​Welcome to our
Waldorf-Inspired Homeschool Community
We believe childhood should be filled with wonder, purpose, and a deep connection to the living world.
Every child deserves an education where curiosity flourishes, creativity thrives, and nature is an essential teacher.
At Spring River, thoughtful, dedicated educators know each student as an individual, guiding them through inquiry, artistic exploration, and hands-on experiences that cultivate confidence, compassion, and a lifelong love of learning.
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Spring River is a Waldorf-inspired learning community offering educational pathways from kindergarten through high school. We believe every family deserves the opportunity to choose the educational experience that best supports their child's growth and development while remaining part of the Spring River community.
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One Philosophy. Many Learning Pathways.
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Although each pathway is unique, every Spring River program begins with the same belief: children learn best through meaningful experiences.
Whether learning beneath a canopy of trees, exploring a local watershed, creating through the arts and handwork, tending a garden, preparing a shared meal, or engaging in thoughtful discussion in a high school classroom, children discover that learning comes alive through discovery, creating, and meaningful connection with the living world.
Educational Pathways (K-12)
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​Whether you're looking for a full-time outdoor program, homeschool enrichment, immersive nature experiences, or a hybrid high school, each Spring River pathway is guided by the same Waldorf-inspired philosophy and commitment to educating the whole child.
Students experience an integrated Waldorf-inspired curriculum through main lesson work, daily exploration, movement, the arts, meaningful academics, and hands-on learning in nature. Guided by experienced teachers, they build strong academic foundations while developing confidence, resilience, creativity, and a genuine joy in learning.
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Grades K–8 • Monday–Thursday
4-Day Outdoor School
Where the natural world becomes the classroom
2-Day Homeschool Enrichment
Where Homeschool learning is enriched through community​
Blending Waldorf-inspired academics, the arts, movement, festivals, and community, our two-day program complements your homeschool journey while fostering lasting friendships and a love of learning.
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Grades 1–5 • Monday & Tuesday
Forest School
Where every season brings new discoveries.
Through immersive experiences in the natural world, students develop resilience, confidence, environmental stewardship, and practical outdoor skills while discovering the joy of exploring, observing, and caring for the living world.
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Grades K-5 • Wednesday & Friday
Grades 6-8 • Thursday & Friday
Middle School Enrichment Series
Culinary Collective: Kitchen to Market
​​Hands-on middle school enrichment series where students explore plant-based culinary arts, entrepreneurship, and community. They create healthy products from scratch and share them at local markets while developing practical skills, creativity, and confidence.
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Select Fridays beginning October 2026
Enrollment opens August 15
Our hybrid high school combines rigorous academics with the arts, entrepreneurship, service, and real-world learning. Students discover their strengths while preparing for college, careers, and lives of purpose.
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Grades 9-12 • Monday - Friday (Full or Part-Time)
High School
Where Passions become Possibilities
Family & Community Programs
Peaceful Steps
Where little ones discover the wonder of nature.
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​Peaceful Steps is an all-outdoor parent-child program where young children and their caregivers explore the changing seasons through songs, stories, movement, nature play, and shared discovery.
Led by Forest School Coordinator and mother of two, Ashlyn Tiberio, the program nurtures connection, confidence, and joyful first experiences in the natural world.
Ages Birth - 5 • Select Thursdays
Dewdrops Playgroup
Growing Friendships Through Nature and Play
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Our parent-led outdoor playgroup brings together young children and their caregivers for unstructured play, seasonal exploration, and meaningful connection in local parks.
Open to all families with children from birth through age five, Dewdrops offers a gentle introduction to the Spring River community.
Seasonal Camps
Adventure, creativity, and joyful discovery during school breaks.
Spring River's summer, winter, and spring camps invite children to explore nature, the arts, science, storytelling, and hands-on learning through immersive weekly themes inspired by Waldorf education. Each camp encourages curiosity, creativity, friendship, and meaningful experiences both outdoors and in the community.
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Grades K–5
More About Spring River
Why Families Choose Spring River
Childhood is a time to explore, create, ask questions, and discover one's place in the living world. At Spring River, students learn through direct experience—engaging with nature, creating through the arts and handwork, tackling meaningful work, and developing the confidence to think independently. Every pathway is thoughtfully designed to honor each stage of child development while nurturing curiosity, creativity, and a strong sense of purpose.
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Our Classroom Is the World Around Us
While our administrative home is on Pine Street in Atlantic Beach, learning extends far beyond four walls. From kindergarten through eighth grade, each school day is designed as an educational field trip, with students exploring local parks, beaches, nature preserves, gardens, and community spaces as an integral part of their learning experience.
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When weather calls us indoors, our carefully chosen learning spaces provide warm, welcoming environments where hands-on, experiential learning continues. Our high school program is based at our Pine Street campus, blending classroom study with meaningful experiences throughout the surrounding community.
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Designed to Support Children, Families & Teachers
Every Spring River program is intentionally designed to support children, families, and educators alike. We believe healthy learning communities are built on thoughtful structures that allow both students and teachers to flourish.
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Outdoor education, movement, and meaningful connection with the living world
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Clearly defined full-time and part-time educational pathways
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Integrated Student Support responsive to the individual needs of each child
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Flexible program models that honor family life while supporting sustainable teaching practices
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Dedicated planning and collaboration time for teachers, strengthening instruction and reflective practice
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These thoughtful structures allow each educational pathway to flourish while remaining united by a shared philosophy, common values, and Waldorf-inspired pedagogy.
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Because every Spring River student is homeschooled, parents remain the primary educators in their children's lives. Our role is to partner with families by providing inspiring educational experiences, experienced teachers, thoughtful guidance, and a vibrant learning community that enriches each child's homeschool journey.
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Accessibility and Partnership
We believe a Waldorf-inspired education should be accessible to as many families as possible. Spring River participates in state-supported educational scholarship programs, including Step Up For Students, and offers Direct Pay options across all of our programs to provide flexibility for homeschooling families.
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More than a program, Spring River is a partner in your homeschool journey. Together with families, we cultivate curiosity, creativity, and meaningful learning while honoring parents as their children's primary educators.
Administrative Home & High School Location on Piine Street in Atlantic Beach
“A healthy social life is found only when, in the mirror of each soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when, in the whole community, the virtue of each one is living.”
-Rudolf Steiner
A Special Shout-out to Shakti Life Kitchen for a decade of support for Spring River School and our fundraising events!
Thank you to our Corporate Partners/Sponsors
We so appreciate your support!
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Thank You to our Fun Run Sponsors:
Gold Level Sponsors: ($500+)
Thank you to our other Fun Run Corporate Partners/Sponsors:
A Big Thank You to our Auction Donors:
