Linda remains a touchstone for us. We are glad for any time we received in her open-hearted…read morepresence and open arms/ acceptance. My child still teaches me yoga she taught him, or talks about how he used to read the Dragon Wings series with her in 3rd grade, her taking a page, him the next. I still read with him at home in this way, now Harry Potter. He speaks fondly of her and misses her and I am grateful for any time we had with her before she stopped teaching. She was pure love. He had kind, caring kids here who reached out to one another and who really were invested in one another. He enjoyed playing chess or gnomes or wolves with the kids and the kids were still kids! Playing! It was a mixed age classroom of 1st-5th grade and he was in 3rd grade and had friends in each grade. He would sometimes ask to stay after school to be with friends and draw gnomes or Pac Man together, or to play dragons or wolves. This school emphasized play and I love that they let the kids sled and have snow ball fights. We loved their Dia De Los Muertos celebration and the rooms where they did project-based learning, art, reading and math was so cozy. We really loved the art my son came home with and are still friends with a family we are very glad to still be connected to. This is education as I always dreamed it to be. And the administration did not shy away from addressing what needed to be addressed with kindness, compassion and integrity, a lot of honesty here despite life's struggles, which are always there. We are grateful we had this. My son learned a lot of his firsts here, around reading, math, social groups. We are glad for the lasting impact and as another parent said, "well, you have to pay something to expect value." yes, valuable indeed, what we received. (It is never about a model of education, but about the individuals and character we find in any given place. While we got on board with the model Little Earth espouses, it was more about finding the right people in the right place, that impressed us so deeply. It was the families, kids, and educators, staff and administrators, too, who held so much heart, no matter what their education pedagogy was.)

Ms. Cohen is amazing! The Homeschool classroom is such a fun, enriching, and rewarding place for my…read moredaughter. She has made friends, is learning valuable lessons, and enjoying every moment. Highly recommend to everyone!

Our family loves the homeschool classroom. We knew we wanted to homeschool but we wanted our kids…read moreto have a social experience as well. This is how school should be. The one room schoolhouse method works by providing all the kids with multi age support and friendship and the results are friendly, kind kids of all ages. Kids work at their own pace and thereby really learn their stuff. We would be really struggling without this amazing resource. Thankyou Ms. Cohen and all your helpers

We are thrilled to send our daughter to the Santa Fe Waldorf School. We have found a loving and…read moresupportive community of teachers, parents, and friends who value learning, art, music, and a curriculum that emphasizes interconnectedness and diversity. At Waldorf, children from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and spiritual pathways are welcomed and appreciated. The children learn to respect and admire different cultures, abilities, and religious orientations while engaging in hands-on, age-appropriate experiential learning approaches.

This is a pathetic school by all means. Where do I get this assumption? From the disrespect I…read morereceived from the administrator Kay Hoffman, who was ignorant to me and my family when we attended this institution. The staff, I hear, is also harassed by this tyrant of an administrator, and she has upset my family and I greatly enough so that we feel no one should attend this school if they want to be harassed, made fun of, or questioned. This schools administration needs work. The way we were treated by the snooby high school administrators was downright disrespectiful and worse than anything I have ever imagined. You are better going to Santa Fe Prep or St. Mikes, not here.

They do not return phone calls or web queries. We tried multiple times and no reponse at all.read more

The staff is wonderful. Staff treats, the children like there own family. They've, Been in business…read moreover 25yr+, That speaks for its self. Local School. Not one of the institutional feeling of some of the Chains places in town have .Name speaks for it self . It's yours "Kids-Choice" is the best choice.

NMSA earned an "A" last school year from the New Mexico Public Education Department. Not only does…read morethis say a lot about this charter school, but also the students achieved a 96% graduation rate [ http://www.nmschoolforthearts.org/2013/05/may-31-2013-nmsa-seniors-achieve-96-percent-graduation-rate/ ] in 2013. If both of these things do not really impress you, then I can personally say that I am fully inspired by this school from the current 2014-15 school year students because not only were they happy to see their friends again, but they were excited, truly elated, to be back in school. Wow! Authentic leaners are what more schools need. My daughter fits right into the NMSA pupil population because she herself is a natural student, and I anticipate her flourishing here for many reasons. Some of those reasons include the learning environment, teachers, scholars, and overall educational embrace. The admissions department selected the perfectly motivated children, and I am amazed with their selection. I fully support the New Mexico School for the Arts. I want to volunteer here as much as time allows. I cannot wait to help. Congratulations NMSA! Well done.