One of the best kept secrets of the South Sacramento area is a small, private school tucked away in the Lanai Shopping Center on Freeport Boulevard, neighboring the Sacramento Executive Airport, where it has existed in rented space for 21 years. Over the years, most of the shopping center tenants have moved away. Meanwhile, countless hours of parent, teacher and student work have gone into transforming a run-down property into a school with colorful classrooms and playgrounds. It has an unde... meiling66 John Boyer comment-18557 2009-12-02T17:53:55Z 2009-12-02T17:53:55Z The kids from Waldorf,Montessouri and home schooling for that matter, are painfull examples of our failed public schools in many ways. They will be attacked and vilified for sure do to the massive amount of money involved. No offense to all the great educators in the public sector. They know the above post is correct. Both my kids moved here from Italy during their 5th and 6th grades and were hardly challenged the rest of the way. Both now have moved to Spain. If I could do it all over again Id eat pizza boxes for dinner to get them an education far far removed from the public school system. John Boyer 2009-12-02T17:53:55Z John Boyer comment-18554 2009-12-02T17:38:20Z 2009-12-02T17:38:20Z Because the public system is broken. Just look at the stats Jim. Its never going to come back so we need new ideas to educate, New priorities and new leaders with new methods to teach and also bring back methodology that once worked and was kicked to the curb by knowbest ivorytower educators. Way too many kids skate thru the system without knowing the grammar of their native language. We need to blow it up and start over as "radical" as that sounds. John Boyer 2009-12-02T17:38:20Z Robert Pitts comment-18534 2009-12-02T00:06:45Z 2009-12-02T00:06:45Z Waldorf is a great teaching philosophy! My son is in 1st grade at the John Morse school, a public school that teaches Waldorf methodology in South Sac (near Florin&Freeport) . We love the fact that he isn't bogged down with workbooks and that he is developing his critical thinking skills and creativity rather than just learning how to work the system. thanks for the informative article about this Waldorf school! Robert Pitts 2009-12-02T00:06:45Z Casey Kirk comment-18529 2009-12-01T23:10:44Z 2009-12-01T23:10:44Z Fixed, Marisa. Casey Kirk 2009-12-01T23:10:44Z The Parrhesiac comment-18518 2009-12-01T20:56:46Z 2009-12-01T20:56:46Z Private & charter schools harm unionized teachers...didn't you know this? It's more important for the society to protect union jobs than it is to provide a quality education to children! How do liberals support private schools? This is unconscionable! The Parrhesiac 2009-12-01T20:56:46Z Kirk comment-18514 2009-12-01T19:55:59Z 2009-12-01T19:55:59Z Wonderful article! Having had my daughter at Camellia Waldorf School for nine years, a member of the Board of Trustees and Board President for five years and involved in numerous fund raising and community activities, I remain enamored with the school, its intent and the community. I only wish that I had attended a Waldorf school in my youth. Kirk 2009-12-01T19:55:59Z TTaylor comment-18504 2009-12-01T17:51:02Z 2009-12-01T17:51:02Z Wonderful article, it really opened my eyes to how great this school is! The values that Camelia teaches, embraces and embodies should be practiced at all schools (nope, they should be practiced everywhere). Wish I went there! --- Tiffany Taylor TTaylor 2009-12-01T17:51:02Z docalicia comment-18500 2009-12-01T13:09:11Z 2009-12-01T13:09:11Z And i caught that edit! Ha ha....thanks for the nice read. If we didn't live in Japan, Olivia would probably go to Camellia Waldorf......and see her cousins! We believe wholeheartedly in the Waldorf philosophy of raising and teaching kids. Makes so much sense..... docalicia 2009-12-01T13:09:11Z Marisa Cheung comment-18479 2009-12-01T13:17:56Z 2009-12-01T13:17:56Z Paragraph 5: I missed an edit even after reviewing 100 times! "Young children run, jump, play and are close to the elements..." Come rain or shine to the Winter Faire! We will be there! Marisa Cheung 2009-12-01T13:17:56Z