The CWS Parent & Child program engages children and their caretakers in a morning rich with opportunities for connection, community, and creativity.

Parent & Child classes at CWS provide a warm meeting place where parents can connect with each other, learn from experienced teachers, and create community with other parents of young children. Children are engaged in singing, story-telling, unstructured outdoor playtime, and creating art to bring home. The Parent and Child class meets out of doors year round. Our program is for children age 18 months through 4 years, with a parent or caregiver accompanying.

Join our Parent & Child Class on Tuesday or Thursday mornings!

Participate in our invigorating circle – where songs, movement, and storytelling are interwoven to present a living literary experience enjoyed by both parents and children. Crafts are offered that appeal to adults and children in their simplicity and beauty. Forest class participants receive parent enrichment articles by the instructor each week on various topics on child development: benefits of time outside in nature, sharing, social conflict, creating rhythm in the home, schedule overwhelm, upholding seasonal traditions, and more.

Weekly classes for children ages 18 months through 4 years old at Charlottesville Waldorf School

Experience the seasons like never before as we enjoy seasonal activities in the classroom and explore outdoors on the playgrounds and in the forest!

Fall 2026 Session

Tuesday Classes: September 29 through December 15 (11 weeks of class)
NO CLASS November 24
Thursday Classes: October 1 through December 17 (11 weeks of class)
NO CLASS November 26

Class Details:

  • Age: 18 months – 4 years old
  • Child attends with a caregiver
  • Class meets once per week
  • Class time: 9 – 11AM
  • Classes take place Tuesday or Thursday mornings on campus at CWS
  • Classes take place in our Parent and Child classroom and on the playground with excursions into the forest.

Registration:

  • 11-week class $495
  • 10% discount for additional siblings registered for the same class – if you need this discount, please call our office at 434-973-4946 or email acoyner@cwaldorf.org

Fall 2026: Full List of Class Dates

Tuesdays

  • September: 29
  • October: 6, 13, 20, 27
  • November: 3, 10, 17 — no class on November 24 (Thanksgiving)
  • December: 1, 8, 15

Thursdays

  • October: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
  • November: 5, 12, 19 — no class November 26 (Thanksgiving)
  • December: 3, 10, 17