Exploring, Creating, and Celebrating Together

An education at Swallowtail Waldorf School & Farm is an enriching journey that begins in early childhood and culminates in the 8th grade. The arts are integrated in all academic disciplines, to enhance and deepen learning. In addition to its main campus in Cornelius, Swallowtail has a 26-acre Farm campus in nearby Hillsboro. There, social and environmental science lessons unfold, and the community gathers for celebrations throughout the school year.

Swallowtail is located about 30 minutes west of Portland, Oregon.

Swallowtail offers:

  • PreK-8th Grade

  • Parent-Child classes

  • Smaller class sizes

  • An active & supportive community

  • Outdoor education on our Farm campus

  • Academics that nurture curiosity and critical thinking

  • A vibrant arts and music curriculum

  • Spanish language instruction from Grades 1-8

  • A connection to the local and global community

Now enrolling for the
2019-20 school year:

 

Events Calendar

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Harvest Faire
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What We Learned During Outdoor School
What We Learned During Outdoor School

Swallowtail School spends the first week of the new school year on the Farm property. It’s called ‘Outdoor School’, but really it’s a team-building retreat.

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Why Second Grade Learns About the Saints

The stories of the Saints are brought to children during second grade in Waldorf schools because they are so very appropriate, developmentally. The stories are woven throughout art, music, movement, and academic lessons.

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Waldorf 100: Learn to Change the World
Waldorf 100: Learn to Change the World

Waldorf 100: Learn to Change the World. This video looks at Waldorf schools around the world and how the curriculum brings cultural awareness to children everywhere.

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Join us on Saturday (9/21) in Forest Grove for the Chalk Art Festival and Corn Roast! Watch our social media feeds on Saturday morning to find out where our sidewalk chalk squares are located. After you're finished with the chalk, visit our booth at the Corn Roast to play games and win prizes!
Swallowtail School joined Waldorf schools around the world to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Waldorf education. We chose to give a Day of Service to our community by delivering veggies from our farm to neighbors, planting flowers, picking up litter, building a compost bin, and helping at our local community center and library. #waldorf100
Thursday Farm Snapshot: Grade 7 harvested vegetables, packed CSA shares, made fresh salsa, and began a soapstone carving project.
A water dragon greeted the fifth grade class this morning, our first day of school at our main campus. This dragon will live in stories, games, and play this month as we build up to our Michaelmas celebration (an annual festival celebrating the story of St. Michael helping to slay a dragon). #chalkboardart #waldorfeducation
Day 2 of Outdoor School at our Farm campus started with a very silly game for all the grades students, followed by projects including carving soapstone, building picnic tables, and using indigo dye to color scarves.
At Swallowtail, our first week of school is at the Farm! We began the day in reverence - with a blessing, song, and water ceremony. Then on to rekindling old friendships and making new ones. Welcome, everyone!
We welcome Kristen Arrastia to Swallowtail this year as our Caterpillar Preschool teacher. Ms. Kristen comes to us from San Diego, where she received her Waldorf teacher training, and taught at a Waldorf, home-based school for 11 years. She is very warm, inspiring, and thoughtful - a true blessing to have her join our Early Childhood program. Welcome, Ms. Kristen!