Otto Specht School offers a developmentally appropriate academic and artistic curriculum in small, individualized classes for children with developmental delays, social and sensory sensitivities, and learning challenges (K-12). Based on the enlightened and carefully drawn insights into child development of Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), the Otto Specht School is designed for children with learning di
fferences, alternative learning styles, and sensory and social sensitivities. Classes have a ratio of no more than one teacher to five children, and each child benefits from an individualized pedagogical program designed to address her or his particular needs. Academic work is integrated with dramatic, visual, musical and movement arts, as well as practical skills including cooking, weaving, woodwork, metalwork, farming and animal care. "Whether gathering eggs from the chicken coop, harvesting chard, sewing a doll, studying history, or building a bench, the education we offer is not defined by the walls of a classroom: the world is our classroom."
