Strength in Our Community
Whistler Waldorf School was established in 2000 as a not-for-profit learning centre for Waldorf education in the Sea to Sky Corridor and now includes a broad community of families, alumni, faculty, staff and community members that have supported another choice for education in Whistler for over 20 years.
WWS is a school society with registered charity status with governance from a Board of Trustees. The strength of our community is in our common goal to support a comprehensive education in a learning environment that always considers the student in mind. It’s the committed families, educators, students and engaged community members that makes us strong… our people that help everyday with this common goal in mind, for the children and youth that we inspire and inspire us.
Our School Society
Our not-for-profit school society consists of an unpaid Board of Trustees, our dedicated Faculty and Operations Admin. Staff and the Parent Action Council and Parent Advisory Committee that make up our school structure.
Faculty & Administrative Staff
Teachers
The Faculty is responsible for delivering the Waldorf curriculum to the students. Waldorf teachers model respectful communication, community engagement and environmental stewardship . . . all qualities they aspire to foster in their students. They connect, nurture, inspire and awaken a love for learning amongst their students -deeply committed to their classes and their collegial relationships within the school.
Admin & Operations Staff
The Administrative Team works together to support the Faculty of Teachers, Board of Trustees, and Parent Council and to ensure the smooth functioning of the daily operations of the school, including admissions, implementation of BC Ministry of Education policies, enrollment, facility management, community relations, and marketing.
Board of Trustees
The Whistler Waldorf School Board of Trustees is responsible for the school’s fiscal, legal, and structural health.
Comprised of elected professionals and community parents along with up to three College of Teacher’s appointed faculty members, the Board of Trustees is a group of leaders who have an affinity to Waldorf education, the Whistler Waldorf School, and are able to make critical business decisions pertaining to the governance of the school that enable it to continue to grow and support its students, faculty, and administrative staff.
Parent Council & Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Parent Action Council (all parents in the school) and Parent Council (the governing body of the PAC) is to foster a healthy creative energy and environment, which supports all members of the school community allowing the life of the school to be warm and inviting to all of its members. The Parent Council works with and is served by the Director of Advancement.
The Parent Council facilitates all fundraising activities and aims to create a social network of Whistler Waldorf parents through our many events. To assist with the ongoing development of the school, we conduct several fundraising initiatives during the year and support a variety of “fun-raising” and parent enrichment activities.
