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Introductions <br /> School Overview, History, and Planning <br /> - Charles Viles- Emerson Waldorf School <br /> Technical Highlights of Application <br /> - Chad Abbott-Summit Engineering <br /> Waldorf Education <br /> • Early 1900s in Germany. <br /> • 1,000 schools world-wide. <br /> • US -150 schools. <br /> • NC - 1 EWS!! <br /> Facets of Waldorf Education <br /> • Arts focused. <br /> • Curriculum delivery based on stage of child dev. <br /> • Connection to the natural world. <br /> • Student-created texts "Main Lesson Book" <br /> • Minimal traditional media. <br /> • "Grades" teacher <br /> • Low testing burden <br /> • Multi-sensory education <br /> Emerson Waldorf School <br /> • Founded 1984. <br /> • Current site -1987. <br /> • 55 acres. <br /> • 260 students PK-12. <br /> • 80% Orange County residents. <br /> EWS- Internal Planning Process <br /> 2020 Strategic Goal - "World Class!" <br /> • Attract and retain committed teachers. <br /> • Grow enrollment- 300+ students <br /> • Conscious growth of physical campus to support curricular goals, improved safety. <br /> The External Planning Process <br /> Campus Master Plan Highlights <br /> • Grow 259 --* 350 students. <br /> • New buildings to support curriculum. <br /> • Re-engineered parking, traffic flow to provide improved safety, accessibility, and <br /> coherence. <br /> • Develop with environmental ethic - "Walk our Talk" <br /> Supporting Evidence <br /> • Biological Inventory-Catena Group <br /> • Tree and Forest Survey- NC Dept of Forestry <br /> • Property Value Assessment- Everett V. Knight <br />