Our school innovated to provide a safe, loving, and reliable school experience for all of our students, including: 

• Delivering clear and concise guidelines for back-to-school safety on campus 

• Successful COVID-19 mitigation strategies - not a single case recorded! 

• In-person learning for most of our students, most of the time 

• Taking learning into outdoor classrooms 

Our community welcomed growth and found new ways to stay engaged, including:  

• Adding 30 new UVWS families in 2020-2021 

• Hosting virtual gatherings such as UVWS trivia night, Zoom crafting, and regular class parent meetings 

• Offering five continuous weeks of summer camp programs 

• Increasing overall enrollment by 10 students in 2021-2022—a 7.5% jump! 

Our leadership demonstrated capability and vision, including: 

• Adding three new trustees to our Board, including two UVWS alumni 

• Developing and approving a three-year strategic plan 

For our faculty and staff, we provided essential support, including:  

• Covering significant COVID-19 related expenses, such as faculty laptops and IT service for remote work and learning programs 

• Offering additional wages and benefits through grant funding for increased staff needs 

• Providing professional development opportunities, such as:  

• A year-long faculty study on trauma and anti-bias education, led by our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Action (IDEA) Committee 

• Participation in Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN) Conference for Early Childhood Educators  

• Participation in the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) Conference 

For our families, we stayed committed to keeping UVWS accessible, including: 

• Ambitious fundraising to meet our community’s needs 

• Providing over $400,000 in tuition adjustment  

• Returning to extended after school care for working parents in 2021-2022