Cedar Bridge has reached an official milestone in the form of a prestigious name change.
When founded in 2006 the school focused on Early Childhood Education using the Waldorf approach to learning, with a dream of one day becoming a full-member Waldorf School.
Ten years later, Cedar Bridge School became an approved associate member of Association of Waldorf Schools of North America, which granted us the ability to use Waldorf in their official school name. This is considered one of many achievements earned over the past 12 years in an attempt to transform the school from a small home-school based early childhood program, to an organization which operates a thriving licensed preschool and a recognized B.C. Group 1 Independent elementary school, Kindergarten through Grade 8.
School officials said the name change came in an attempt to reflect this growth and to showcase what is offered as an alternative choice in education in the Okanagan.
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Okanagan Waldorf School is operated by The Bridge Educational Society. The Society has a focus on supportive programming for the early and elementary years. In addition to the Okanagan Waldorf elementary school, the Society is building a Childcare Centre that will serve 63 children and families in the Okanagan by providing infant through school-aged care.
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