They preach alot of collaboration and community, however, the adults in the community, especially the administration
... Read more and faculty have alot of growing up to do. They shirk away from any type of conflict, try to ignore it and as a result many families leave after years of trying to work in their 'collaborative community' model. They are not interested in what the parents want, they simply want to push their own personal agendas. I want a school that walks their own talk!! Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/23/09
My child has attend DMS since the 2nd grade. She has just graduated the 8th grade. She received a well rounded and wonderful education.
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Posted by a parent on 07/10/09
I admit it's been hard finding the right thing to do at Desert Marigold. So I've been spending more time studying the works of Rudolf Steiner. He believed that the children already have knowledge and that the work of the teacher and adults is to remove encumbrances. He said there is a curriculum that
... Read more will really meet these children and in a way make their souls sing. I did not understand all this until I took a study course that my daughter's teacher taught. I know now that education starts with the feeling life and with the soul and I feel that I am a better parent for the education my daughter is receiving. If you have a chance, send your child. I heard they're all filled up for the next school year, but maybe you'll get lucky. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/29/09
When I think public school I gag at the send them to the office for punishment, script teaching that 'meets the standards.' For getting any rambunctious boy into juve hall? I love this Waldorf charter school, love it! My boy would never do anything besides play the video games, he was just a couple
... Read more of big thumbs, all of a sudden he wants to sing, and play recorder and knit. Then I go to a parent meeting and learn that knitting is like Thinking, that following that thread until you get yourself a sweater, well, it's like making an idea come true! This school has totally opened up horizons for my child. And it's been wonderful for me too. I am treated like an individual, and I honor my son's teacher who has had the stamina to stay with him all these years! Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/29/09
I was disgruntled for five years. For five years I thought those people at Desert Marigold were not meeting my children's needs. This past year a teacher reprimanded me for taking my child home early. What nerve. Now my children are at different schools. I feel they are conforming more, and meet
... Read more the state standards for education. Still, I am beginning to wonder if there is more to life than meeting these standards and I wish I had found a way to work out my differences with the administration at Desert Marigold. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/29/09
Okay. So I went to highschool and I was really happy to get out of that Waldorf school where we were always hearing stories about nature and stuff. I figured that my mom just wanted me to be nice and not be in a bad situation. But then I get to highschool and I know about 1,000 times more than anyone
... Read more else. Like people know the answers to stuff but they never know why, and they never ask questions. There's a lot of times I'm bored and the teachers get mad at me but I think it's because they don't really know as much as they're pretending. At Desert Marigold, even if I felt bored, I knew that I was learning cool stuff. Read less
Posted by a student on 05/29/09
If you are looking for a true Waldorf education, you will not find it here. There is a loose use of the Waldorf methods, when they are used at all. I found my children received more of a waldorf style of education by enrolling them in a traditional public school. The head administrator is also painfully
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Posted by a parent on 05/27/09
I had my children in DMS for 4 years and every year it became more and more disappointing. I tried to remain hopeful because I believe in the Waldorf philosophy of child development and education, but that is not what is being offered at DMS. My children made great friends while at DMS, but when we left
... Read more and entered a more traditional school system I realized how ill equipped they were academically. When I think back on how situations concerning my children and myself were handled, I am angry at myself for keeping the children in such a dysfunctional environment. My advice is to proceed with caution. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/19/09
During the time 5 years that my children attended DMS, the quality of education decreased drastically. There was an issue with one of my children and the teacher involved & administration where not very professional.
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Phoenix schools — Desert Marigold Charter School is located at 6210 S 28th St, Phoenix AZ 85042. 6210 S 28th St is in the South Mountain neighborhood and 85042 ZIP code in Phoenix, AZ The school district for Desert Marigold Charter School is the Arizona State Charter School Board. Desert Marigold Charter School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 8.
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