Linden Waldorf School

09/03/2026

Alum Spotlight: Erin Ilagan (Class of 2022)

Erin graduated from University School of Nashville and was the 2026 recipient of the Stanford Moore Memorial Award for Excellence, USN’s highest honor.

Erin will attend Stanford University this fall, where she plans to study mathematics and has interests in creative writing and philosophy.

Enjoy excerpts from the speech given by USN’s Juliet Douglas, Interim Director at the honors night.

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09/02/2026

Full house yesterday at The Linden Family Association (LFA )'s first meeting of the school year, discussing upcoming school events.

All parents are invited to join the LFA committees. Sign up and help build this year’s memories.

Look out for the sign-up in the family newsletter on Sundays at 6 p.m.

08/28/2026

Ten days into the new school year, and Linden Waldorf is already alive with learning.

Hands in the garden, discovering how things grow. Music fills the room as students play together. Laughter in the hallways, and quiet moments of deep concentration as children make things with their own two hands — wet felting in handwork, carving wooden spoons in woodworking, and blending colors in wet-on-wet watercolor painting. No right answer, just discovery.

This is what it looks like when kids are truly immersed — not just sitting through a lesson, but living it.

Exploring. Creating. Playing.

Out of these everyday moments, something lasting takes root: curiosity that doesn't quit, strengths they didn't know they had, and a growing sense of responsibility for themselves and each other.

This is the first ten days. Just wait and see what the rest of the year brings. 🌱

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08/26/2026

Before it was Linden Waldorf, before it even had a permanent home, it was a handful of Nashville parents and teachers gathered at St. David’s Episcopal Church, chasing an idea they’d only just discovered.

Cindy Turner, Early Childhood Pioneer Teacher, was one of them and nearly thirty years later, as she retires (again), she sat down with Laura Duke, Director of Alum Relations & Outreach, to reflect on how a study group of families turned into a school, what it meant to watch her own granddaughters walk the halls she helped build, and what she hopes for Linden’s next thirty years.

It’s a conversation about roots, patience, and trusting a process.

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Roots, patience, and trusting a process.

08/25/2026

Introducing the 2026–2027 Linden Waldorf School Board of Trustees.

We're thrilled to welcome this year's dedicated Board of Trustees, who will help lead our school community through another year of growth and connection!

08/24/2026

Ms. Portillo, the 8th grade teacher, does it again with her beautiful chalk drawing, this time depicting Paul Revere's Ride for the 8th grade block on Revolutionary History.

Throughout the school year, teachers bring their classrooms to life with chalkboard drawings. In a Waldorf classroom, these drawings aren't just there to illustrate a lesson, they help set a mood for the lesson.
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08/18/2026

Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year! This morning, we celebrated our 20th Rose Ceremony, an annual tradition at Waldorf Schools.

The Rose Ceremony symbolizes a celebration in which eighth-graders welcome first-graders to the Grades program.

This buddy relationship will continue throughout the year, with the 8th graders guiding their younger buddies and setting an example for them. It culminates on the last day of school, when the 1st graders give the 8th graders roses to send them off to high school.

08/17/2026

We are getting ready! 8th grade name tags in veil painting by Ms. Portillo, 8th grade teacher.

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08/13/2026

We've started a Substack, and we're kicking things off with a letter from Molly Campbell, an alum of Linden Waldorf's very first graduating class (2007), where she reflects on what it meant to her to attend a Waldorf school.

https://lindenwaldorfschool.substack.com/p/where-it-all-began-a-letter-from
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08/12/2026

Did you know Bluey's school, Glasshouse Primary, is widely believed to be inspired by real Waldorf/Steiner Education?

The World of Bluey Few children's shows have captured the hearts of families around the world quite like Bluey. Through imaginative adventures, meaningful friendships, and joyful outdoor play, the Australian series presents a vision of childhood that feels both timeless and refreshing.