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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Community Work Day & BBQ Picnic!
Ice Cream Social
New Parent Orientation
Michaelmas
All School Meeting
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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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Fighting the Confidence Gap for Tween & Teen Girls
Fighting the Confidence Gap for Tween & Teen Girls

Girls’ confidence plummets during tween and teen years, but there are ways to support them during this developmental phase.

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Welcome, first grade! Today our rising first graders rose up to the Grades in our traditional Butterfly Ceremony. Donning their hard-earned butterfly wings, next year’s first graders ran through an arch made by their parents and all the grades students. We welcome the largest first grade class that Swallowtail has ever had!
Fifth grade botany in chalk. #chalkboardart #waldorfeducation
We are so grateful to Dep. Sean Lewis with Cornelius Police and the Cornelius firefighters for their bike safety demonstration today for our Early Childhood classes. They taught the children biking rules, tightened helmets, and let them tour a fire truck!
May Faire 2019 at Swallowtail Farm: flower crowns, dancing, music, tug-of-war, face paint, and so much fun. Welcome, Spring! #mayfaire
The Butterfly kindergarten class delivered flowers and freshly baked bread to our neighbors today! #mayday
The sixth grade was greeted by this vivid chalk drawing today, to begin their Mineralogy block. Over the next three weeks, students will study volcanoes, various types of rocks, and the layers of the earth; all to gain an understanding of the true greatness of nature. #waldorfeducation #chalkboardart
Good Monday morning! The fourth grade is taking its first trip around the May Pole today, practicing for the big event at our Farm campus on May 4th.
Fire and Ice: A watercolor exploration by Grade 4. #arteducation #waldorfeducation