Imagine a place where children are surrounded with beauty, carried by daily and seasonal rhythms; where childhood is protected; and where imagination is alive.

Azalea Mountain’s mixed-age kindergarten offers an early childhood program based on the Waldorf understanding of human development that addresses the physical, intellectual, and emotional needs of the growing child.

Our program includes:

- 5 Day Kindergarten program for ages 3 – 6
- 2-day (Monday-Tuesday) and 3 Day (Wed-Friday) options available (spaces limited)
- Four hour morning program from 9 am – 1 pm
The Azalea Mountain Kindergarten is designed to respond to the developmental needs of 3- through 6-year-old children. The key elements in the program are:

• Regular daily rhythms and seasonal rhythms
• Learning through practical activities
• Art and beauty
• Singing, movement and storytelling
• Creative, free play both indoors and outdoors

Many of the activities are extensions of home life. Depending on the day of the week, the children may grind grain for the bread they bake for snack, do simple finger knitting, gardening, mending or housekeeping. They learn to love and care for their things in their kindergarten home. Activities such as listening to the telling and retelling of fairy tales, painting with watercolors, and forming colorful beeswax into delightful shapes, guide the flow of the day.  And, of course, there is lots of outdoor playtime, too!

Meet our teacher, Ashley Masters.

More Information:

Email: AzaleaMountain@gmail.com
Phone: 828.575.2557

Notice of Nondiscrimination Policy

The Azalea Mountain admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.