Preparing your child for the test that matters most. Life.

Urban Prairie Waldorf School is an independent preschool and grade school located in the city of Chicago. We draw on a 100-year-old teaching tradition that engages the “whole child” — intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically — in time with the natural developmental stages of childhood.

We are focused on the person your child will become: curious, compassionate, self-reliant. With a solid moral foundation and critical-thinking skills, our graduates will be ready to excel academically and socially in the environment of their choosing.

The journey through the Waldorf grades will transform your child. We invite you to take the first step:

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"Education is not
the filling of a bucket,
but the lighting of a fire."

William Butler Yeats
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"All understanding
begins with wonder."

Goethe
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"If you can give your son or daughter
only one gift,
let it be enthusiasm."

George Bernard Shaw
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"Waldorf education draws out
the best qualities of young people."

Gilbert Grosvenor
President Emeritus
Nation Geographic Society
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Winter Parent Child Playgroup Begins February 2020

Share in the joy of the Early Years! Thursday and Friday Mornings for Caregivers and children ages 0-3

What's Happening at
Urban Prairie

Open Houses

January 11, 14 & 16 February 4 & March 10

Email jenn.zielinski@urbanprairie.org for more information or to schedule a Private Tour.

Looking for a toddler program option? We are growing!

Prairie Roots Early Childhood Classroom if Open! Spaces are available.